Spend an evening inside the rebellious and artistic minds of the French bohemians, as London’s first ever absinthe exhibition has just swung open its doors. The Last Tuesday Society & The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities is inviting Londoners to dive headfirst into the history and origins of the extraordinary elixir that Ernest Hemingway once described as “tongue-numbing, brain-warming, idea-changing, liquid alchemy”.
Nestled within one of London’s most eccentric museums; Let me be mad! will showcase the magical and medicinal origins of absinthe, whilst exploring the capital’s secretive links to its scandalous past.
Visitors can expect to discover original artwork and paraphernalia from the Green Fairy’s glorious past, as well as 19th century absinthe spoons, glassware, and art noveau-inspired barware; each offering an insight into the seductive spirit’s rise and eventual fall.
The exhibition has been curated by Allison Crawbuck, the director of the Last Tuesday Society and co-founder of Devil’s Botany Distillery. Having taken its name from Marie Corelli’s novel, Wormwood: A Drama of Paris; it’s the first exhibit of its kind and is completely free to visit – a sentence that we are extremely fond of hearing.
Visitors can explore the exhibition whilst sipping on a glass of straight absinthe (or a absinthe-laced cocktail for the slightly fainter of heart) and spend an evening discovering the mysterious history of the oh-so alluring liquid.
The Absinthe Parlour will be open until September 16. Find out more and plan your visit here.
📍 The Absinthe Parlour at The Last Tuesday Society, 11 Mare Street, E8 4RP.