Timbo Report post Posted October 25, 2008 Quick question on the Stromu, does it use mint in place of anise like most Czech stuff or is it a straight up cheap wormwood/alcohol bomb, read the reviews on here but it didnt mention much of flavoring if there was any. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boggy Report post Posted October 25, 2008 I believe it is the green one, but that opinion is based solely on the listed colorants.I wonder if they'll bring over Stromu yellow? Who like who, but why dontcha PTFA? and what about the famous Añejo Jaune Especial Reserva™? Quick question on the Stromu, does it use mint in place of anise like most Czech stuff or is it a straight up cheap wormwood/alcohol bomb, read the reviews on here but it didnt mention much of flavoring if there was any. There is anise in Stromu but so little than it would NEVER cause it to louche anyhow, but that is there, less mint, more wormwood stalks and undefiniable shit (almost the same). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dakini_painter Report post Posted October 25, 2008 But it has GRAS, FDA approved colors and flavoring(s)! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Robinson Report post Posted October 25, 2008 Who like who, butt why dontcha PTFA? I'll PTFA if you STFU. FYI, I'm fluent in Spanish, not French. My French is limited to words that are closely affiliated with absinthe and/or spelled similar to a Spanish word of the same meaning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boggy Report post Posted October 25, 2008 I wasn't expecting neither Spanish Inquisition nor Cardinal Richelieu hosts If the words are so, "jaune" is well-known to you, so is the term for yellow Stromu. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Robinson Report post Posted October 25, 2008 It wasn't familiar to me until I looked it up after your PTFA post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boggy Report post Posted October 25, 2008 And everybody's happy. Still, what wonders me how they get away with that crap, especially when they have lied on the label as regards method of production, history of Stromu, etc. Are FDA blind? They do not realize what is happening in Europe? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Robinson Report post Posted October 25, 2008 Kinda what I was thinking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dakini_painter Report post Posted October 26, 2008 I'm going to use that COLA as a valuable reference point... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Moss Report post Posted October 26, 2008 Still, what wonders me how they get away with that crap, especially when they have lied on the label as regards .. history of Stromu, etc. I was unsure whether the label reference to 15:18 was Central European Time and whether it included Daylight Savings ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boggy Report post Posted October 26, 2008 Distillery as such was created in 1518 but its portfolio back then contained only various brandies, in the end of 17th they started distilling rye (so quite late when compared with the rest of Europe) and one of the oldest products of Starorezna is either that or the aforementioned brandies, NOT anything what might have contained wormwood; piołunówka was created in Cracow, not Prostejov. The association with devils, pagans, witches is particularly unjust for wormwood since it was St.Hildegard who introduced that sacred herb and several others nudge nudge wink wink in European monasteries, not those. Again, first of all, it was in 1150 and secondly it was in Rupertsberg, not Prostejov. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baubel Report post Posted October 26, 2008 Yup. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misanthrope Report post Posted October 28, 2008 I wasn't expecting neither Spanish Inquisition...Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Hallenius Report post Posted November 25, 2008 It might not be news to everyone else, but I see that Nouvelle-Orleans Superieure has been approved by the TTB! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buddhasynth Report post Posted November 25, 2008 (deep breath...exhale) baby steps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misanthrope Report post Posted November 25, 2008 ...I see that Nouvelle-Orleans Superieure has been approved by the TTB! Funny how... THE FINISHED PRODUCT MUST BE THROUGH JONE FREE PARSUANT TO 21 CFR 172.510.(emphasis added). I figured it would need to be thujone free (i.e., <10ppm) but through jone free... how does one test for that? All kidding aside, if discovered, an error like that could result in a delay or revocation of approval till it gets resolved. I'm also curious to see if the label design has been changed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric S. Report post Posted November 29, 2008 Just got back from a local store, and all they had to choose from was Mati Hari, Lucid, Absente and the new Pernod Absinthe. In bold letters on the bottle of Pernod stood out: Artificial colours. So I decided upon a twelve pack of imported beer instead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zman (Marc Bernhard) Report post Posted November 29, 2008 So I decided upon a twelve pack of imported beer instead. Given the choices facing you, you made a very wise decision. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Report post Posted November 29, 2008 I'm also curious to see if the label design has been changed. Click on the "Printable Version" link on the TTB page you linked to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Robinson Report post Posted November 29, 2008 All kidding aside, if discovered, an error like that could result in a delay or revocation of approval till it gets resolved. I believe that the first link (not the printable one) is entered via character recognition software. The original version is spelled correctly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
