Absinth
Facts, Recipes and information about this infamous alcoholic drink
Correct Spelling Absinthe - Misspellings: Absenthe - Absenth - Absent
List of Recipes which contain Absinth
Click the above link for facts, information and many recipes for the Absinth drink. Find out the ingredients required to make absinth drinks and cocktails. Absinth Minded is a famous Martini recipe. The ingredients required to make an Absinth Minded cocktail is as follows: Absinth Minded
3 oz Dry Gin
1/2 oz Absinth
1/2 oz Grand Marnier
1/2 oz Dry Vermouth
1 orange peel Facts and Information about Absinth
There are many myths and mysteries surrounding Absinth. Is this type of Alcohol Legal? What are the Laws surrounding this infamous liqueur? Information about the Green Fairy - La Fee Absinth ( "La Fée Verte" ). The ingredients of the drink including Wormwood and Thujone. Interesting Facts and info about the Effects and History. What exactly does this liqueur consist of? Why is there so much controversy surrounding the liqueur? Absinthe is a strongly alcoholic liquor made from alcohol and distilled herbs. Anise is a dominant ingredient used in the notorious absinthe drink but absinth has gained its reputation from the inclusion of the extract of wormwood, or artemesia absinthium, in its recipe. Thujone is a component of natural oil of wormwood and was originally believed to be similar to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is the active ingredient in marijuana, but this theory has since been disproved. Pastis and Absinth
Pastis is a French aniseed / licorice-flavored liqueur which was developed in France when the wormwood component was banned in Absinthe. Wormwood was banned in France in 1915. The major French producers were Pernod and Ricard who reformulated their drinks to exclude the wormwood ingredient and created pastis. Other alcoholic drinks categorised as Pastis are anisette, ouzo, raki, arak and of course the brand known as Pernod. Many of these particular drinks contain no sugar and are thus flavored liquors rather than liqueurs. Facts, Recipes and information about this infamous alcoholic drink
Correct Spelling Absinthe - Misspellings: Absenthe - Absenth - Absent More Absinthe Facts, Information
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