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Originally Posted by Tony&Cheri
I don't know if any restaurants in Playa actually offer Absinthe (the old Apassionado, now gone, used to have a bottle at the bar), but you can buy it in the liquor stores on 5th avenue. You will find the US approved fake stuff, a bright neon green Mexican Absinthe and the more expensive French and /or Czech wormwood based drink.
And don't let the party poopers try and disuade you. True worm wood based Absinthe does have a kick. Moreover as I have said before on this forum, what the naysayers don't realize is that there is flavor in the fact it is forbidden.  And while personally I prefer the power of Green Chatreuse if I want to dance with the devil, I think the tradition and ceremony (sugar, ice water, silver spoon, etc) of Absinthe is fun and worth the effort. Go for it.
Papa T |
Hmm- that reminds me that I still have an unopened bottle from Czechia sitting on the shelf here...... I looked up the Thujon-content of this one once and it has around 9,8 mg/ kg in it......hard boardering on what is legal here in the EU (10mg).
Krisnles- if you go looking for Absinth (wether in Playa or some place else): there is a loophole that is being used by manufacturers here in Europe (specifically from France and Czechia) that allows production of Absinthes with up to 35 mg/ Kg of Thujon in them. They have to be labelled as "bitterliquor" (this is a direct translation from German, I am not sure what the exact word in English is.....maybe google some Absinth-sites and you'll find it there).
Then there are also those mentioned by Tony above (and the one sitting on my shelf) that adhere to the EU regulations and DO contain Thujon but only up to 10mg/ Kg.
So when in Playa maybe check the shelves for those Absinths labelled as "bitterliquors" - they do contain Thujon and much more than the normal ones from Czechia (which contain it as well).