What are the Effects of Absinthe?
Now that Absinthe is again legal in many countries, people are asking “What are the effects of Absinthe?”, “Will it make me trip?”, “Will I see the Green Fairy?”.
Absinthe is a mythical drink with many stories surrounding it. Created in Switzerland as an elixir by Dr Pierre Ordinaire, it quickly became a best selling alcoholic beverage when Henri-Louis Pernod started distilling it in France. It overtook beer, cider and even wine as the most popular drink in France in the period known as La Belle Epoque, the
age leading up to the First World War.
Famous drinkers of the Green Fairy include Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and Oscar Wilde. After the second you begin to see them as they are not. And in the end, you finally see things as they really are, and that is the most horrible thing in the world.”
Pernod made Absinthe from a wine base and flavored it with many natural herbal ingredients. Some manufacturers used additional herbs such as coriander, calamus root and mint.
So, what are the major effects of Absinthe?
Absinthe became popular in the time known as “The Great Binge”, a time when beverages containing cocaine were popular and the time when heroin was thought safe to use in medicine. It was linked to these types of drugs and was thought to be psychoactive and to cause:-
– Hallucinations
– Extreme or hyper excitibility
– Spasms
– Weakening of the intellect
– Insanity
– Addiction
– Brain damages
– Violence
– Death
Artists and writers drank Absinthe saying it helped them gain inspiration and was responsible for their genius. Famous Absinthe poetry.
Absinthe, so the prohibition led people to believe, was going to drive the French people immoral and cause the collapse of the nation. Doctors tested wormwood and thujone, the chemical from wormwood ,on animals and claimed that it was like cannabis and that it caused epileptic fits. The prohibition movement blamed Absinthe for causing a man to murder his whole family, after he had only consumed two glasses of Absinthe and copious amounts of other alcoholic beverages. Absinthe was also blamed for Van Gogh cutting off his own ear and for his suicide.
Absinthe was thought to contain huge amounts of thujone, up to 350mg per liter but high tech tests on vintage bottles have proved these claims to be completely false. Absinthe contained very small amounts, up to 6mg, not enough to cause anyone to even hallucinate a little. Studies have shown that Absinthe is just as safe as any other alcoholic drink.
Absinthe will not help you see green fairies but it is very strong drink, up to 75% alcohol — so will get your drunk rather quckly and easily. The mysterious blend of alcohol and herbs will give you a strange experience, a “lucid” or “clear headed” drunkenness – a completely new experience!
What are some of the effects of Absinthe? There are no bad effects except perhaps a hangover if you overdo it. Absinthe is a drink to be enjoyed slowly and to make you have a feeling of well being. Buy good quality Absinthe which contains real wormwood or make your own with essences from AbsintheKit.Come and enjoy the great taste of the Green Fairy. Absinthe kits are available from http://absinthekit.com/.
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