A new study may end the century-old controversy over what ingredient in absinthe caused the exotic green aperitif's supposed mind-altering effects and toxic side-effects when consumed to excess. The ...

Absinthe, often called “the green fairy,” is an emerald-hued spirit steeped in myth, history and allure. It has captured the imaginations of artists, writers and connoisseurs for centuries, becoming ...

How to drink absinthe. For those of you who are new to absinthe, the traditional method for tasting absinthe is with water and sugar. The water is used to dilute the alcohol, and the sugar is used to ...

It looks like Listerine and tastes like licorice. It might get you seduced by a vampire, like in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, or make you spawn a witch, as in the Broadway show Wicked. It might turn you ...

Absinthe has inspired many great authors of the last 150 years – and may have ruined some as well. Jane Ciabattari investigates the green spirit’s peculiar power. Arthur Rimbaud called absinthe the ...

It’s 2 o’clock in the afternoon and I am trying to get a good louche going, the cloudy effect that occurs when cold water is slowly added to absinthe and its essential oils rouse from the liquid like ...

National Absinthe Day is marked annually on March 5 to raise awareness and celebrate the strong alcoholic drink also known as "The Green Fairy." Absinthe is a combination of spirits and herbs, mainly ...

Love the Bohemian lifestyle? Fancy yourself a tortured artiste? Here are 10 places to get absinthe cocktails in Los Angeles. "The first stage is like ordinary drinking, the second when you begin to ...

From roughly 1860 to 1890, French wine drinkers were under assault. A blight called phylloxera had nearly decimated the country’s vineyards and the nation’s wine industry. What wine remained in shops ...

If you’re a big absinthe drinker and can’t get enough of historic paraphernalia, then you need to treat yourself to a classy absinthe fountain. But not just any piece will do to honor the Green Fairy.

Make way for the absinthe rush. With luck, a second California absinthe will be on shelves by October, joining several American absinthes that have appeared this year. Crispin Cain, who helped distill ...

Recently, I was a guest at one of those relaxingly long dinner parties. It started with cocktails before sundown, ended well into the night. Just as the evening reached its ebb, I pounced and ...