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The Devil in a Little Green Bottle: A History of Absinthe
Science History Institute ^ | October 5, 2010 | Jesse Hicks

Posted on 07/04/2025 4:24:51 PM PDT by kawhill

"Lanfray had drunk his way through the previous day, beginning near dawn with a shot of absinthe diluted in water. A second absinthe shot soon followed."

(Excerpt) Read more at sciencehistory.org ...


TOPICS: Food; Gardening; Health/Medicine; History
KEYWORDS: absinthe; essentialoil; green; liquid

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1 posted on 07/04/2025 4:24:51 PM PDT by kawhill
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2 posted on 07/04/2025 4:28:07 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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I love Absinthe. IMHO, it produces a different kind of buzz than most alcohol. Much mellower and overall better.


3 posted on 07/04/2025 4:28:59 PM PDT by rbg81 (=)
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4 posted on 07/04/2025 4:29:02 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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The absinthe sold today is not the same as what was available in the 1800s.

-SB


5 posted on 07/04/2025 4:30:49 PM PDT by Snowybear (Do or do not, there is no try.)
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Oh. So, Absinthe has nothing to do with that notorious
“Devil in A Blue Dress” I’ve been warned about.


6 posted on 07/04/2025 4:31:27 PM PDT by lee martell
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Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder.


7 posted on 07/04/2025 4:32:10 PM PDT by ABStrauss (I miss Rulsh!!!!!)
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Thujone!😎


8 posted on 07/04/2025 4:34:18 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: kawhill

Popular media has been trying to resurrect this low-grade intoxicant of dubious actual effects lately since it fell out of vogue in the 19’th century.


9 posted on 07/04/2025 4:35:30 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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Yeah, beware of this devil, and especially his wife...


10 posted on 07/04/2025 4:36:54 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Kamala defines herself in just 4 words..."Nothing comes to mind.")
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To: ClearCase_guy

The green fairy.


11 posted on 07/04/2025 4:38:24 PM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them )
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To: kawhill

Makes a nice Sazerac


12 posted on 07/04/2025 4:41:55 PM PDT by JZelle
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To: Fresh Wind

EEK! A Mouse!
Bill still hasn’t explained the story behind that very odd portrait. Maybe he lost a bet.


13 posted on 07/04/2025 4:42:35 PM PDT by lee martell
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Absinthe was banned in the US in 1912, not because of Prohibition, but due to concerns about its potential psychoactive effects, particularly the presence of thujone, a chemical found in grand wormwood. While it was believed to cause hallucinations and other dangerous effects, these claims were largely unfounded and fueled by misinformation and the Temperance movement. Some conjecture I think.


14 posted on 07/04/2025 4:42:47 PM PDT by kawhill ("War is society's dirty work, usually done by kids cleaning up failures perpetrated by adults" Karl)
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About a million years ago, I tasted absynthe at The Old Absynthe House in New Orleans. As I recall, I didn’t like it.

Going to NOLA later this year to show my daughter the wonderful city where my grandmother ran a small hotel. We’ll give it a try. Thanks for the reminder.


15 posted on 07/04/2025 4:44:11 PM PDT by Veto! (Trump Is Superman)
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I went to this place in Paris on the way from a visit to the cemetery. It was mid afternoon and I was only one in the place.Did the fountain. It was a trip but saw no green fairies.
https://www.yelp.com/biz/cantada-ii-paris-3

Owner died and is now closed


16 posted on 07/04/2025 4:51:39 PM PDT by RummyChick
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It’s not the absynthe of old anymore than today’s Coca-Cola is the same that the Rough Riders enjoyed with a splash of rum in 1898.


17 posted on 07/04/2025 4:55:57 PM PDT by Farmerbob
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D@mn. Not even in NOLA?


18 posted on 07/04/2025 5:06:50 PM PDT by Veto! (Trump Is Superman)
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The taste is not the greatest, but far from the worst. I typically mix it with some kind of juice. I have also observed that the green color freaks some people out. But, like I said, it has a very unique buzz which I do enjoy.


19 posted on 07/04/2025 5:07:07 PM PDT by rbg81 (=)
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Bfl


20 posted on 07/04/2025 5:08:12 PM PDT by katykelly
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