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 ...

America's first cocktail isn't made the same way today as it was in the 19th century. Here's how this timeless and classic ...

As I sip a cold glass of absinthe, I can't help but think my surroundings are a little incongruous. The sun-dappled forest floor is thick with beech leaves. I'm standing at Fontaine à Louis, a ...

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. In ...

The fall of communism in Eastern Europe resulted in dramatic gains in civil rights and liberties. But with the flood of new freedoms, a few evils have slipped in as well. The legalization of absinthe, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Nation's Premier Prohibition-Era Speakeasy & Award-Winning Craft Cocktail Bar, Red Phone Booth, Celebrates National Absinthe Day Nationwide with Traditional Drip Rituals and Historic Cocktails ...

PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters Life!) - The tiny Portland distillery Integrity Spirits has put its sought-after craft vodka and gin on the back burner to brew up something in high demand these days: ...

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 ...