Alcohol, anyone who's lived with an alcoholic or has been around drunk people know that alcohol of any kind turns some people into Jekyll and Hyde.

You forgot to mention why Absinthe was making people go crazy. Cheap bootleggers were putting turpentine in with Absinthe. The turpentine people drank is what made too many people go insane and that is why this liquor was outlawed. Next episode should be about Moonshine.

The woman I the painting sitting in the bar is not looking at the drink she is staring into space with a look of hopelessness and heartbreak on her face, what a masterpiece ❤

Absinthe is the worst hangover I've ever had my entire life. I like licorice but God I was sure I was dying.

just smelling absinthe will get you drunk

Tastes like black licorice. Not my favorite but would get you caught up to the crowd fast if you were late to the party. Still have both my ears so calling BS on those bans.

My friends and I procured a bottle of absinthe in high school when one of our friends took a trip to europe. We were so excited because we had heard it caused hallucinations and psychedelics were all the rage at the time. Unfortunately, it just made me feel sick and didnt do shit.

it's the wormwood.

absinthe could have earned its reputation as especially addictive because if people who happened to be predisposed to alcohol addiction have easy access to something with such a high alcohol content, it's gonna become their favorite drink pretty quickly

What a wonderful day. Two videos from weird history with the same narrator.

My younger brother brought me back a bottle of absinthe from Spain for my 45th birthday. I'd heard about it, but never tried it. I think I made it through about 1/2 of the bottle. Well, I do remember throwing up on my shoes, finding a seat for the belly dancer show, then coming around after the show was over. Great! I missed the entire thing. I did use the spoon and sugar, waited for the "green fairies", but the only thing green was me a couple of hours later.

Not to mention that the French vine industry had lobbied against absinth for years, and the troubles in the early 20th century came as a gift from above

What's overlooked is that Lanfray also drank 7 glasses of wine, 6 glasses of cognac and 2 coffee with brandy. And this was all on his lunch hour.

As a person who’s had absinthe. I’d rather drink it over any other liquor. I will say no there is no hallucinations. It’s a nice thing to drink to clear my head. Amusingly enough the first one I drank is in the video. Lucid absinthe. It’s possible to get the original recipe Swiss absinthe for like $200+.

Absinthe is a centerpiece of my home bar, and always makes for an interesting conversation piece, but I have always made sure to dispel the myths of the spirit whenever they come up. If you are into classic cocktails it's pretty important to have around, as many recipes call for it in small portions.

You completely missed the issue of the French wine industry and how they went against Absinthe.

Absinthe is actually pretty good! It tastes like liquorice like sambuca and ouzo, but 10x. Drinking it straight requires a water chaser, and the cocktail is yummy! Very strong, and will have to walking on air. Comes in green, blue, and red in Florence Italy

I had a wild time with absinthe at art school one night (both Czech and Spanish absinthe). I drank it straight, far too much of it, too. I felt very free and wandered around campus all night. I talked to every random stranger I saw and made a few new friends (absinthe makes me very social and friendly). However, that night ended with me getting kicked out of a Denny's by the security guard (didn't even know Denny's had security guards until that night). This all happened in Florida (of course).

I once drank Absinthe with a couple of friends. I mixed it with water, because 80 percent of alcohol was to heavy to consume. I like the green colour

The Green fairy is lovely, artists drank it to make the people around them seem interesting.