Absinthe, often called “the green fairy,” is an emerald-hued spirit steeped in myth, history and allure. It has captured the imaginations of artists, writers and connoisseurs for centuries, becoming ...

4 Extra Debut. From Toulouse-Lautrec to Van Gogh. Michele Roberts on absinthe, the drink that fuelled bohemia, and its influence on art. From 2013. Show more The novelist and poet Michèle Roberts ...

As I sip a cold glass of absinthe, I can't help but think my surroundings are a little incongruous. The sun-dappled forest floor is thick with beech leaves. I'm standing at Fontaine à Louis, a ...

It’s 2 o’clock in the afternoon and I am trying to get a good louche going, the cloudy effect that occurs when cold water is slowly added to absinthe and its essential oils rouse from the liquid like ...

Absinthe has inspired many great authors of the last 150 years – and may have ruined some as well. Jane Ciabattari investigates the green spirit’s peculiar power. Arthur Rimbaud called absinthe the ...

PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters Life!) - The tiny Portland distillery Integrity Spirits has put its sought-after craft vodka and gin on the back burner to brew up something in high demand these days: ...

Despite its reputation as a wild green fairy liquid, absinthe isn't nearly as scary as many people think, say Thinking Drinkers Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham La fée verte: Kylie Minogue played the ...

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Absinthe is back in fashion – not only in Switzerland but around the world. We went to the Val-de-Travers, where it all began, to discover the secrets of controversial drink ...

Absinthe has inspired many great authors of the last 150 years – and may have ruined some as well. Jane Ciabattari investigates the green spirit’s peculiar power. Arthur Rimbaud called absinthe the ...