Introducing Absinthe Green Fairy
Absinthe Green Fairyis an alcoholic drink with an interesting history. In the 18th century it was developed as an elixir and today it is among the most controversial and popular drinks of all time.
Absinthe is an anise flavored spirit which is absurdly strong between 45 and 75% Alcohol by volume. It is named as “Green Fairy” due to it's emerald green color. Herbs are used in the making of this distilled liquor. The three necessary herbs are wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium), fennel (fennell) and green aniseed. Herbs such as hyssop, lemon balm, nutmeg, juniper, veronica, star anise and dittany was used by Henri-Louis Pernod to prepare his original Pernod Absinthe recipe. Some manufacturers used the herb calamus along with wormwood and nutmeg which were assumed to be 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. As the oils cannot mix with water so they cause the Absinthe to cloud.
Absinthe Green Fairy and the Art World
Absinthe is famous for inspiring many artists and writers associated with the Bohemian culture of the Montmartre area of Paris. Vincent Van Gough, Pablo Picasso, Paul Gauguin, Charles Baudelaire, Edgar Degas, Ernest Hemingway and Oscar Wilde are popular Absinthe drinkers. Many writers and artists were convinced that Absinthe gave them inspiration and gave them their genius. Painters like Van Gogh and Picasso focused Absinthe and Absinthe drinkers in their paintings.
The prohibition campaigners required Absinthe's association with old Montmartre, the Moulin Rouge and the Bohemian sect. The link with the murder of a family and the growing problem of alcohol addiction in France were responsible for the restriction of Absinthe in France. Except the Czech Republic, the UK, Spain and Portugal it was banned in all the countries.
Wormwood contains the chemical thujone which was blamed for the psychedelic effects of consuming the Green Fairy. Thujone and THC in cannabis were believed to be the same. The main contents of Absinthe are alcohol, ethanol and minute quantities of thujone. There is no harmful effects of Absinthe and it is the alcohol content not the thujone that is dangerous. Several studies and articles have been written on the subject. It should be drunk in appropriate quantity because it is approximately twice as strong as vodka or whisky.
During the time of prohibition many people enjoyed buying and drinking vintage style Absinthe in Absinthe bars in the Czech Republic, served in the classic Absinthe large glassesand in surroundings decorated with vintage Absinthe posters. At present Absinthe is legal in several countries although thujone levels are controlled in the EU and the United States only allows Absinthe with trace amounts of thujone.
One can purchase Absinthe online by the bottle or order Absinthe essences.A person can make his own bottled Absinthe Green Fairy by going through the website. Real Absinthe and Absinthe essences contain the vital ingredient wormwood but some new Absinthes produced for the US market are free from the thujone content.
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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