- Lucid (Absinthe)
Infobox Beverage
name=Lucid
type=Absinthe
manufacturer= Viridian Spirits LLC
origin=France
introduced=2007 inUSA
discontinued=
abv = 62.0%
proof= 124Lucid is an
absinthe available for sale in the United States. It is a traditional, French-made Absinthe Verte (Green Absinthe), whose formula was first approved in 2006 after being developed by Ted (T.A.) Breaux. It was approved for sale in the United States on March 5, 2007. [cite web
author = Tax and Trade Bureau
year=2007
title=Certificate of Label Approval, Lucid Absinthe Supérieure
publisher = U.S. Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB)
url = https://www.ttbonline.gov/colasonline/viewColaDetails.do?action=publicDisplaySearchBasic&ttbid=07064000000076] [ [http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/ The Spirit World - » Lucid Absinthe ] ]Lucid is produced in France for the Viridian Spirits Company of New York. [http://www.drinklucid.com/pdf/nytimes_04-29-07.pdf] It is made using traditional French methods. Lucid does in fact contain less than 10 ppm
thujone [Confirmed by e-mail correspondence] because the U.S.Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau considers a product to be thujone-free if the FDA's test measures less than 10ppm (equal to 10mg/Kg) thujone. [ [http://www.ttb.gov/industry_circulars/archives/2007/2007_05.html Alcohol Tax and Trade Bureau Industry Circular Number 2007-5] . Retrieved 05 March 2008.] . It is called absinthe superieure to differentiate itself from the negative connotations of Absinthe due to TTB influence. [cite web
author = LaMotta, Lisa
year = 2007
title = Wrestling With Regulators
publisher = Forbes Magazine
accessdate = 2007-09-25
url = http://www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/entrelaw/2007/08/29/absinthe-small-business-ent-law-cx_ll_0829lucid.html] There is much speculation about the extent to which thujone is important. [cite web
author = Turner, Jack
year = 2006
title = Green Gold
publisher = New Yorker Magazine
accessdate = 2007-09-26
url = http://www.oxygenee.com/New-Yorker-Feb-2006.pdf] The recipe includes Grande Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium ), along with green anise, sweet fennel, and other herbs and was developed by T.A. Breaux, an absinthe expert and historian. [ [http://nymag.com/daily/food/2007/05/absinthe_feels_so_good_when_it.html Absinthe Feels So Good When It Hits the U.S. Market - Grub Street - New York Magazine ] ] [ [http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.11/absinthe.html Wired 13.11: The Mystery of the Green Menace ] ] In early 2008, Lucid became available through most distributors in many states.Notes
External links
* [http://www.drinklucid.com The Official Lucid Homepage]
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