Absinthe Information
It is not easy to believe on so many contradictory Absinthe informations.
Misleading Absinthe Information
One book “Absinthe The Cocaine of the 19th Century: A History of the Hallucinogenic Drug and its Effect on Artists and Writers in Europe and the United States” by Doris Lanier, compares Absinthe to drugs such as cocaine because it was said to be addictive, to give a sense of euphoria, have psychedelic effects and weaken the brain and other faculties.
The period during which Absinthe became a well known product is known as “The Great Binge”. During this time a lot of today’s illegal drugs were developed and used by people everyday as medicines. Also in drinks. The well known drinks in bars were Absinthe, Vin Maraiani and Coca Cola. These drugs and drinks were claimed to be harmless and were widely consumed all over Europe.
Due to it’s popularity with Bohemian artists and writers and with the courtesans of the Moulin Rouge and Montmartre Absinthe was linked with these drugs.
Thujone was also claimed to be psychoactive and same as THC in the drug cannabis. Both THC and Thujone are terpenoids which affects the central nervous system and the GABA receptors in the brain respectively. The decent amount of wormwood intake can cause the same effects as caused by cannabis intoxication.
Selling and buying of Absinthe was not legal in several countries in the early 1900s. Everyone knows that it was banned due to madness of the time. Besides being related with drugs Absinthe is also mentioned as magic mushrooms, LSD, weed, cannabis and ecstasy by many sites and people.
Absinthe Information – What we now know
We know that medical studies on Absinthe and wormwood in the past were not accurate and were “colored” by the prohibition movement of the time and the worry that Absinthe was a drug. The thujone content in Absinthe is so less that it cannot have any dangerous effects. Even tests on vintage pre ban Absinthe has proved that it hardly contained any thujone at all. Before suffering from thujone a person would die of alcohol poisoning.
Studies and research have caused various nations to relegalize Absinthe due to which it can now be enjoyed everywhere across the world.
Even though it may not make you trip or get high, it is easy to get drunk on Absinthe because of its high proof. It should be drunk carefully because it contains double amount of the alcohol. A person drinking Absinthe will experience intoxication different from other spirits or fermented beverages. This type of drunkenness is explained as a “lucid” or “clear headed”. A mixture of sedatives and stimulants can explain this. These qualities are improved by making cocktails having Absinthe and the caffeine loaded drink Red Bull!
Anyone can be confused by believing on some of the misleading Absinthe information. There is fun to make this great anise flavor herbal alcoholic beverage. To make own wormwood Absinthe at home one can visit the site AbsintheKit.com.A person can enjoy Absinthe in an economical way on AbsintheKit.com.
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