Comments on: The Myth Behind Absinthe http://www.after5catalog.com/cocktailblog/the-myth-behind-absinthe/2008/03/07/ Lots of fun information and anecdotes on barware, martinis, drinking, entertaining and trends in the world of the cocktail. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:41:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: AbsintheDrinker http://www.after5catalog.com/cocktailblog/the-myth-behind-absinthe/2008/03/07/#comment-57 AbsintheDrinker Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:03:51 +0000 http://www.after5catalog.com/cocktailblog/the-myth-behind-absinthe/2008/03/07/#comment-57 A very interesting article. Do you think that thujone matters in the so called "absinthe effect" or secondaries? The effect is the primary reason that I drink absinthe. I have tried recently a low thujone absinthe (Kubler), a medium level absinthe Clandestine and a high thujone absinthe called Century Absinthe. The latter has 100mg thujone. It is very clear from my tastings that thujone does indeed have an effect! I have asked on other forums and have been told (rather rudely) that it was placebo effect or the alcohol. I disagree as the effect of drinking absinthe is quite different to other high proof alcohol and I am very used to that. A very interesting article. Do you think that thujone matters in the so called “absinthe effect” or secondaries? The effect is the primary reason that I drink absinthe.

I have tried recently a low thujone absinthe (Kubler), a medium level absinthe Clandestine and a high thujone absinthe called Century Absinthe. The latter has 100mg thujone. It is very clear from my tastings that thujone does indeed have an effect! I have asked on other forums and have been told (rather rudely) that it was placebo effect or the alcohol. I disagree as the effect of drinking absinthe is quite different to other high proof alcohol and I am very used to that.

]]> By: vanrijngo http://www.after5catalog.com/cocktailblog/the-myth-behind-absinthe/2008/03/07/#comment-56 vanrijngo Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:17:54 +0000 http://www.after5catalog.com/cocktailblog/the-myth-behind-absinthe/2008/03/07/#comment-56 Absinthe has been said to stimulate creativity and to act as a curative and aphrodisiac drink for artists and well know individual such as mentioned in this article. I'm sure a lot more than these people indulged in the drinking of absinthe and since its subsequent banning in many countries in the early 1900’s contributes to anti-absinthe sentiment and one less drink for the MAD organization to be concerned with. Myself, if it were on the shelf and available, I'm sure I would be one of its users, only on a more casual level. Cheers! vanrijngo Absinthe has been said to stimulate creativity and to act as a curative and aphrodisiac drink for artists and well know individual such as mentioned in this article. I’m sure a lot more than these people indulged in the drinking of absinthe and since its subsequent banning in many countries in the early 1900’s contributes to anti-absinthe sentiment and one less drink for the MAD organization to be concerned with. Myself, if it were on the shelf and available, I’m sure I would be one of its users, only on a more casual level.
Cheers!
vanrijngo

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