Hmmmm...Absinth (also spelled Absinthe or Absynth/e) is a strong alcoholic liqueur made with herbal extracts, the main herb being wormwood (Artemisia absintheium). It is an emerald green drink with a distinctive bitter taste and is therefore traditionally consumed by diluting a shot of Absinthe with some cold water and a spoonful of sugar. The drink then turns an attractive opaque white as the essential oils precipitate out into the drink. Absinth was once popular among artists and writers and was used by Van Gogh, Baudelaire, and Verlaine, to name but a few. It was believed to have stimulated creativity and to act as a curative and an aphrodisiac.

But enough of me rambling on...read what the "Prague Post" had to say at the beginning of 1999...

So, who needs an eclipse????

The Brits may be wary...but fuck 'em...in Giesing on the night before the great eclipse of '99 it was a German-South African, a South African-Pomeranian and an Inca-Peruvian at work...

By the way, is that a bottle of Becherovka I see in the bottom right-hand corner? SHUDDER!!

Tastes good eh Markus??

Maybe just a few more...Over and above the beer, wine, Jagermeister, Becherovka and whisky, we finished a bottle of Absinth between the three of us.

Absinth is a wonderful tool. Go here to learn more about this KILLER DRINK!!

Yes, it exists, the Absinthe FAQ - all you EVER wanted to know about the stuff, but never knew who to ask (including "van Gogh and Absinthe", how to drink it AND how to make your own)!!! Apparently "Absinthe users of the past sometimes suffered serious toxic effects. Wormwood extract, an ingredient in absinthe, can cause life-threatening problems, including convulsions, kidney failure, and rhabdomyolysis. In other words, it can kill you....Absinthe was subsequently banned in many countries in the early 1900's....Although it is banned in most Western countries, Absinthe isn't controlled as a drug but as a food....It has recently become popular in the Czech Republic under the brand name 'Hill's Absinth' ".

To order the Hills Absinth that killed us, follow this link.

Loads of Absinth Links, including the "Absinthe Webring" a.k.a. "Dancing With The Green Faerie"!!

According to the Websters Dictionary, "Absinthism" (Ab"sin*thism) [noun] is the condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of Absinth. Hmmm... Been there, done that!!

ENOUGH!!