Absinthe Blog

Why should anyone want to drink absinthe? Why should a person wish to drink a solution of wormwood, fennel, and anise macerated in high concentrations of ethanol? The reasons are uncountable!

Many are attracted to the act of drinking absinthe through the repetition of stories of its consumption by many a famous historic character: Picasso, Vincent van Gogh, Hemingway, and Oscar Wilde to name a few. Known to many as “The Green Fairy”, absinthe is reported to have aphrodisiacal and hallucinogenic traits. It is said that Vincent van Gogh was drinking absinthe at the time of his famous ear-lopping incident. At the time of the aforementioned nearly global ban, it was commonly called “madness in a bottle”. The rebel-spirited of the planet are no doubt enticed by such a sorted history.

As a solution created by combining herbs including wormwood, fennel, anise, hyssop, coriander, angelica, veronica, and Sweet Flag, absinthe is a virtual mega-remedy of uncountable ailments for believers in the healing qualities of herbs. It is also reported to pack quite a wallop of a buzz. How many more reasons does one need to get in on the act of drinking absinthe and absinthe-based cocktails? Here are a few modern recipes to try out for you:

The Absinthe Eye
1 shot Absinthe
½ shot peppermint liqueur
Shake well and pour into a cocktail glass. Drink a few of these and at least one of your eyes will go shut!

Absinthe B-55
1 shot Absinthe
1 shot coffee liqueur
1 shot Bailey’s Irish Cream
Layer these shots in a whiskey glass. Sip slowly or you may end up licking the floor!
 

Absinthe-minded Martini
½ shot Absinthe
3 shots gin
½ shot Grand Mariner
Dry vermouth
Chill a cocktail glass and swirl with ½ shot dry vermouth. Shake together the Absinthe, gin, and Grand Mariner with ice. Pour into chilled glass.

This is not for the weak, or the innocent!