Absente
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Absente is a brand name of 110 proof pastis.
Although marketed as "Absinthe refined" it contains no grande wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) but instead uses southern wormwood (Artemisia abrotanum) and is closer in form to pastis and not absinthe. Southern wormwood's constituents are different from grande wormwood. The supposed decreased thujone content allows Absente to be sold in the U.S. It is particularly popular in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
Although absinthe is legal in Canada, the U.S.-version is sold in stores alongside European absinthe made with grande wormwood.
[edit] European version
A version marketed in Europe under the same name does contain grande wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) and is a slight different recipe than the U.S. Absente. The label design appears to differ only slightly from the U.S. version, having "absinthe" above the white label and a silver cap. Internationally renouned sculptor Cynthia Spiriti was commissioned by Absente in 2006 to create a sculpture "The Green Fairy".
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