Абсента здесь действительно нет. Мы его только в России и покупали. Даже в дьюти-фри в Корее его не было.В Китае не помню, в других не была :) Лично мне он не понравился.

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I just saw a bottle of absinthe in the liquor store , I thought it was illegal to sell absinthe in the US?
This subject is getting complicated but yes traditional absinthe is illegal to sell. But given the thirst of Americans desire for absinthe the industry is finding a way to get it to the people. There is a chemical in traditional absinthe called Thujone, this chemical is banned in food products by the FDA. This one chemical is what makes absinthe illegal to sell.

Companies and the liquor industry have found that by filtering out this chemical they can legally sell their brand of absinthe in the USA.

Seeing dollar signs many distillers and companies are now on a public relations campaign to downplay the role of Thujone and gain acceptance of this form absinthe by the American public. Many are writing articles or launching sites that promote this new view of absinthe in an effort to gain acceptance.