Despite sampling nearly every brand of absinthe available for sale in the United States, I have yet to see any green fairies outside of the LGBT contingent at the annual St. Patrick's Day parade. This ...

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 ...

Composite image of a bottle of absinthe with two cocktails - Static Media / Shutterstock / Getty When it comes to different types of liquors, there are none that are as perhaps widely condemned and ...

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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 ...

Erik Rust was first tempted by the green fairy in 2000, on vacation in Spain. That”s where Rust, general manager at Bistro Beaujolais in Carmel, first got a taste for absinthe, the anise-based spirit ...

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WASHIGNTON – It’s a drink that was made popular at the turn of the 20th century in Parisian cafes and bars. And more than 100 years later, the strong liquor has not lost its appeal. Several D.C. area ...

FEW drinks carry a reputation like that of absinthe. Once thought to contain psychoactive hallucinogens, it was christened ‘the green fairy’ due to its pale green colour and the supposed effects of ...

"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 ...