Absinthe's Mind-Altering Mystery Solved


	Absinthe's Mind-Altering Mystery Solved

angellost

5-9-2008 2:59 AM

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angellost says:

to sip the green fairy

couldn't clip as much as i wanted to, but you can go to the site and read the rest yourself.
good article

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An analysis of century-old bottles of absinthe — the kind once
quaffed by the likes of van Gogh and Picasso to enhance their
creativity — may end the controversy over what ingredient caused the
green liqueur's supposed mind-altering effects .
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The culprit seems plain and simple: The century-old absinthe
contained about 70 percent alcohol, giving it a 140-proof kick. In
comparison, most gins, vodkas and whiskeys are just 80- to 100-proof.
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