The Mickey Slim was a drink that had short-lived popularity in the United States in the 1940s and 1950s. According to The Dedalus Book of Absinthe by Phil Baker, it was made by combining gin with a pinch of DDT (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. This beverage should not be confused with the knockout drink known as the Mickey Finn.