I don't quite remember the details but I believe there was contention and a couple of main theories, one that it supposedly made people crazy and the other that it threatened the business of wine sellers or something so they tried to persuade people against absinthe. From what I've heard they no longer make absinthe with the same ingredients that were considered dangerous but I could have my facts muddled up.
No, It's a bitter flavoring. The problem is drinking too much. A sip wouldn't kill you but bottles of it could make you crazy. Toulouse-Lautrec was a famous absinthe fan. Of course artists could be crazy on their own, but he was an anti-absinthe example.
Wait, is that why absinthe was banned?
I don't quite remember the details but I believe there was contention and a couple of main theories, one that it supposedly made people crazy and the other that it threatened the business of wine sellers or something so they tried to persuade people against absinthe. From what I've heard they no longer make absinthe with the same ingredients that were considered dangerous but I could have my facts muddled up.
Yes.
Wormwood is the source of absinthe?
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No, It's a bitter flavoring. The problem is drinking too much. A sip wouldn't kill you but bottles of it could make you crazy. Toulouse-Lautrec was a famous absinthe fan. Of course artists could be crazy on their own, but he was an anti-absinthe example.