April 2007

September 2007

Well it appears that I’ve got some clearing up to do (of rumours that is) with all this talk about Absinthe now been legalised in the USA! The truth behind it all is that there appears to be a margin of error in the testing of Thujone content in Absinthe and Absinthes containing less than 1.5mg/kg of Wormwood are in fact legal as the Thujone cannot be detected using the US testing method. So beware of any imitations, there is still only one genuine Sebor Absinth that guarantees 10mg/kg of Wormwood, just follow the link to the site to buy yours!! www.seborabsinth.com.

Put a link to www.seborabsinth.com on your website or myspace page, and we’ll give you 20% off your next order. Just email info@seborabsinth.com and, once we’ve approved your website, we’ll send you a URL and a special code for the checkout. We just need in writing that you’ll keep the link there for 12 months. What a deal!

Fancy giving the Ritual a go? With every 50cl bought this month you will receive a free spoon and sugar cubes so you can try out the ritual at home for yourself just like Johnny Depp in the movie ‘From Hell’. You can see Johnny perform the ritual on the film set of ‘From Hell’ at http://youtube.com/watch?v=81dddOFOleE . All you have to do is place DEPPRITUAL in the comments box when you are checking out through the Sebor Absinth online liquor store. So come on what are you waiting for?!

Fancy getting your hands on your very own 50cl bottle of Sebor Absinth for Free??!! All you have to do is think of the best caption for the picture you see below (which was one of our t-shirt competition winning entry by FABIO NAPOLEONI) and e-mail it to me at info@seborabsinth.com, our favorite caption will win their very own bottle of Sebor Absinth to enjoy!

Ancient absinthe was different from the liquor that Verlaine or Picasso drank, generally being wormwood leaves soaked in wine or spirits. References to it appear in the Bible, in Egyptian papyri, and early Syrian texts. Most likely the word absinthe is derived from the Greek word apsinthion, meaning undrinkable, presumably because of its bitter taste!
Wormwood, Artemesia absinthium, the essential ingredient in Absinthe, is supposed to have grown up along the path by which the serpent took exile from the Garden of Eden. In some parts of Europe it is called “Girdle of St. John”, believed to ward off evil spirits, and is mentioned in the Bible a dozen times in the revelations of St. John.

A strange coincidence? Wormwood in Russian is Chernobyl, the name of the city in Northern Ukraine which experienced a disastrous nuclear meltdown in 1986!

Check out our Sebor Absinth forum at www.seborabsinth.com/forums for more information on Absinthe now been legalized in the USA, we would love to hear your feedbacks and comments on the whole situation so get posting!! I see there are already some very informative comments from Absinthe enthusiasts and Sebor Absinth lovers!!

Fancy being a bit Fruity? Then get stuck into a fruit salad-

Name: Fruit Salad

Contributor: Spliff (US mail order customer)

• 25ml Sebor Absinth ™
• Irn Bru

Method: Method: Pour a 25ml measure of Sebor Absinth over ice in a high ball class or Collins glass and top up with Irn Bru.

Go to the Concoctions page of Sebor Absinth ™ website for more great cocktail ideas.