The Miracle of Absinthe

Absinthe_1900 · Feb 28, 2009

Ethan Bentley said:
I've only ever had one absinthe that gave me hallucinations, Mari Mayans, and I only has one glass.

Considering Mari Mayans contains little more than a massive dose of Star Anise oil, and a tiny amount of steam extracted herbal oil content, that would be impossible. Plus a lovely neon green artificial colorlol

Other than high alcohol content, there is no psychoactive component in absinthe.

rmcel · Feb 28, 2009

Actually true absinthe has worm wood in it which at high doses it acts as an halucinagin. <sp

Absinthe_1900 · Mar 1, 2009

Really?

You might want to read this thread from the beginning.

rmcel · Mar 1, 2009

Yea really. Haha

Absinthe_1900 · Mar 1, 2009

So tell all me all about this "true absinthe"?

I'd like to know the brand.

rmcel · Mar 1, 2009

Relax Dr. Absinthe

Marc Chevalier · Mar 1, 2009

rmcel said:
Yea really. Haha

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude!

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Tomasso · Mar 1, 2009

Absinthe_1900 said:
You might want to read this thread from the beginning.

Or......Not comment.

Ethan Bentley · Mar 1, 2009

Absinthe_1900 said:
Considering Mari Mayans contains little more than a massive dose of Star Anise oil, and a tiny amount of steam extracted herbal oil content, that would be impossible. Plus a lovely neon green artificial colorlol

Other than high alcohol content, there is no psychoactive component in absinthe.

Sir, without wishing to be rude, I wonder how you can comment on whether I had hallucinations or not, regardless of their origins. Unless you were in my head at the time?

Aside from that I agree the brand does have a lurid glow. Perhaps a plutonium rod would make a nice garnish.

Absinthe_1900 · Mar 1, 2009

Knowing what is in Mari Mayans, (and there isn't much there) anything you would have seen would have been from the alcohol, not from it's very minimal herbal content.

They really shouldn't let them even call that brand absinthe, since it's little more than a Star Anise bomb. which isn't much more than an expensive pastis.

Ethan Bentley · Mar 1, 2009

Absinthe_1900 said:
Knowing what is in Mari Mayans, (and there isn't much there) anything you would have seen would have been from the alcohol, not from it's very minimal herbal content.

They really shouldn't let them even call that brand absinthe, since it's little more than a Star Anise bomb. which isn't much more than an expensive pastis.

Thanks for the clarification. If I recall correctly the rest of the bottle broke a few weeks later when being moved to clean out a cupboard. It broke off at the neck! (Well that's what I was told)

HadleyH · Mar 2, 2009

I haven't taste it yet, but i love the fact that Absinthe has been portrayed by so many painters at the beginning of last century in all Europe and particulary France. The Impressionists love it!

'The ghostly green visage in this painting by Viktor Oliva (1861-1928) brings to life the alleged mind-altering qualities of the absinthe of the day"

Tomasso · Mar 2, 2009

Thanks for that lovey image, Had.

HadleyH · Mar 2, 2009

you are welcome sweet Tomasso!

Carlisle Blues · Mar 2, 2009

Beautiful painting. Thank you for sharing:eusa_clap

HadleyH · Mar 2, 2009

Thank you Carlisle Blues!

If I may, I will post another Absinthe picture from the Belle Epoque. It's called 'The Drinkers' (1908) by Jean Beraud. It's amazing how popular that drink was then, may be the equivalent of whisky nowadays?

Carlisle Blues · Mar 2, 2009

H--your postings peaked my interest (as your postings usually do on other subjects)in the "Green Fairy".

To think that Absinthe inspired such beauty. I do not think that it is an hallucinogen. I do think it very potent, indeed.

Nice to see you

HadleyH · Mar 2, 2009

Carlisle Blues said:
"Green Fairy".

To think that Absinthe inspired such beauty. I do not think that it is an hallucinogen. I do think it very potent, indeed.

Green Fairy

To tell you the truth, i really don't know if it gave hallucinations or not, all i know is that painters like Van Gogh, Gauguin, Toulouse Lautrec ,etc were pretty much addicted to it.... it may well have been that it was only very potent [huh]
The expert on this topic is Absinthe 1900, he knows much more about this!

Absinthe_1900 · Mar 3, 2009

No hallucinations, that is a myth. You drink ten or twenty glasses of any booze, like Verlaine, or Wilde, and you'll see things too.

Undiluted, absinthe is indeed a high proof spirit absinthe. The high proof is necessary to preserve herbal content.
When one dilutes a shot of absinthe in a glass with water as is the usual practice, it's not much stronger than any other alcoholic beverage.

Keep in mind millions enjoyed absinthe during the Belle Epoch era with no problems, it was a number of perfectly timed events, and bad press that helped give absinthe a notorious reputation.

Absinthe is a very pleasant drink, it may not be for everybody, but it's no worse than any other spirit.

Carlisle Blues · Mar 3, 2009

HadleyH said:
Green Fairy

Great graphic

Thanks HadleyH & Absinthe 1900

It seems that Absinthe was a powerful social tool as well between 1850 and 1920. Seems myth combined with art lent an air of exclusivity and defiance to the Absinthe drinker. Very chic

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