It offers absinth chocolate, absinth ice cream, a wide range of absinth(e)s from around the world, and non-drink items such as t-shirts and glasses.Ībsinthe Time. According to the website, the bar serves absinthe in the “traditional” way.Ībsintherie has two locations, both in Old Town. Hemingway Bar, not far from the Charles Bridge on the Old Town Side, claims to offer the most extensive array of absinthe of any bar in the Czech Republic. The drink itself, now on fire, is quenched with water.Īnyone wanting to drink absinthe (or absinth) in Prague is spoiled for choice: As a result, this “absinth” is generally consumed by soaking a sugar cube in the absinth, setting it alight, then dropping it into the drink. Anise acts as a sweetener to counteract the wormwood, which is said to be the second most bitter herb on the planet, second to rue. Modern distillers often produce “Bohemian-style absinth” (lacking the letter “e” at the end of the word), which lacks anise (usually an ingredient in the drink). With the fall of Communism in 1989, Czechoslovakia/the Czech Republic enjoyed a boom in absinthe consumption, as well as high exports from domestic manufacturers of the drink. Café Slavia, that haunt of so many intellectuals, was famous for the fact that people flocked there to enjoy absinthe. In the former Czechoslovakia, however, absinthe was a very popular drink during the First Republic (the time between the establishment of an independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, and the Munich Agreement of 1938). It was banned in several countries – including the United States – in the early years of the 20th century. It was rumored to cause various illnesses, madness, and homicidal tendencies. Among the famous absinthe drinkers are Guy de Maupassant, Rimbaud, Ernest Hemingway, Oscar Wilde, Baudelaire, Walt Whitman, and Émile Zola.Ībsinthe gradually fell out of favor. This is the reason that those involved in creative pursuits opted to drink it they were hoping to receive inspiration from their absinthe-fueled hallucinatory experiences.
Wormwood contains a chemical called thujone, which is said to cause hallucinations. The drink quickly became a favorite throughout Europe and made its way to the United States, where it was a particular favorite in New Orleans. It was soon a favorite, gaining the name of “The Green Fairy” due to its color. Demand grew so quickly that Pernod opened another distillery in France. Five years later, he sold the recipe to one Major Daniel-Henri Dubied, who, with son-in-law Henri-Louis Pernod, began to manufacture it in Switzerland. Pierre Ordinaire, a French doctor, first concocted it in 1792, using it to treat his patients. One of the ingredients in absinthe is wormwood, which was used for various ailments (including malaria) in times past. One of the things that tourists often delve into on their trip to Prague is absinthe, that herb-based green drink that brings to mind thoughts of famous artists becoming inebriated when they aren’t suffering for their art.
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