Absinthe Curiosities
Known as the Green Fairy, Absinthe is a drink that carries many legends and myths. Widely used in ancient Greece as a medicine, wine-soaked herb (artemisia absinthium) was recommended for a variety of diseases. During the Roman Empire before the chariot races, competitors drank a dose to remind them that “victory has its bitter taste”.
In 1972, French physician Pierre Ordinaire created an elixir with absinthe, anise, hyssop, melissa, coriander and other local herbs. The recipe was so successful that it was sold and sold in Switzerland. It was an explosion among musicians, actors, street performers, all getting drunk on absinthe in Europe.
The nickname Fairy Green represents a concept of poetic inspiration and artistic illumination. For the great artists of the Belle Époque in Paris, the drink was a way out of the concepts imposed by the government of the time reaching artistic innovation.
Considered a distillate rather than a liquor, Absinthe was classified in three ways: Absinthe Suisse whose alcohol content ranged from 68-72%, Demi-fine from 50-68% and Ordinaire which ranged from 45-50%. It is usually green due to herbal chlorophyll, today there are 50 brands that produce the elixir in France, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Spain.
In 1915 the drink was banned in France, but in 1990 after almost a century of prohibition, a producer realized that there was no British law and the product was remarketed.
Absinthe Drinks:
- A dose of absinthe in the glass
- A lump of sugar in the spoon
- Fountain with ice water
Put some Absinthe in the clod and set it on fire. Pour water slowly over the clod
- Absinthe - 1 serving
- Mint Leaves - 6
- Lemon soda
Crush the leaves with wormwood, add ice and top with the soda.
In 1972, French physician Pierre Ordinaire created an elixir with absinthe, anise, hyssop, melissa, coriander and other local herbs. The recipe was so successful that it was sold and sold in Switzerland. It was an explosion among musicians, actors, street performers, all getting drunk on absinthe in Europe.
The nickname Fairy Green represents a concept of poetic inspiration and artistic illumination. For the great artists of the Belle Époque in Paris, the drink was a way out of the concepts imposed by the government of the time reaching artistic innovation.
Considered a distillate rather than a liquor, Absinthe was classified in three ways: Absinthe Suisse whose alcohol content ranged from 68-72%, Demi-fine from 50-68% and Ordinaire which ranged from 45-50%. It is usually green due to herbal chlorophyll, today there are 50 brands that produce the elixir in France, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Spain.
In 1915 the drink was banned in France, but in 1990 after almost a century of prohibition, a producer realized that there was no British law and the product was remarketed.
Absinthe Drinks:
- A dose of absinthe in the glass
- A lump of sugar in the spoon
- Fountain with ice water
Put some Absinthe in the clod and set it on fire. Pour water slowly over the clod
- Absinthe - 1 serving
- Mint Leaves - 6
- Lemon soda
Crush the leaves with wormwood, add ice and top with the soda.
Author : Bella da Semana
Posted in: 10/24/2022
Last modified: 10/24/2022
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