Which is when pastis slid into the market - sort of.Ībsinthe gets its signature color and flavor from green anise, fennel, various additional herbs and flowers, and grand wormwood. But the anti-absinthe campaigns worked, and by 1915, it was banned in America and most of Europe. In reality, absinthe was nothing more than a scapegoat, caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. At the same time, temperance supporters were blaming absinthe for widespread alcoholism in Europe. French winegrowers, unhappy about declining sales, started a smear campaign by creating propaganda linking absinthe’s purported hallucinogenic properties to murders. So where exactly did it all go wrong for absinthe? In short: a perfect storm of absinthe opposers and alcohol-fueled murders. In time, absinthe became even more celebrated than wine, and diners often shared a bottle of the green stuff with dinner instead of the traditional Bordeaux or Burgundy. It was such a hit that bars instituted l’heure verte, or “green hour,” dedicated to absinthe consumption. Originally produced in late 19th-century Switzerland for medicinal purposes, absinthe quickly moved across the border into France where it experienced a surge in popularity.
So you’re actually more likely to get alcohol poisoning than experience any type of psychedelic visions if you drink too much of the stuff. It has a very high alcohol content-around 45% to 74% ABV, or 90 to 148 proof-which is double that of most spirits. While it might not make you see pink elephants or melting walls, absinthe is still seriously potent. In fact, there’s no scientific proof thujone actually causes hallucinations, even in high doses. But there’s not enough of it in absinthe to actually hurt you.
If ingested in copious amounts, it blocks GABA receptors in the brain, which can cause epileptic-type seizures. In very high doses, thujone can be toxic. But was it really the driving force behind making them do crazy things like chop off an ear or commit murder? Not exactly.Ībsinthe gets its hallucinogenic reputation from thujone, a component in grand wormwood, which is one of the spirit’s main ingredients. The vibrant green, anise-flavored spirit first gained popularity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when it was widely enjoyed by some of the time’s greatest creative minds not only for its taste but also its reportedly hallucinogenic side effects. Absinthe’s many names reflect its sordid past and questionable reputation.
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