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Alcohol brands unable to get in the US
Posted on 5/28/17 at 3:16 pm
Posted on 5/28/17 at 3:16 pm
Is there any specific Vodkas, whiskeys, rum, etc that I can get in Europe that we're unable to get in the states?
I'm not too familiar with all of these but I've found some Russian vodka brands I haven't seen before and Havana club and would like to bring back for gifts.
I'm not too familiar with all of these but I've found some Russian vodka brands I haven't seen before and Havana club and would like to bring back for gifts.
This post was edited on 5/28/17 at 3:17 pm
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Posted on 5/28/17 at 5:04 pm to fladohado
Xellent Vodka from Switzerland is the real deal.
Posted on 5/28/17 at 6:09 pm to fladohado
A whole slew of English gins...
Posted on 5/28/17 at 8:12 pm to hungryone
Thanks guys
Posted on 5/29/17 at 7:39 am to BRgetthenet
Can you get real absinthe in Europe? Thought it wasn't made anymore.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 7:49 am to TejasHorn
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Can you get real absinthe in Europe? Thought it wasn't made anymore.
Yes, I bring back a few bottles a year just for Sazeracs
Posted on 5/29/17 at 8:41 am to cave canem
I thought real absinthe was now available in the U.S.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 9:15 am to Mo Jeaux
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thought real absinthe was now available in the U.S.
Same here. I thought they could use wormwood as well.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 9:27 am to Mo Jeaux
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I thought real absinthe was now available in the U.S.
Have you seen any in a store?
Posted on 5/29/17 at 9:32 am to cave canem
LINK
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“A few exceptions aside, the quality and authenticity of absinthes found in the US market is very good,” Breaux says. And that means they’re made with Artemisia absinthium, AKA grande wormwood, the herb that gives the concoction its name and its flavor. “In contrast, the EU market remains heavily contaminated with offerings that amount to flavored vodka and green dye posing as absinthe, many being offered at prices well beyond their value,” he says.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 9:55 am to Joshjrn
That link gave my phone a seizure.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 9:59 am to LakeViewLSU
Blantons has ,I believe, three different bourbons that are only available overseas. The barrel proof one is the one that I want.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 10:03 am to Joshjrn
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“A few exceptions aside, the quality and authenticity of absinthes found in the US market is very good,”
As stated by an American producer of absinthe (Lucid), the truth is the american versions are not really absinthe at all as the thujones - the psychoactive component from wormwood has been removed according to US law.
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As per outdated TTB/FDA regulations, all USA-approved absinthe must test thujone-free. For those of you who don't know, thujone to absinthe is what caffeine is to coffee: it's what gives it its "buzz". It's the substance that pretty much defines absinthe as a drink, the substance that sets it apart from any other alcoholic beverage ever made.
The nonsensical FDA regulations present a serious obstacle for any absinthe distiller wishing to enter the American market. The choice: either rape the very soul of the Green Fairy and deliver an absinthe-like abomination, or keep out of the USA.
As a result, the American consumer is left with watered-down off-brands made solely for the USA. Lucid isn't sold in Europe at all (nobody would buy it over there), and the USA version of Kubler is not the same Kubler that's available in Switzerland, to give two examples.
LINK
Posted on 5/29/17 at 3:35 pm to cave canem
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Have you seen any in a store?
Yes. I have some in my liquor cabinet now, as a matter of fact. Bought it at my local liquor store.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 3:38 pm to cave canem
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cave canem
You linked to something that is almost a decade old. The regulations have changed in the interim.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 4:46 pm to cave canem
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Have you seen any in a store?
I've seen Lucid in many stores. Whether or not you consider that a real one is for debate. Martin Wine Cellar lists several on their website and store availability.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 8:48 pm to jdd48
Yes Absinthe is legal. I sell it 
Posted on 5/29/17 at 8:52 pm to Mo Jeaux
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You linked to something that is almost a decade old. The regulations have changed in the interim.
And what are they now?
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