It's been all downhill since the absynthe ban :)
. . at least in Europe. It wasn't deliberately unbanned but new Euro laws failed to address it so it's back in production.
Problem now is nobody really knows how to make it and nearly all bottles of "pre-ban" absynthe are fake. An American researcher has gotten by far the best results and is having his formula produced in Europe.
Attempts are being made to get the U.S. ban revoked.
