Has anyone ordered the wormwood from FSC?

...

but I'm serious.

Yes, it would be interesting to see what the quality of their offerings are, but I won't be the guinnea pig.

If someone's planning on ordering from them, I'll be happy to fwd. $$ to pay for a bag of wormwood...

There might even be a treat in it for you...

Anyone?

I know Bater Boy was thinking of ordering their anise. Myabe when he gets back you can PM him, although I hate to think of the threat you could offer Bater Boy.

I was going to place an order with them until the Jade- the only REAL Burnt™ absinthe announcement. Maybe in another couple months (need to restock Kubler and Segarra). I'll let you know when I do...if you can wait that long.

Why would I threaten Bater boy?
Other than his stealing the "lounge pretty-boy" title from me, I have nothing against him.

I'm broke. I just flew two people out to LF04 and spent a few days in NYC.

Noow York CITY ?! ?????
What a humanitarian.

And don't worry Dink
chicks dig nice legs.

What, me worry

Only when I'm not in town bitch.
If I weren't a burnt out pitifull oldman,
I could take yer woman in a
heartbeat.
I think I am in crisis.

I got an email saying that FSC is going to remove the pot stills from their site because some piss-complected twerps complained that distilling was illegal in their country and they shouldn't have to be exposed to seeing alambics for sale on the web, (as if you couldn't find them on the web anyway or as if absinthe and Cuban cigars were not at least in a shady legal area . . .).

Maybe we should request that they keep them on the site. Eiter way, it's slimy moralists and paranoid fear-mongers that screw up crap for everyone.

On a similar note, I noticed that the Portuguese Copper store on ebay was closed down.

I don’t think it had anything to do with morality. I believe the point that was made was that one pot still seizure would put SC under scrutiny, resulting in all future shipments from them being inspected.

What's the free world coming to?

Ebay would not be a good place to buy one through, since they have made a point of stating they will not protect peoples privacy. In fact they don't even require a warrant before they share information with government agencies.

Anyway, you can still go here

Trust us on this one.
FSC promoting stills is a bad thing.

Maybe so but the complainers still tick me off.

Think if them as "advisors" and not "complainers".

Well, I'm one of the "complainers." I emailed Albert and pointed out to him that simple possession of a still, whether for "decorative" purposes or not, can result in jail time in the US. Therefore, a single seizure ("We will reduce your sentence if you tell us where you got it . . .") would result in all FSC shipments being flagged for inspection.

As importing alcohol without a license (never mind absinthe) and importing Cuban cigars (with or without a license) are both illegal activities, that single still seizure would probably cost FSC the entire US market.

While I can no doubt get Serpis somewhere else, I like buying it from FSC, and would like to continue to have that option. Those who cruise the website you posted already know how to get a still, if they so desire. Our "complaints" were intended to protect Albert from his own aspirations, and save him the loss of an entire market, not that we might avoid seeing evil copper alambics online.

Zactly

and a bit more than that.


Greed, it's a sad sad thing.

Sometimes it is not necessarly greed, so much as a missunderstanding of the market.

No, it's greed.

OK, Nevermind.

Wow. Spaz sounds quite eloquent and lucid. Who let him off his meds?

I havent, but I order some of their bottles. With the time it takes for arrival, I would suggest just planting some seeds and waiting. I have a few I grew from seed, and they are doing well (potted, to keep the oils from killing off other plants). They start really easily, just throw them on top of damp soil and keep them moist. Now is the time to plant, as they will flower by late srping-thru-summer. I still have an excess of seeds that I have no use for. They are really small however, and easy to lose. I harvested about an once that I dried, sort of a waste at this point. To make a long story short, go for the seeds...

Send me anything that won't grow.

And introduce yourself in the Public Eye, damnit.

I bought some A.A. from FSC.
It sucks.
Same shitty bulgarian crap you get from most US sources.

Keep in mind that homegrown quality wormwood is pretty valuable.
If you harvest the flowers at their peak, and cure it in glass bottles, it'll fetch $50/lb, or a nice "other" trade.

I had no idea there was a market for it (at any substantial economical value). Something new every day.

Now, if I could just get some seeds of the Juicyfruit AA . . .

SPAZ-ASS,
I have several packets of AA seed that I bought from the same place that the original Juicy Fruit plants came from. They are about two years old but should still sprout. PM me w/ your addy and I will send you some.

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

I'll drink to that