TRIPPING WITH THE GREEN FAIRY… ABSINTHE
***THIS HOLIDAY SEASON ARE YOU LOOKING TO ADD SOME SPICE TO YOUR PARTY?? GET A COUPLE OF FRIENDS TOGETHER WHO APPRECIATE ODD LIQUORS AND BUY YOURSELVES A BOTTLE OF ABSINTHE.***
ABSINTHE WAS BANNED IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1912 BECAUSE IT WAS BELIEVE TO MAKE YOU HALLUCINATE. IT RECENTLY BECAME LEGAL TO “TRIP WITH THE GREEN FAIRY”. ABSINTHE IS MADE FROM WORMWOOD WHICH IS TO BLAME FOR THE HALLUCINATIONS. JOHNNY DEPP , MARILYN MANSON, AND EMINEM ARE SOME FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO DRINK ABSINTHE. THE DRINK ITSELF ALSO DATES BACK TO THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TIMES. IT WAS ALSO USED IN FRANCE FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES. MANY ARTISTS, POETS AND PLAYWRITES HAVE USED ABSINTHE TO RELEASE THEIR MINDS AND BECOME MORE CREATIVE. VAN GOGH, PICASSO, MANET, ALL PAINTED ABSINTHE AS THE SUBJECT OF THEIR PICTURES. IT IS ALSO RUMORED THAT VAN GOGH CUT HIS EAR OFF BECAUSE OF THE EMERALD COLORED DRINK.
ABSINTHE WAS BANNED IN THE UNITED STATES NOT REALLY BECAUSE OF ITS “EVIL” SIDE, IF YOU WILL, BUT BECAUSE OF THE TROUBLES IT WAS CAUSING FINANCIALLY FOR THE VINYARDS. VINYARDS AND WINERIES WERE TRYNG TO RECOVER AFTER A DEVASTATION OF PHYLLOXERA, BUT BY THAT TIME MOST PEOPLE WERE DRINKING ABSINTHE. ABSINTHE BEGAN TO GET A BAD RAP. (OR AT LEAST IT WAS PORTRAYED THAT WAY.) WHEN A FARMER GOT REALLY DRUNK OFF OF WINE, HARD LIQOURS AND ABSINTHE THEN SHOT HIS FAMILY, THE MEDIA WAS ALL TOO READY TO BLAME ABSINTHE FOR THE DOWNFALL. MANY CONTRIES NEVER BANNED ABSINTHE. IN FACT, MANY TOURISTS FLOCK TO THESE COUNTRIES TO PARTAKE IN THE DRINKING AMONG FRIENDS AND FAMILY. COUNTRIES LIKE UNITED KINGDOM, CANADA, AND CZECH REPUBLIC.
THERE ARE SEVERAL TYPES OF ABSINTHE. SOME ARE GREEN AND SOME ARE CLEAR. IT IS MAINLY CLASSIFIED BY ALCOHOL CONTENT AND QUALITY. THE SCALE IS AS FOLLOWS: ORDINAIRE, DEMI-FINE, FINE, SUPEREURE, AND SUISSE. SUPEREURE AND SUISSE ARE OF THE HIGHEST OF QUALITY. AS WITH ANY OTHER ALCHOL, PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY AND ALWAYS IN MODERATION. YOU CAN PURCHASE ABSINTHE AT YOUR LOCAL LIQUOR STORE. PRICES RANGE BY QUALITY OF COURSE. ABSINTHE IS PRETTY BITER IN TASTE. SO HERBAL EXTRACTS AND SUGAR ARE USUALLY ADDED. A SLOTTED SPOON IS PLACED OVER THE SMALL ABSINTHE SHOT GLASS AND THE DRINK IS THEN POUR SLOWLY OVER A SUGAR CUBE TO MELT IT AS IT GOES INTO THE GLASS. ABSINTHE GLASS AND SPOON SETS CAN ALSO BE PURCHASED TO PERSONALIZED THE EXPERIENCE,
WELL THERE YOU GO. HOPE I SHED SOME LIGHT ON AN UNFAMILIAR SUBJECT. I’VE GIVEN YOU ALL THE BASICS. AND NOW IT IS YOUR JOB TO TRY SOMETHING NEW WITH SOME LOVED ONES.
LOVE ALWAYS,
CS
