Absinthe’s history mirrors the way it’s meant to be prepared: a mix of the misunderstood and the legitimately unusual. For most of its existence, the spirit has been slandered, ostracized and, in ...

Le louche refers to the transformation that happens when water is added to absinthe, turning the liquor from a deep green to a milky, iridescent shade. At left, a classic pour. At right, an absinthe ...

One of my favorite parts of tending bar is clearing up misconceptions about alcohol. The biggest one has to be the old saw about beer before liquor or vice versa. (Answer: It doesn’t matter, except ...

March 5, don’t you know, is National Absinthe Day. Well, that’s the word on the street — the Wormwood Society, devoted to all things absinthe-y, doesn’t say a thing about it. Rimbaud loved it, so that ...

FAIRYTALES: “The No. 1 misconception is that it will make you completely trip out," says The Conundrum bartender Jax Hammond of absinthe, a legendary and often misunderstood spirit that's acquired the ...

Everything you need to know about absinthe. View post: What's the Difference Between Seltzer, Sparkling and Mineral Water? What's the Difference Between Seltzer, Sparkling and Mineral Water? With soda ...

Absinthe was created in the late 1700s and the first distillery opened in 1805. Absinthe gained popularity during a wine shortage in the mid 1800s. The sale of absinthe was banned after a 1905 crime ...

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