The wine question of the day
After excessive consumption of which drink did Vincent Van Gogh cut off his ear?
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Correct answer is: Absinthe
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Absinthe
A spirit with a characteristic green colour using the mugwort plant "Artemisia absinthum", which is also used in Vermouth. The first mentions of an absinthe-like drink come from ancient Greece. Pythagoras (570 to 510 B.C.) and Hippocrates (460 to 377 B.C.) reported on its healing power, its effect as an aphrodisiac and the increase in creativity they experienced from the drink. The original recipe for absinthe did not contain aniseed. It actually had a medicinal, invigorating effect in mind and was made from wormwood oil, sage oil, lemon balm, violet root oil, cinnamon,...
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