Absinthe is available for sale in the the United States, but not directly. According to U.S. Law & Regulations, it is legal to purchase thujone containing Absinthe for personal use in the U.S. And it is also legal to purchase thujone containing Absinthe for personal use from outside the U.S. It is not legal for businesses in the U.S. to sell Absinthe…

You can purchase, at your local liquor store, “Absinthe” without the thujone content, but to get Absinthe with thujone (from the Wormwood herb) you will need to purchase online from a company outside of the United States.

Here are two well known online to check out when you want to purchase Absinthe. Each online store has a variety of Absinthe products and price ranges.

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Daily TWiP ? National Absinthe Day (The Nashua Telegraph)
5 Mar 2010 at 8:44am
Welcome to Daily TWiP, your daily dose of all the holidays, historical observances, etc., we couldn?t cram into The Week in Preview. Today on National Absinthe Day, we take a closer look at an alcoholic beverage that has had a bad reputation for more than a century.

Beyond martinis, vermouth can shine (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
10 Mar 2010 at 1:08pm
How can you love vermouth? In countless ways.

Using strong alcohol: The proof is in the taste (seattlepi.com)
9 Mar 2010 at 6:56pm
Today, bartenders are more interested in a spirit’s pyrotechnics of flavor than a whiskey’s flash point. They’re finding that higher-proof spirits contribute an extra oomph of flavor when mixed into a cocktail.

Oscar party: Naples film fest organizers start off year by hosting fundraiser…
7 Mar 2010 at 6:06pm
NAPLES ?The Naples International Film Festival wanted to kick off the 2010 season in a big way.So, it rolled out its own red carpet and, appropriately, held an Oscar party and fundraiser Sunday evening at Absinthe in North Naples.The event was also the organization?s first since co-founder and executive director Eric Raddatz decided to leave the organization.Raddatz left because he said the …