Made popular during the late nineteenth century, absinthe was the aphrodisiac of La Belle Époque. It was portrayed as a ...

Does absinthe contain any drugs? Will you start hallucinating green fairies after a couple of sips? The myths and misinformation surrounding this potent herbal concoction are many. But which ones hold ...

No, it won't make your hallucinate. Yes, it is delicious. Lucy Simon is a New York-based wine, spirits, and food writer has been with Food & Wine since the spring of 2021. There is no spirit whose ...

Shots of absinthe? Seriously? Uh, no. "I can highly recommend not doing shots of it," says Giuseppe Oconnell of Brothers Lounge in Cleveland. "This is some serious liquor." We learned that the hard ...

Ah, absinthe. Ban a beverage and it becomes mysterious. Illicit, yes, but alluring – in a Joe-sent-me, speakeasy sort of way. Once villified for its association with hallucinatory behavior, absinthe ...

"Bar Month" at OnMilwaukee.com is back for another round! The whole month of February, we're serving up intoxicatingly fun bars and club articles -- including guides, unique features, drink recipes ...

With the same ingredients rumored to have inspired the works of Picasso, Hemingway and van Gogh, Matt Hottenroth of Dogwood Distilling creates his own work of liquid art behind a garage door in Forest ...

Absinthe Day falls on March 5—a perfect opportunity to celebrate the green potent drink made from the wormwood plant, which has a big reputation in Europe. The Absinthe Drinker by Viktor Oliva, 1901 ...