Green Fairy or La Fee Verte Absinthe is equally popular
Absinthe the Green Fairy or La Fee Verte is a beverage that has some facinating history to it. Developed as tonic to aid digetsion in the 18th century it has become the most contorversial and famous drinks of all times.
A strong spirit with ansie flavor, Absinthe has between 45 and 75% alcohol by volume. The French call it “La Fee Verte” and the English call it “Green Fairy” due to its emerald green color. Made from herbs it is a distilled liquor. Green aniseed , fennel and wormwood are considered the main herbs. The Famous Pernod Absinthe recipe produced by Henri-Louis Pernod, who was the first to commercially distill Absinthe, used herbs such as star anise, hyssop, veronica, juniper, dittany, lemon balm, and nutmeg. The psychoactive properties were attributed to herbs like wormwood, nutmeg, and in some cases calamus which some manufacturers used. Herbs in Absinthe release essential oils and this causes the louche effect when water is poured over the sugar on the Absinthe spoon. Louche or clouding of Absinthe happens due to the presence of oils which are not water soluble.
Green Fairy Absinthe and the world of Artists
Absinthe’s greatness lies in its association with great writers and painters of the Bohemian culture. Greats like Charles Baudelaire, Ernest Hemingway,Paul Gauguin, Edgar Degas,Vincent Van Gough and Oscar Wilde amongst many others swore by Absinthe. Inspiration and genius was the gift of Absinthe and many artists and writers subscribed to this line of thinking. Greative greats like Picasso and Van Gogh even featured Absinthe and Absinthe drinkers in their painitngs.
Prohibition campaigners wanted an excuse and Absinthe’s association with the Bohemian sect, Moulin Rouge and old Montmartre provided just that. Absinthe got linked ot the murder of a family and alcohol addiction this helped the prohibitionists to get it declared illegal and finally banned in France in 1915. The only countries where it was still legal were Spain, Portugal, the Czech Republic and the UK others banned it.
The psychedelic effects of drinking the green fairy was attributed to thujone, a chemical present in wormwood. THC in cannabis and thujone were thought to be having similar effects. Absinthe is mainly alcohol and ethanol and hence contains minute quantities of thujone. Finally research has shown that it is the high alcohol content in Absinthe and not thujone that is dangerous. The subject has been thoroughly written about and many studies also conducted on it. Moderation and care are necessary with Absinthe as it has twice the strength of vodka and whisky, drink it with care and get the pleasure you are seeking.
People enjoyed buying and drinking Absinthe during the prohibition in the Czech Republic, in surroundings decorated by vinatge Absinthe posters absinthe was served in large glasses. Today absinthe is allowed in EU with controlled thujone levels and in the United States only absinthe with trace amouts of thujone can be sold or bought.
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