We’ve all heard of Absinthe, known as the drink of the Green Fairy, and those who have watched Moulin Rouge see Ewan McGregor and his Bohemian friends tripping out and seeing the Green Fairy and other strange things. Absinthe gave them ideas, inspiration and even their genius for many atist and writers such as Ernest Hemingway, Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Oscar Wilde and Toulouse Lautrec. Find Why and How?
Why you see a fairy when consume Absinthe?
Hey, actually it doesn’t. Absinthe is extra ordinarily strong liquor, which contains upto 70% alcohol by volume, almost double the strength of other spirits. If you tend to drinking fermented beverages like cider,beer and wine, making mind to drinking a high proof drink like Absinthe and knocking it back like beer is going to have some effect on you but you won’t hallucinate you.
Absinthe was thought as an hallucinogen and that it drove people insane and even to their death in 19th century and early 20th century. “The Great Binge” the Absinthe was known by this in France becoming popular drink. Before their dangers were known cannabis, cocaine and heroin were used in beverages and children’s medicines at a time. Some drugs when found to be harmful, Absinthe was also assumed to be harmful.
It was claimed that Absinthe contained large amounts of wormwood and therefore the chemical thujone. Being similar to THC Thujone in cannabis can cause psychedelic effects and to be psychoactive. Absinthe was addictive and was causing widespread alcohol abuse, violence and insanity so The French medical profession and the prohibition movement pushed the French government to ban it. It was even claimed that a Swiss man to murder his whole family after consuming Absinthe. Absinthe was banned in 1912 in the United States and in 1915 in France.
Does Absinthe make you hallucinate?
The EU in 1988 and the US in 2007 legalized Absinthe but the thujone levels of Absinthe are regulated. There are now many discussion boards and forums online with articles and threads that talk about Absinthe and where you can explore. Teens and youth are wondering if they can get the same effects from Absinthe that they can from a smoke of pot and should they import stronger absinthe from abroad or make their own Absinthe from a high thujone Absinthe making kit.
The answer was that Absinthe does not contain enough thujone to make anyone trip or hallucinate. Tests result say that vintage pre ban Absinthe and even original Absinthe only contained minute amounts of thujone. It would be impossible to ingest enough thujone from Absinthe to cause any effects, you would die of alcohol poisoning first. Containing high amount of ethanol Absinthe has observed as a very strong drink which will, of course, make anyone drunk very quickly. Advice on drinking Absinthe is it should be consumed in moderation. Any drink is to be enjoyed not to be consumed in the hope that it will motivate someone.
After drinking Absinthe why you see a fairy? Of course it doesn’t. You could be drunk and emotional but would not hallucinate. Buy a quality Absinthe or make one from top-quality Absinthe essences like those from Absintheliquor.com and savor this wonderful anise flavored drink.