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Summary: Learn about the origin of absinthe in this free home brew video from our professional bartender and brewer of his own beers.

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The Origin of Absinthe

Hi. My name is Allen for Expert Village. And today I'm going to discuss a controversial and banned alcohol commonly known as absinthe. This product was originally called the Green Fairy which was based on a French word. I don't know the French word off hand, but that is where it was originally derived from. And the Green Fairy part came from the absinthe most likely taking on the color of a greenish look which was based from the chlorophyll in many of the herbs that are part of the absinthe. So if they had it in the light, the chlorophyll would take that light and start to turn green almost like a leaf. So that's really where the absinthe got its color from and of course the hallucinogenic effects from the wormwood. So that's really what started this. Now this is also known as a very, very bitter drink and originally because it was bitter, they would pour it over a spoon full of sugar while diluting it into water. Because most likely people would not drink it straight because it was so strong with such a high alcohol content. And that's still done today. You still pour it over either a tablespoon of sugar or one of the squares of sugar, just to sweeten it up a little bit. Depending on your pallet. But that's pretty much some of the history right there of absinthe. That's where it stemmed from. And now we're here many years later and it's still around. A little bit different recipes to it. But for the most part, it's the same ingredients and it's the same great psychoactive, hallucinogenic drink.

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