All Things Absinthe

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By 1903, absinthe had reached such a height of popularity that wormwood was being exported from the US back to Europe to meet demand?

An article in the Chicago Daily Tribune, April 12, 1903, describes the cultivation of wormwood in Wisconsin. It is rendered down to an oil, which was used to make strong, effective medical liniments. This oil was being exported to Europe to be used to create "The Green Terror of France." By 1902 the price of a barrel of wormwood oil had risen from $1 to $6.

The report says that absinthe was being created in large in America to meet the demand for "this rank poison" in cocktails. "Just a dash of absinthe" is an ingredient of over 150 classic cocktails from the pre-Prohibition era. The author spouts the familiar warnings of the dangers of absinthe, and claims that even a dash, after a couple of the concoctions, creates the familiar image of the dead-eyed, convulsing maniac.

(article sourced from the Butterfly Absinthe home page.)

If anyone is lucky enough to be at Tales Of The Cocktail do not leave New Orleans without visiting Old Absinthe House

Old Absinthe House serves up curveballs during this year's 'Tales of the Cocktail' event “The one place you’re guaranteed to see everyone you haven’t seen for the entire year, maybe since the last Tales, is the midnight toast outside Old Absinthe House.”

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We were wondering if any of you have ever had a few absinthes and then tried your hand at some art? Let us know we'd love to see how it turned out.

A Man Got High on 52 Different Drugs Then Drew These Trippy Self-Portraits - RYOT News These mind-blowing portraits were made on a vast array of different substances, ranging from anti-depressants, to salvia, to "prison wine."