Lucid will be pouring free absinthe at a Inauguration Day Party.

Inauguration Day Events Around the City - Gothamist

La Fée Verte, 'The Green Fairy,' is back. After nearly a century of
staying in the dark, absinthe will again get the spotlight in bars and cabarets.
Experience lucid drunkenness in our modern times with Lucid, Absinthe Supérieure.

Thank you Lucid absinthe!  Lucid has challenged the status quo in regards to the FDA’s ban on products containing thujone.  While the ban stands, the margin of error has changed.  Products, including absinthe, are now allowed to contain up to 10mg of thujone.  Lucid absinthe meets this regulation and is starting to be sold in America.

I’ll be watching closely to see how the absinthe industry responds to this change.  For instance...

Real Absinthe Debuts on the US Market

The launch of Lucid absinthe in the USA is earth shattering news for absintheurs this side of the Atlantic. For the first time since 1912, real absinthe is available on the legal US market. This day has been a long time coming and could not have taken place without the hard work and dedication of the modern “father” of absinthe; T.A. Breaux.

I came across this article today which claims that Ted Breaux has developed an absinthe recipe that had been “passed Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.”

Here’s the link:

Absinthe - the aphrodisiac - the American Dream