Absinthe is a spirit made from distilling a combination of wormwood, green anise and fennel. The resulting drink is known for its green tint, aniseed flavour, and high alcohol content – some bottles ...

In 1905, a man named Jean Lanfray murdered his pregnant wife and two daughters after consuming an excessive quantity of wine, hard liquor and absinthe. Authorities ended up blaming the green fairy ...

It has deeply lobed, grayish-green leaves and small yellow flowers ... Wormwood is the active component in the alcoholic drink absinthe. The U.S. government banned absinthe in 1912 because it ...

"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 is a spirit made from distilling a combination of wormwood, green anise and fennel. The resulting drink is known for its green tint, aniseed flavour, and high alcohol content – some ...