Absinthe is known to most as the bright green alcohol shown in the movie Eurotrip as a pyschoactive substance. It tastes like licorice ("anise-flavored" or gross) and is typically taken as a shot with a spoonful of burnt sugar. Although some claim it to be a liqueur, absinthe contains no added sugar and is therefore a liquor.
Absinthe was quite popular a century ago in France, particularly among artists in Paris. At the height of this popularity, absinthe was seen as a dangerously addictive, psychoactive drug. By 1915 it was banned in a number of European countries and the US.
Research shows it is no more dangerous or psychoactive than other liquors. An absinthe revival began in the 1990s, as countries in the EU began to reauthorize its manufacture and sale.
MYTH: Absinthe is legal and does not cause hallucinations
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