In 2007, the United States government lifted a near century-long ban on absinthe. Public excitement about the newly available drink has been obvious at St. George Spirits in Alameda California, the first American absinthe producer since the ban went into effect. When the spirit was first released, the tasting room at St. George Spirits was packed and the line snaked across two parking lots. Yet many people were not fully aware of what the drink actually was nor why one would want to drink it. To help distill some absinthe facts, Laurence Liss, Web Editor for Outside's Go went to speak with Lance Winters, Distiller at St. George Spirits.
