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The Green fairy!From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Absinthe (also absinth, absenta) (IPA English: [,,æbs?n,,]; IPA French: [ap.s?~t]) is a distilled, highly alcoholic (usually 68-80%) beverage anise-flavored spirit derived from herbs including the flowers and leaves of the medicinal plant Artemisia absinthium, also called grand wormwood or Absinth wormwood. Absinthe is typically green (either naturally or with added color) or clear and is often referred to as la Fée Verte ('The Green Fairy'). Although it is sometimes mistakenly called a liqueur, absinthe is not bottled with added sugar and is therefore classified as a liquor or spirit. Absinthe is uncommon among spirits in that it is bottled at a high proof but consumed diluted with water to the strength of wine (see Drink Preparation/Ritual).
Absinthe originated in Val-de-Travers, Switzerland as an elixir/tincture. However, it is better known for its popularity in late 19th and early 20th century France, particularly among Parisian artists and writers whose romantic associations with the drink still linger in popular culture. At the peak of its popularity, over 2 million litres of absinthe were consumed annually in France alone. Further, absinthe was portrayed as a dangerously addictive, psychoactive drug; the chemical thujone was blamed for most of its deleterious effects. The Lanfray murders of 1906 caused a petition to the Swiss government leading to its prohibition in Switzerland, and subsequently other countries. By 1915, it was prohibited in a number of European countries and the United States.
Though it was vilified, no evidence shows it to be any more dangerous or psychoactive than ordinary alcohol. A modern absinthe revival began in the 1990s, as countries in the European Union began to reauthorize its manufacture and sale. As of August 2007 over 100 brands in a dozen countries are produced.
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For those of you that would like to know how Absinthe was made in the old days here we go… a spirit (made from wine originally) mixed with water was used as a solvent to macerate the herbs (Grand Wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium) Aniseed or Licorice, Fennel, Coriander, Angelica Root and Star Aniseed for La Fee Verte add Hyssop and Peppermint Leaf) in so the essential oils would be released and suspended in the alcohol witch gives Absinthe it’s flavor. Then the mixture was distilled to gather the alcohol with the essential oils and remove the water, at this point the coloring herbs (Hyssop and Melissa (Lemon Balm) for La Fee Verte add Peppermint Leaf) were added and the spirit was macerate this gives Absinthe it’s vivid green color then it would be put in a Oak barrel to age. The end product was an Anis flavored liquor with hints of herbs that had an effect some were between alcohol and cannabis.
The gentry couldn’t afford this drink… only the affluent and artist at the time would use it. It’s the usage by the gentry that gave Absinthe it’s black eye in France in 1907 because of the chemical colorings (cupric acetate and other copper salts) and cheap solvents used by the company’s that made the cheaper versions of Absinthe witch caused brain damage and deaths amongst the gentry and most likely the cause of “The Lanfray Murders†in 1906, as a result of this Absinthe was banned world wide by 1915 and is still illegal in the US but over 100 countries have lifted the ban.
