This beetle in the bottle, Eurycantha horrida, you'll see it if you look closely, it's smiling. It's an aphrodisiac, say the makers of Absinthe. Made with artemisia absinthium, aka wormwood, a plant that produces the chemical thujone. Thirty-five psychoactive milligrams of the stuff. "If the liquor is consumed in appropriate amounts, it will help you in the bedroom, make you feel better physically and maybe even increase your creativity," says the company's press release. Who knew? Mind you, at $160 & change for a bottle (plus shipping from the UK), it's pricier than a half case of Grey Geese, though a lot less than an hour with Ashley Alexandra.
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