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Article: Absence of absinthe.(Features)
- Article from:
- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- August 28, 2009
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Byline: Compiled by Charles Legge
QUESTION In the early Forties, France banned the production of absinthe because it was believed that the ingredient wormwood induced madness. Why has it returned to our supermarket shelves? THE euphoric qualities of absinthe are the stuff of legend. The emerald green drink was once consumed by people from all walks of life, notably the bohemian upper class, artists, poets and intellectuals.
While the lower classes celebrated l'heure verte (the green hour) in bars and cafes, painters and poets created paintings and poems dedicated to the 'green fairy'.
Famous imbibers included the artists Vincent van Gogh, Henri ...
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