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This is the most detailed, accurate and comprehensive Absinthe FAQ on the web.
This information is constantly being updated and expanded, both to take into account
new historical research, and to keep abreast of the latest news from the ever
expanding modern absinthe renaissance. The most commonly asked questions - what
is wormwood, what is absinthe, how is it made, how is it drunk, is it safe to drink,
what are absinthe's so-called "secondary effects, what is thujone - are all answered
here. As for its history, there's a detailed discussion of the earliest origins of absinthe,
its growth in popularity, it's impact on artists and writers like Van Gogh, Toulouse
Lautrec, Verlaine, Oscar Wilde and Hemingway, the ferocious anti-absinthe campaign
against it that resulted in its prohibition in the early 1900's, and its remarkable rebirth
nearly a century later.
For those who want a shorter, one page FAQ, focused more narrowly on modern
absinthe, we also included the popular FAQ from our sister site, La Fée Verte
This information is constantly being updated and expanded, both to take into account
new historical research, and to keep abreast of the latest news from the ever
expanding modern absinthe renaissance. The most commonly asked questions - what
is wormwood, what is absinthe, how is it made, how is it drunk, is it safe to drink,
what are absinthe's so-called "secondary effects, what is thujone - are all answered
here. As for its history, there's a detailed discussion of the earliest origins of absinthe,
its growth in popularity, it's impact on artists and writers like Van Gogh, Toulouse
Lautrec, Verlaine, Oscar Wilde and Hemingway, the ferocious anti-absinthe campaign
against it that resulted in its prohibition in the early 1900's, and its remarkable rebirth
nearly a century later.
For those who want a shorter, one page FAQ, focused more narrowly on modern
absinthe, we also included the popular FAQ from our sister site, La Fée Verte
Oxygénée's Absinthe FAQ
FAQ I
What is absinthe?
How is absinthe drunk?
FAQ II
What gives absinthe its “secondary effects”?
What is wormwood?
What is thujone?
Which modern drinks are related to absinthe?
What does absinthe taste like?
Is it very bitter?
Where does the word "absinthe" come from?
FAQ I
What is absinthe?
How is absinthe drunk?
FAQ II
What gives absinthe its “secondary effects”?
What is wormwood?
What is thujone?
Which modern drinks are related to absinthe?
What does absinthe taste like?
Is it very bitter?
Where does the word "absinthe" come from?
FAQ III
What is the history of absinthe?
Who invented it?
Which were the best quality absinthes?
What did they cost?
FAQ IV
How did absinthe influence artists like Manet, van Gogh and Picasso, and writers like Verlaine, Rimbaud, Wilde and Hemingway?
What is the history of absinthe?
Who invented it?
Which were the best quality absinthes?
What did they cost?
FAQ IV
How did absinthe influence artists like Manet, van Gogh and Picasso, and writers like Verlaine, Rimbaud, Wilde and Hemingway?
FAQ V
Why was absinthe banned?
What was absinthism?
Who was Dr Valentin Magnan?
FAQ VI
What were the Lanfray murders?
When was absinthe banned?
What happened after the ban?
The modern absinthe revival
Why was absinthe banned?
What was absinthism?
Who was Dr Valentin Magnan?
FAQ VI
What were the Lanfray murders?
When was absinthe banned?
What happened after the ban?
The modern absinthe revival
The New Fée Verte Absinthe FAQ
What is Absinthe?
Why was absinthe banned?
Was the banning of absinthe rational?
Did absinthe vanish from the earth after the ban?
How can I get a taste of absinthe?
What does absinthe taste like?
What are the ingredients in absinthe?
How is absinthe made?
Why is absinthe green?
Will absinthe hurt me?
But what about thujone?
So why does the European Union impose limits on Thujone in liquor?
What limits on Thujone does the U.S. set?
So will I get arrested for possession of absinthe in the U.S.?
Will absinthe make me trip?
Then why drink absinthe at all?
What is absinth?
How should absinthe be served?
What about setting the sugar on fire?
Isn't absinthe terribly bitter?
Can I make my own absinthe?
What about those procedures I found on the Internet, such as soaking wormwood in vodka, or dosing Pernod with wormwood
extract?
What is Absinthe?
Why was absinthe banned?
Was the banning of absinthe rational?
Did absinthe vanish from the earth after the ban?
How can I get a taste of absinthe?
What does absinthe taste like?
What are the ingredients in absinthe?
How is absinthe made?
Why is absinthe green?
Will absinthe hurt me?
But what about thujone?
So why does the European Union impose limits on Thujone in liquor?
What limits on Thujone does the U.S. set?
So will I get arrested for possession of absinthe in the U.S.?
Will absinthe make me trip?
Then why drink absinthe at all?
What is absinth?
How should absinthe be served?
What about setting the sugar on fire?
Isn't absinthe terribly bitter?
Can I make my own absinthe?
What about those procedures I found on the Internet, such as soaking wormwood in vodka, or dosing Pernod with wormwood
extract?
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