What are the well known Effects of Absinthe?

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What are the well known Effects of Absinthe?

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Now that Absinthe is again legal in many countries around the world, people are asking “What are the effects of Absinthe?”, “Will it make me trip and hallucinate?”, “Will I see and meet the Green Fairy?”.

Absinthe is a mythical drink with many legends and stories surrounding it. Created in Switzerland as an elixir by Dr Pierre Ordinaire, and it quickly became a best selling alcoholic beverage when Henri-Louis Pernod started distilling it in France. It overtook beer, cider and even wine as the most popular drink in France in the period known as La Belle Epoque or the golden age leading up to the First World War.

Among the famous drinkers of the Green Fairy was Oscar Wilde who said “After the first glass of Absinthe you see things as you wish they were. In a second you see them as they are not. In the end, you see things as they really are, and that is the most horrible thing in the world.”

Pernod made Absinthe from a wine base and flavored it with many natural herbal ingredients. Many manufacturers used additional herbs such as coriander, calamus root and mint.

What are some of the effects of Absinthe?

Absinthe was popular in the time commonly known as “The Great Binge”, when beverages contained cocaine and heroin was thought safe to use in medicine. It was linked to these types of drugs and was thought to be psychoactive and to cause:-

- Hallucinations
- Hyper excitability
- Convulsions
- Weaking the intellect
- Insanity
- Addiction
- Causes of brain damage
- Violence
- Death

Artistic types consumed Absinthe to help them get inspiration and many said they it was responsible for their genius. Famous Absinthe poetry.

Absinthe, so the prohibition led people to believe, was going to the collapse of the nation. After doctors tested wormwood and thujone, the chemical in wormwood, they claimed that it was like cannabis and could cause epileptic fits. The prohibition movement blamed Absinthe for causing a young man to murder his whole family after only consuming a few glasses. Absinthe was also famously blamed for Van Gogh cutting off his own ear and for his suicide.

Absinthe was thought to contain huge amounts of thujone, up to 350mg per liter but high tech tests on original vintage bottles have proved that claims about thujone levels and the safety of Absinthe were completely false. Absinthe only contained very small amounts, up to 6mg, not enough to cause anyone to hallucinate. Studies show that Absinthe is just as safe as any other strong alcoholic drink.

Absinthe will not help you see green fairies but it is very strong drink, up to 75% alcohol — so will get your drunk rather easily. The mysterious blend of alcohol and herbs will give you a strange experience, a “lucid” or “clear headed” drunkenness – a completely new and different experience!

What are the major effects of Absinthe? There are no bad effects except perhaps a terrific hangover if you overdo it. Absinthe is a drink to be enjoyed slowly and to make you have a feeling of well being. Buy good quality Absinthe which contains wormwood which is real or make your own with essences from AbsintheKit.come and enjoy the great taste of the Green Fairy. Absinthe kits are available from http://absinthekit.com/.