[absinthe: the bohemian spirit]
The French word absinthe can refer either to the liquor, or to the actual wormwood plant (grande absinthe being Artemisia absinthium, and petite absinthe being Artemisia pontica). The word derives from the Latin absinthium, which is in turn a stylization of the Greek αψινθιον (apsinthion). Some claim that the word means "undrinkable" in Greek. Absinth is a spelling variation of absinthe often seen in central europe, however because so many bohemian-style products use it many groups see it as synonymous with Bohemian absinth.
The effects of absinthe have been described by artists as mind opening, and even hallucinogenic and by prohibitionists as turning good people mad and desolate.
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