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 ...

Made popular during the late nineteenth century, absinthe was the aphrodisiac of La Belle Époque. It was portrayed as a psychoactive drug and the alcoholic drink of choice among some of the greatest ...

Perhaps no spirit is regarded with more curiosity than absinthe. Take out a bottle of it, and you're met with a litany of questions: Is this the real stuff? Are we legally allowed to drink this? And, ...

That Edgar Allan Poe abused alcohol regularly from his college days until his death at age 40 is of course well known, and described in many places including my recent post. What is less well ...

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 ...

At the Fells Point cocktail bar Rye, it’s easy to spot an absinthe rookie. “We’ll often get questions like, ‘Is this going to make me hallucinate?’” said Perez Klebahn, managing partner. “You can ...

It’s been legal for individuals to bring absinthe into the U.S. for some time now, but only this year are authentic varieties of the spirit made with 19th-century distilling methods legal to produce ...