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Due to lack of documentary evidence, it has been questioned whether this is a modern urban legend.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Myth of the Mickey Slim|url=http://www.microkhan.com/2010/06/09/the-myth-of-the-mickey-slim/|first=Brendan|last=Koerner|authorlink=Brendan I. Koerner|date=June 9, 2010|accessdate=January 28, 2012}}</ref> |
Due to lack of documentary evidence, it has been questioned whether this is a modern urban legend.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Myth of the Mickey Slim|url=http://www.microkhan.com/2010/06/09/the-myth-of-the-mickey-slim/|first=Brendan|last=Koerner|authorlink=Brendan I. Koerner|date=June 9, 2010|accessdate=January 28, 2012}}</ref> |
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Time Magazine, August 1, 1971 reported that Pest Control Executive Robert Loibl and his wife Louise start breakfast with a 10-mg. capsule of DDT to demonstrate its safety. Elsewhere{{where|date=November 2013}}, it was reported that a University of Arizona professor did the same in the late 1980's. They would have mentioned any psychoactive effects. There have been no reports of this tasteless chemical having any psychoactive effects, thus it is unlikely that it has an effect "similar to absinthe". This cocktail is surely an urban legend{{or|date=November 2013}}. |
Time Magazine, August 1, 1971 reported that Pest Control Executive Robert Loibl and his wife Louise start breakfast with a 10-mg. capsule of DDT to demonstrate its safety. Elsewhere{{where|date=November 2013}}, it was reported that a University of Arizona professor did the same in the late 1980's. They would have mentioned any psychoactive effects. There have been no reports of this tasteless chemical having any psychoactive effects, thus it is unlikely that it has an effect "similar to absinthe", especially since the assumed effect of absinthe, that is, the effect of the the chemical [[thujone]], has in recent times been revealed to be close to non-existent<ref name = "sap_absinthism">{{cite journal |doi=10.1186/1747-597X-1-14 |year=2006 |last1=Padosch |first1=Stephan A |last2=Lachenmeier |first2=Dirk W |last3=Kröner |first3=Lars U |journal=Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy |volume=1 |page=14}}</ref>. This cocktail is surely an urban legend{{or|date=November 2013}}. |
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This beverage should not be confused with the knockout drink, the [[Mickey Finn (drugs)|Mickey Finn]]. |
This beverage should not be confused with the knockout drink, the [[Mickey Finn (drugs)|Mickey Finn]]. |
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Revision as of 17:21, 7 January 2014
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| Type | Cocktail |
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| Preparation | Stir the DDT into the gin and serve |
| Notes | DDT is not very soluble in water so only a small quantity will dissolve. DDT has been linked to numerous health problems in humans.[1] |
The Mickey Slim was a drink that had short-lived popularity in the United States in the 1940s and 1950s.[2] According to the The Dedalus Book of Absinthe by Phil Baker,[3][4] it was made by combining gin with a pinch of DDT (also known as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane), an insecticide that would later be banned in most countries; consumers of this concoction claimed that its effects were similar to absinthe.
Due to lack of documentary evidence, it has been questioned whether this is a modern urban legend.[5]
Time Magazine, August 1, 1971 reported that Pest Control Executive Robert Loibl and his wife Louise start breakfast with a 10-mg. capsule of DDT to demonstrate its safety. Elsewhere[where?], it was reported that a University of Arizona professor did the same in the late 1980's. They would have mentioned any psychoactive effects. There have been no reports of this tasteless chemical having any psychoactive effects, thus it is unlikely that it has an effect "similar to absinthe", especially since the assumed effect of absinthe, that is, the effect of the the chemical thujone, has in recent times been revealed to be close to non-existent[6]. This cocktail is surely an urban legend[original research?].
This beverage should not be confused with the knockout drink, the Mickey Finn.
Notes
- ^ Eskenazi, Brenda (May 4, 2009). "The Pine River Statement: Human Health Consequences of DDT Use" (PDF). Environ. Health Perspect.
- ^ "Mickey Slim: Delicious World of Cocktail". zcocktails. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ The Dedalus Book of Absinthe by Phil Baker (Dedalus, 2001) ISBN 1-873982-94-1.
- ^ Lezard, Nicholas (15 December 2001). "In a green shade". The Guardian.
- ^ Koerner, Brendan (June 9, 2010). "The Myth of the Mickey Slim". Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ^ Padosch, Stephan A; Lachenmeier, Dirk W; Kröner, Lars U (2006). Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 1: 14. doi:10.1186/1747-597X-1-14.
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