Absinthe.se
The internet's premier independent absinthe resource since 2003
I sit at my door, smoking a cigarette and sipping my absinthe, and I enjoy every day without a care in the world.
- Paul Gaugin, 1897
Ernest Hemingway, 1899-1961
References to absinthe appear in several of Hemingway's famous writings, including Death In The Afternoon and For Whom The Bell Tolls. He was a great "fan" of absinthe and a bad drunk, especially with his love of guns and knives. Hemingway drank absinthe long after it was made illegal in most parts of the world, much thanks to his many visits to Spain where absinthe was readily available and produced long into the 1960's.
In Spain, he would have a few before running with the bulls in Pamplona, while it is also rumoured that he managed to have a few bottles around him while living in the United States. Hemingway also visited Cuba on several occassions where absinthe was also produced and it is more than likely that he brought bottles with him back to Florida. Hemingway committed suicide in 1961.
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Many writers "of old" wrote poems or passages about absinthe. Some drank it, some didn't. Find some of them here as well as reviews and notes on modern books about absinthe.
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Today, on 14 May 2012, it is exactly 100 years since August Strindberg passed away. In honor of the 100 year anniversary of his passing I have published the extensively updated profile on August Strinderg - the absinthe drinker, with several interesting quotes from his works and personal letters to friends and loved ones.
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