Even if you’ve never tried absinthe, you’ve heard plenty about it. “The green fairy” is iconic, as are legends of its power. Long illegal in the States, absinthe is said to provoke hallucinations, ...

Preparing absinthe, a bright green liquor made with a mixture of herbs, is a process worthy of its artistic bohemian roots. Absinthe gained notoriety in late 19th- and early 20th-century France, where ...

I’ve been on an absinthe kick at work lately. I’ve been trying to get my coworkers on the bandwagon, but they keep wrinkling their nose at the black licorice aroma that I find so alluring. All the ...

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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 ...

A particularly infamous green drink has inspired Picasso’s artwork, fueled the writing of Oscar Wilde and contributed to prodigious hangovers for centuries. Reports of absinthe’s famed hallucinogenic ...

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It felt like the opening of a Southern Gothic tea ceremony. Wanda Lee, 74, slowly carries out a decanter of the coldest ice water, the cubes floating and bobbing as she walks, along with a glass of ...