A dangerously toxic green liqueur that contains wormwood. It is illegal in most countries.
Absinthe is another name for the herb wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) and the name of a licorice-anise flavored green liqueur that was created at the end of the 18th century, and manufactured by Henry-Louis Pernod. Called the green Muse it became very popular in the 19th century, but was eventually banned in most countries beginning in 1908. The reason is the presence of the toxic oil thujone in wormwood, which was one of the main ingredients of Absinthe. Absinthe seemed to cause brain lesions, convulsions, hallucinations and severe mental problems. Thujone was the culprit, along with the fact that Absinthe was manufactured with an alcohol content of 68 percent or 132 proof. Pernod and other companies came out with new, lower alcohol content, wormwood free, licorice-anise flavored liqueurs to replace Absinthe, with names such as Pernod, anis, anisette, pastis, ouzo and raki.
A now illegal (in most of the world) anise-based apéritif drink with an infusion of wormwood. Considered by some to be hallucinogenic and dangerous.
aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise
a spirit drink made with aromatics including star anise, fennel seed, and crushed wormwood leaves
Absinthe reached its peak of popularity and notoriety around the end of the nineteenth century and is now illegal not only in the United States but in Switzerland, the place of its origin. Absinthe is actually a green-hued cordial with aniseed (licorice) flavor. The ingredient that caused all the fuss was wormwood (actually deleterious only when taken in immense doses). Pernod, Abisante, Abson, Anisette, Ojen, and Oxygene are its modern, safe, respectable substitutes.
This toxic, bitter, green or yellow drink flavoured with wormwood was banned at the start of the 20th century and was changed to a more mild form called Pastis.
This light green, potent, herbal and anise infused liqueur inspired artists and writers at the turn of the last century in Paris. In this century, it has inspired the renaissance of Parisian-style bistros as well as a slew of copycat liqueurs including Anisette, Ouzo, Pernod, and Ricard.
A green highly proofed beverage which turns milky when water is added.
bitter aromatic plant, used in the production of liqueurs
Absinthe is a high-alcohol anise-flavored liquor derived from herbs including the flowers and leaves of the medicinal plant Artemisia absinthium, also called wormwood. Nicknamed la Fée Verte ("The Green Fairy"), absinthe has a taste similar to other anise-flavored liqueurs, with a light bitterness imparted by the use of other herbs, and is traditionally a pale or emerald green in color. It is especially known for its popularity in France—particularly its romantic associations with Parisian artists and writers—in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, until its prohibition in 1915. The most popular brand of absinthe worldwide at the time was Pernod Fils. At the height of its popularity, absinthe was portrayed as a dangerously addictive, psychoactive drug and similarly banned in other European countries and in the United States. In fact, high alcohol content and a suggestive reputation are now considered to be its most active ingredients. A modern-day absinthe revival began in the 1990s, as countries in the European Union began to reauthorize its manufacture and sale.
Absinthe is a strong herbal liqueur distilled with herbs like anise, licorice, hyssop, veronica, fennel, lemon balm, angelica and wormwood.
A cordial with anise seed (licorice) flavor; contains wormwood (which is banned by the United States government). Abisante, abson, anisette, herbaaint, mistra, ojen, oxygene, and pernod are all substitutes.
Absinthe (also absinth) (IPA English: IPA French: ) is a distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored spirit derived from herbs including the flowers and leaves of the medicinal plant Artemisia absinthium, also called grand wormwood.