[citation needed] Lucid is distilled in accordance with traditional French methods in the historic Combier Distillery in Loire Valley, France, which was founded in 1834 and designed by Gustave Eiffel.

[2] As a result, the winemakers association, among other groups, began a campaign of misinformation that tied consuming absinthe to claims of insanity, criminal activity and hallucinations – all designed to discourage consumption.

The result was not only a genuine, historically accurate product, but one that met all requirements of the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, including a stipulation that any finished food or beverage should test less than 10ppm or 10 mg/kg for Thujone pursuant to 21 CFR 172.510, which is well under the 35 mg/kg content that is legal within the European Union.

Lucid is made with historically accurate volumes of Grande Wormwood, as well as other botanicals, such as green anise and sweet fennel that are traditional to the spirit.

Lucid is characterized by upfront flavors of anise and fennel, followed by mild mid-palate earthy textures attributable to the absinthe (Artemisia absinthium).