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    How is absinthe different from alcohol?

    Question #82867. Asked by star_gazer. (Jul 03 07 3:39 PM)


    Cyberjus

    		Absinthe is a kind of alcohol created from a variety of herbs. Some would claim that the ingredient of wormwood gave absinthe haliocnagenic properties, therefore many countries banned the drink. In reality the poor (and unregulated) quality of the drink led to some dangerous and unhealthly consequences.

    Jul 03 07, 3:48 PM
    lanfranco

    		I'm fascinated by the fact that absinthe is such a popular subject around here. We've had many interesting questions about "The Green Fairy."

    Here's a reference site:


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe

    Jul 03 07, 4:25 PM
    crotalus77

    		I was watching a documentary not long ago and it said that one of the reasons absinthe got such a bad rap was the practice of adding copper chloride to it to give it a richer green color. I work with chemicals at my job including copper chloride and it is extremly toxic.

    Jul 03 07, 7:20 PM
    star_gazer

    		My friend Vincent Van Gough was an absinthe drinker, he was under the influence of it when he cut of a portion of his ear and when he killed himself.

    Jul 03 07, 8:02 PM

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