Well, absinthe is illegal in the United States and most European countries for it's supposed (and historically exaggerated) hallucinogenic properties.
Perhaps the next best and entirely legal thing is a liquor known by the name 'Chartreuse', made by French Carthusian monks, which is believed to contain the herb artemisia absinthium (or wormwood), which is the primary ingredient (and namesake) of absinthe...
Since Chartreuse is the signature drink of the Blue Fugue, now and again I have wondered what a 'chartreuse fairy' might look like, if it were to exist...
Whether or not absinthe actually reveals green fairies or not, alcohol has certainly through the ages been known to reveal all sorts of hallucinations...be they green fairies, pink elephants, or possibly some sort of greenish/yellow chartreuse-ish creature...
This, then led me to wonder what sort of fairies would appear after drinking different types of boose....
So, another Fugue-inspired project I shall now undertake is to explore what sort of fairies might appear after one might drink various types of alcohol...
A Chartreuse fairy illustration is the eventual goal, but seems daunting. In this task, I thought I might start with a more humble, more blue-collar, working man's boose..
Ladies and Gentlemen, I now present to you...
THE WELL-WHISKEY FAIRY....
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