Absinthe derives its name from a type of wormwood species called Artemisia absinthium. This green liquor's notorious ...

Few spirits have a more mysterious and convoluted reputation than absinthe. This Swiss spirit is nicknamed "la fée verte" or ...

"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 ...

So when we heard about the Absinthe Lounge over on Lamar Street ... down version made from a less potent kind of wormwood. The drink itself has few, if any, redeeming qualities.

The Reba McEntire cocktail was created at Portland, Oregon restaurant G-Love by beverage director Quintin Scalfaro. This tropical riff on a classic Boulevardier combines American single malt whiskey, ...

It is this latter aspect of the public reaction against absinthe that is of interest to public health professionals. It shows how general norms and values changed within a time frame of several ...