Absinthe thujone is the chemical found in Absinthe’s important ingredient, the plant called Common Wormwood, or Artemisia Absinthium to give it its botanical name. The chemical thujone was partially liable for Absinthe being banned in the early 1900s in lots of countries around the world and thujone is still tightly regulated these days, especially in […]

The effects of Absinthe are well known. Ask anyone regarding Absinthe and they can remember Absinthe as the green liquor which was notoriously banned around the globe because it drove people to insanity. A number of these folks have never tried Asbinthe and can’t comment from personal experience. Absinthe was initially developed being an elixir […]

The potent drink absinthe has had a troubled past but with absinthe legal in many countries you as well can now try a glass of this exciting drink without problems. Several misunderstandings about absinthe alcohol led to many countries around the world banning it a hundred years after it was invented however with the ban […]

Absinthe, an intense alcoholic drink made famous with the likes of Degas, Vincent Van Gogh, and Ernest Hemmingway is making a comeback all over the world and it’s also not uncommon to find absinthe on the menu cards of trendy bars. Absinthe after being prohibited for up to a hundred years is now legalized generally […]

Absinthe is a great drink that’s many myths and legends surrounding it and a very worthwhile history. It was a favorite drink in nineteenth century France and there were even bars in Paris or bars who had special Absinthe hours (L’heure de verte) where people could discover how to Absinthe, how to enjoy the Green […]