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Does Absinthe Cause Hallucinations?
In films like The Mind of a Cafe Waiter, absinthe is depicted as causing serious hallucinations. Even a century later, Eurotrip conveyed a person who was drunk on absinthe hallucinate that they were seeing and...
The Preparation of a Real Absinthe Drink
The traditional French preparation involves placing a sugar cube on top of a specially designed slotted spoon, and placing the spoon on a glass filled with a measure of absinthe. Iced water is poured or dripped...
Ernest Hemingway Loved Absinthe
About Ernest Ernest Hemingway, in full Ernest Miller Hemingway, (born July 21, 1899, Cicero [now in Oak Park], Illinois, U.S.—died July 2, 1961, Ketchum, Idaho), American novelist and short-story writer, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. He...
Two Absinthe Cocktails you Have to Try!
1) Cocktail a la Louisiane Ice1 oz rye whiskey¾ ounce Benedictine¾ ounce sweet vermouth1/8 teaspoon Pernod or absinthe (or in the unlikely event that you have it, Herbsaint)Several dashes Peychaud’s bittersMaraschino cherry for garnish Fill a...
Absinthe and World War I
Absinthe was banned in France in 1915, and by that time it had been blamed for a lot—including the deterioration of the quality of France and its people as a whole. By the turn of...
Absinthism VS Alcoholism
Valentin Magnan (16 March 1835 – 27 September 1916) was a French psychiatrist who was a native of Perpignan. He studied medicine in Lyon and Paris, where he was a student of Jules Baillarger (1809–1890) and Jean-Pierre Falret (1794–1870). From 1867 to the end of his...
