Old Green
2011
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 is now one in 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 can be emerald green in color, hence the name “Green Fairy” or in French “La Fee Verte”. It can be a distilled liquor made from herbs. The three main herbs tend to be wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium), green aniseed and fennel (fennell). Henri-Louis Pernod, who very first commercially distilled Absinthe, employed other herbs for example hyssop, lemon balm, nutmeg, juniper, veronica, star anise and dittany to produce his well known original Pernod Absinthe recipe. Other ingrediants for instance the herb calamus had been utilized by some manufacturers and this herb along with wormwood and nutmeg have been though to become psychoactive. It is the essential 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 and the Art World
Absinthe is famous for inspiring quite a few artists and writers associated with the Bohemian culture in the Montmartre area of Paris. Renowned Absinthe drinkers include Vincent Van Gough, Pablo Picasso, Paul Gauguin, Charles Baudelaire, Edgar Degas, Ernest Hemingway and Oscar Wilde. Numerous writers and artists were 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 along with the Bohemian sect, was just the excuse that prohibition campaigners required. Once it was linked using the murder of a family and also the growing trouble of alcohol addiction in France it was easy for campaigners to obtain 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 be similar to THC in cannabis. On the other hand 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 strong liquor and that it will be the alcohol content not the thujone that is dangerous. Several studies and articles have been written on the subject. If you remember that it’s about twice as powerful as vodka or whisky and drink it with care and in moderation, it is simply a drink which gives pleasure.
During the time of prohibition a lot of persons enjoyed getting and drinking vintage style Absinthe in Absinthe bars inside Czech Republic, served from the classic Absinthe large glasses and in surroundings decorated with vintage Absinthe posters. Now, in 2008, Absinthe is legal in quite a few countries even though thujone levels are controlled from the EU and also the United States only allows Absinthe with trace amounts of thujone being 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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