Absinthe’s history mirrors the way it’s meant to be prepared: a mix of the misunderstood and the legitimately unusual. For most of its existence, the spirit has been slandered, ostracized and, in ...

While old wives tales of absinthe's hallucinogenic effects have likely been greatly exaggerated over the years (the compound responsible for these supposed effects, thujone has been found to be ...

The list of history’s famous absintheurs reads like a catalog of artistic genius, from the vibrant paintings of Vincent Van Gogh to the legendary short stories of Oscar Wilde and Ernest Hemingway. The ...

Pour the absinthe, sugar (the quantity will need to be adjusted according to the brand of absinthe, as they vary greatly in sweetness), and the water into a blender. Blend for a moment to dissolve the ...

Perhaps you already have your own absinthe story. You drank it in New Orleans one foggy night, too full of fumes to remember much aside from the cloudy green swirl of the drink as water drip-dropped ...

Même si sa consommation est tombée en désuétude, l’absinthe demeure la plus célèbre des boissons troubles. Dans l’imaginaire collectif, la « fée verte » évoque tantôt le mystère et la fascination, ...

The traditional method of preparing absinthe: pour iced water over a sugar cube until it dissolves into a glass of absinthe underneath Green, incredibly alcoholic and some say mind-altering - these ...

Lance Winters, an Alameda distiller, may be a hotter ticket right now than Paris Hilton on a Friday night. Reporters want him, the bar crowd adores him and he's been known to sell out the house in ...

Aromatiques. Trop rare au potager, l’absinthe a pourtant quelques arguments à faire valoir : décorative été comme hiver, elle est aussi un excellent insectifuge. Votre e-mail, avec votre consentement, ...

Absinthe – that high-proof spirit with the mysterious lore and liquorice taste people either love or detest. It’s gotten easier to love, though, with distillers making high-quality versions ever since ...