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Green Fairy or La Fee Verte Absinthe is equally popular Absinthe.

The Green Fairy Absinthe is an alcoholic drink with an interesting history. In the 18th century it was developed as a tonic but overtime it became the most controversial and famous drinks of all times.

A strong spirit with ansie flavor, Absinthe has between 45 and 75% alcohol by volume. In French it is called “La Fee Verte” or “Green Fairy” because of its emerald green color. Distilled and made from herbs it is a liquor. Perhaps the most important herbs include wormwod, fennel, and green aniseed. 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. There was a thought that herbs such as wormwood, nutmeg and calamus, which only some manufacturers used, were psychoactive. Water poured over the sugar on the Absinthe spoon causes the louche effect in the Absinthe due to the essential oils present in the herbs. The louche effect or the clouding of Absinthe happens due to the presence of water insoluble oils.

The Green Fairy Absinthe

The Green Fairy Absinthe the Artistic community

Absinthe is responsible for the great works of the artists and writers associated with Bohemian culture and Montmartre area of Paris. Greats like Charles Baudelaire, Ernest Hemingway,Paul Gauguin, Edgar Degas,Vincent Van Gough and Oscar Wilde amongst many others swore by Absinthe. Many writers and artists were convinced that their inspiration and genius was given by Absinthe. So popular was Absinthe that famous painters like Van Gogh and Picasso featured Absinthe and Absinthe drinkers in their paintings.

Absinthe’s association with old Montmartre, the Moulin Rouge and the Bohemian sect, was just the excuse that prohibition campaigners needed. Prohibitionists linked Absinthe to alcohol addiction, madness, murders and successfully got it banned in France in 1915. Countries like the UK, Spain, Portugal and the Czech did not deem it illegal where as all other countries banned it.

The psychedelic effects of drinking the green fairy was attributed to thujone, a chemical present in wormwood. THC in cannabis was likened to Thujone. Extremely small quantity of thujone bordering on the negligible is present in Absinthe, its main ingredients are alcohol and ethanol. Thujone in Absinthe is not dangerous and research has proven that the drink is as safe as any strong liquor, the danger if any is due to the high alcohol content. Many studies and articles have been written on the subject. For pleasure drink it in moderation as it is twice as strong as whisky and vodka.

Absinthe bars in the Czech Republic serving vintage style Absinthe in large classic Absinthe glasses were very popular with the people who bought and drank absinthe during the time of prohibition. The European Union controlls the thujone levels in spite of absinthe becomming legal in many countries in 2008, the US however, allows absinthe with only trace amount of thujone to be bought and sold.

To buy absinthe or absinthe essence online please visit AbsintheKit.com) to make your own Absinthe Green Fairy or La Fee Verte to bottle at home. New Absinthes produced for the US market do not have thujone, they are however considered as vital ingredients in genuine Absinthe essence and Absinthes.

The Green Fairy Absinthe a fantastic decandent can be prepared by mixing this truly delicious spirit with champagne!

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