What is National Absinthe Day?
National Absinthe Day, March 5th, is also known as National Absinthe Day. This day is for those who are 21 years or older to enjoy absinthe, a drink that is popular in the United States.
It is often mistaken for a liqueur, but it is really a spirit because it isn't sweetened. When categorizing absinthe, it is attributed to the vodkas, gins, and whiskeys.
Infusing wormwood, fennel, anise, and other herbs into alcohol is distilled into alcohol, making the spirit. Absinthe's creation is traced to French doctor Pierre Ordinaire, a French scientist. He invented and prescribed the elixir in the early 19th century as a cure for several disorders.
It has a pronounced licorice flavor to it and has a high alcohol content. The spirit is often served with ice, a sugar cube placed on a slotted spoon over the glass, and water pouring over the sugar.
The drink was also known as the Green Fairy, the Green Goddess, or the Green Lady, and it was popular with artists and writers. It was also believed that hallucinogenic effects were once present. Just as it was gaining a following, its reputation suffered as the century came to an end.
