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 ...

Few spirits have a more mysterious and convoluted reputation than absinthe. This Swiss spirit is nicknamed "la fée verte" or "the green fairy" because of its distinctive emerald hue. Beloved by ...

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 ...

Learn how to make a high-proof sour cocktail from the creator of the Espresso Martini. The Green Fairy is a sour cocktail that calls for absinthe, lemon juice, rich simple syrup, and an egg white. It ...

Cincinnati saloons rarely served absinthe in the French style, employing it more as an adjunct to alcoholic concoctions, like bitters. If you were to wander into one of Cincinnati’s tonier watering ...

Depicted in works of Impressionist painters, blamed for acts of brazen insanity, and now resurging in bars across the continent, absinthe is one of the most mysterious beverages to hit bar shelves.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Charles Baudelaire and Ernest Hemingway may well turn in their graves. Absinthe, the green-tinged alcohol that fuelled poets, writers and artists in 19th century France, does not ...

"After the first glass, you see things as you wish they were. After the second glass, you see things as they are not. Absinthe. It was the muse that inspired artists and writers from Degas to Van Gogh ...