Absinthe has a storied past, was illegal for years even after Prohibition, but why? Just what about its mysterious ingredient, wormwood, caused chaos?

"Step back into the belle époque and beckon the green fairy: absinthe is having a renaissance ... bohemian creatives", due to its eye-watering alcohol content (ranging from 45% to as much ...

Absinthe, also called "the Green Fairy," is a strong botanical spirit ... absinthe is astonishingly difficult to drink.

Was it genius or madness? Perhaps a mind poisoned by chronic alcohol use and absinthe-induced psychosis? Let's make a differential diagnosis. The Green Devil: Alcohol and Absinthe as Triggers of ...

“Everlasting Absinthe Verte is made by using J. Carver grappa as our base spirit, then created by distilling with hand-selected herbs and spices including grande wormwood, green anise, fennel ...