The Absinthe fairy was used on Absinthe label and posters. In the film Moulin Rouge Absinthe, the Green Fairy, was the favorite drink of artists and writers. 

Absinthe Fairy Followers

Famous devotees of La Fee Verte, the Green Fairy, were Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Charles Baudelaire, Paul Gauguin, Oscar Wilde and Ernest Hemingway who created his own Absinthe cocktail “Death in the Afternoon” – a mix of Absinthe and champagne. Absinthe not only gave writers and artists their genius and their inspiration but also most pieces of art of the time highlight Absinthe or Absinthe drinkers. The Belle Epoque period of history was the hey day for Absinthe.

Absinthe, also famous as Absynthe, is a strong liquor manufatured from herbs and essential oils. An extract from the plant wormwood or artemisia absinthium is the essential ingredient of Absinthe. Wormwood is used to give Absinthe it’s characteristic bitter taste and herbs like aniseed, anise and fennel to give it’s anise flavor.

Thujone, a chemical found in wormwood oil, was thought to be psychoactive and to give psychedelic effects, cause hallucinations and eventually insanity. Absinthe was banned in France in 1915 due to the loose morals of the drinkers in Montmartre. One had no right to buy or sell Absinthe. It was also unauthorized in other countries. It was not illegal to sell Absinthe in Spain, Portugal, the UK and the Czech Republic.

Absinthe Fairy and Prohibition

During the prohibition period, distilleries, such as the Pernod Fils distillery, started producing Absinthe substitutes such as Pernod Pastis to market to the people who were missing the anise flavor of Absinthe. The another substitute of Absinthe was Ricard.

In many countries bootleg absinthe was still distilled and sold and fortunately this has meant that knowledge regarding the distilling of Absinthe has never been lost.

In Switzerland Absinthe was authorized in 2005 whereas in other nations it was made legal during 1900. You can now buy Absinthe and Absinthe essence kits online along with Absinthiana such as glasses, spoons and fountains. The Absinthe preparation ritual is enhanced if it is drunk in a special antique or replica glass with a proper spoon.

Absinthe contains minute quantities of thujone which cannot harm anyone so it is not banned in most of the nations. In comparison to other spirits Absinthe is much higher in alcohol then also it was never prepared to drink neat. An individual can feel the enjoyment of La Louche after mixing it with iced water.

By purchasing real wormwood Absinthe from the websites a person can prepare his own bottled Absinthe.com.