| Type | Absinthe |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Viridian Spirits LLC |
| Country of origin | France |
| Introduced | 2007 in USA |
| Alcohol by volume | 62.0% |
| Proof | 124 |
Lucid Absinthe Supérieure is a traditional, French-made absinthe verte (green absinthe), whose formula was first approved in 2006. It was granted a COLA (Certificate of Label Approval) in the United States on March 5, 2007, making it the first genuine absinthe to gain approval for legal distribution in the U.S. since 1912.[1][2]
Lucid is produced in France for the Viridian Spirits company of New York.[3] It is distilled using traditional French methods. Lucid contains less than 10 ppm thujone, because the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau mandates that any finished food or beverage tests less than 10ppm (equal to 10mg/kg) thujone in order to be considered legal (i.e. "thujone-free") pursuant to 21 CFR 172.510.[4] The Lucid brand revived the antique term "Absinthe Supérieure" to differentiate itself from the negative connotations of absinthe that persisted in the TTB.[5] 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.[6][7] By early 2008, Lucid became available through most distributors in many states.