2007-01-28 10:57:25 · 5 answers · asked by undercovernudist 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Anise, Wormwood are the main ingredients of Absinthe and it is teh wormwood that is supposed to be the cause of hallucinations. Absinthe is green in colour and the alcohol content is very high 65-70% alcohol.
Best drunk with chilled water.
It has been officialy banned in the European Union, but is available in Andorre.
Not to forget that Vincent Van Gaugh used to drink Absinthe when it was legal in France....and the rest is history as he cut off his ear...some say side effects of absinthe and others testify to the labours of love lost!
Anyways santé if you get to drink it!
2007-01-28 14:06:34 · answer #1 · answered by arun d 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wikipedia can be your friend.
In real absinthe the main three ingredients are Anise, Grand wormwood and Fennel. Most brands use a larger set of herbs and each recipe is varied. Absinthe that doesn't contain anise is not real absinthe.
(Proper absinthe was never poisonous beyond the alcohol nor is it hallucinogenic or any of the other myths you might hear).
It's legal almost everywhere high-proof liquor is sold, except in the US.
2007-01-28 12:16:22 · answer #2 · answered by Ari 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absinthe would not reason hallucinations, purely loopy lucid drunkenness. Thujone could reason muscle spasms in extreme doses, yet in reality, to copypasta wikipedia: "it fairly is been speculated that comments of hallucinogenic effects of absinthe could have been using poisonous chemicals being extra to extra cost-effective variations of the drink interior the nineteenth century, to grant it a extra shiny shade."
2016-12-13 03:10:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've bought some here in Oregon, but I think it's a much tamer version of what they have in Europe. It's made with distilled wormwood. I guess with the European version it can induce hallucinations.
It tastes like black licorice and it heats up my mouth, throat and stomach when I swallow.
2007-01-28 13:42:42 · answer #4 · answered by manywarhoops 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
artemesia absinthium (a poisonous herb) is what gave it its flavour - and its very nasty side effects - and I think its green colour. I've seen Absinthe on sale in England in off licences recently - so I guess they've managed to remove the poisonous effects (and kept the taste? - but its not quite the drink on Paris in the 1870s)
2007-01-28 11:05:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anthony H 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋