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Absinthe – The Green Fairy
Absinthe Green Fairy is an alcoholic drink with an interesting history. Developed as an elixir or tonic from the 18th century it really is now one with the most controversial and well-known drinks of all time.
Absinthe is an anise flavored spirit which is incredibly strong, between 45 and 75% Alcohol by volume. It really is emerald green in color, hence the name “Green Fairy” or in French “La Fee Verte”. It is a distilled liquor produced from herbs. The three primary herbs tend to be wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium), green aniseed and fennel (fennell). Henri-Louis Pernod, who first commercially distilled Absinthe, applied other herbs for instance hyssop, lemon balm, nutmeg, juniper, veronica, star anise and dittany to produce his famous original Pernod Absinthe recipe. Other ingrediants for example the herb calamus were used by some manufacturers and this herb along with wormwood and nutmeg were though being psychoactive. It may be the vital oil extract from the herbs which causes Absinthe to louche when iced water is poured over the sugar on the Absinthe spoon. The oils are not water soluble and so cause the absinthe to cloud or louche.
Absinthe Green Fairy plus the Art World
Absinthe is famous for inspiring several artists and writers associated using the Bohemian culture in the Montmartre area of Paris. Renowned Absinthe drinkers consist of Vincent Van Gough, Pablo Picasso, Paul Gauguin, Charles Baudelaire, Edgar Degas, Ernest Hemingway and Oscar Wilde. Numerous writers and artists had been convinced that Absinthe gave them inspiration and gave them their genius. Painters like Van Gogh and Picasso even featured Absinthe and Absinthe drinkers in their paintings.
Absinthe’s association with old Montmartre, the Moulin Rouge and also the Bohemian sect, was just the excuse that prohibition campaigners needed. Once it was linked with the murder of a family as well as the growing issue of alcohol addiction in France it was easy for campaigners to get the sale of Absinthe produced illegal and it was banned in France in 1915. Other countries also banned it but it remained legal in the Czech Republic, the UK, Spain and Portugal.
The chemical thujone, present in wormwood, was blamed for the psychedelic effects of drinking the Green Fairy. Thujone was thought to become similar to THC in cannabis. Nevertheless Absinthe is mainly alcohol, ethanol, and consequently only contains minute quanitities of thujone. Research has shown that Absinthe is just as safe as any other powerful liquor and that it is the alcohol content not the thujone that is dangerous. Several studies and articles have been written on the subject. In the event you remember that it’s about twice as strong as vodka or whisky and drink it with care and in moderation, it can be simply a drink which gives pleasure.
During the time of prohibition many persons enjoyed purchasing and drinking vintage style Absinthe in Absinthe bars in the Czech Republic, served within the classic Absinthe big glasses and in surroundings decorated with vintage Absinthe posters. Now, in 2008, Absinthe is legal in a lot of countries although thujone levels are controlled within the EU plus the United States only allows Absinthe with trace amounts of thujone to become bought and sold.
You can buy Absinthe online by the bottle or order Absinthe essences (visit the website AbsintheKit.com) to make your own Absinthe Green Fairy to bottle at home. Real Absinthe and Absinthe essences contain the vital ingredient wormwood but some new Absinthes, produced for the US market, do not contain thujone.
Absinthe Green Fairy is a delicious spirit and can be used in cocktails too – mix with champagne for a truly decadent drink!
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