Depicted in works of Impressionist painters, blamed for acts of brazen insanity, and now resurging in bars across the continent, absinthe is one of the most mysterious beverages to hit bar shelves.

When you think of absinthe, thoughts of the green fairy, hallucinations and late 19th century artists like Hemmingway, Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh are probably top of mind. But, with the rise of ...

Cincinnati saloons rarely served absinthe in the French style, employing it more as an adjunct to alcoholic concoctions, like bitters. If you were to wander into one of Cincinnati’s tonier watering ...

The Absinthe Forger by Evan Rail includes two parallel narratives—an investigation into the mentality and doings of an accused forger, and an exploration into the layered, multifaceted world of the ...

Is there any distilled spirit with a more notorious reputation than absinthe? While many drinkers reach for bourbon, tequila, or Scotch, absinthe has been popular for centuries. Today, imbibers have ...

Evan Rail’s “The Absinthe Forger” takes the reader on a picaresque tour through the world of vintage alcohol collectors in pursuit of a fraudster. By J. D. Biersdorfer J.D. Biersdorfer is the ...

It has been a long wait for Radomil Hill, who was 24 in 1948 when the communists nationalized his father’s profitable distillery. For 40-odd years, Hill was forced to apply his skills at state-owned ...

"Step back into the belle époque and beckon the green fairy: absinthe is having a renaissance," said Victoria Brzezinski in The Times. The heady spirit has been "reappearing in drinking dens" up and ...

Composite image of a bottle of absinthe with two cocktails - Static Media / Shutterstock / Getty We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When it comes to different types of liquors, ...

Steve Livigni is a bartender at The Doheny, a members-only cocktail bar in Downtown Los Angeles. Many mixologists are now serving absinthe in mixed drinks. Absinthe Spoons Absinthe is an ...