Legend has it that Absinthe was the drink of choice of Vincent Van Gogh which caused him to go crazy and cut off his ear.
The wormwood oil in Absinthe is what causes to the temporary insanity according to legend.
I thought it was supposed to make the heart grow fonder.
It was banned for many years in the USA and other countries.
All because of a myth...........
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe#Health_effects
Apparently he lost his ear in a fight with his room mate over a girl. I will have to find where I read that. Getting in a fight didn’t sound as good as cutting it off himself so the story stuck.
Absinthe is great stuff. You go crazy because it is 160 proof. At least the stuff we got in Poland.