It was the drink of choice for 19th century painters, poets and writers. Vincent van Gogh sliced off his ear while sipping it, Edgar Degas and Pablo Picasso painted it, French poet Paul Verlaine ...

One of the best absinthes in the world is made 60 miles northeast of Louisville. And its secret ingredient is a storied family recipe for Eastern Kentucky moonshine. No, you’re not hallucinating.

Last week, we posted a blog series on absinthe that included pointers on how to distill absinthe and how to make absinthe from kits. Some readers expressed kit absinthe is not “real” absinthe, with ...

As with every variety of alcoholic spirit, it should hardly come as a surprise that absinthe has its own national holiday. With an entire day dedicated to the infamous green beverage that was banned ...

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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 ...

Fans of the green fairy, you’re in luck. As of September 2023, London’s swanky Hotel Café Royal debuted their latest on-premise cocktail concept, Green Bar, which highlights a variety of unique ...