There's something romantic about absinthe — that naturally green liquor derived from wormwood and herbs like anise or fennel. Vincent Van Gogh and Oscar Wilde drank it. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and ...

One of the best absinthes in the world is made 60 miles northeast of Louisville. And its secret ingredient is a storied family recipe for Eastern Kentucky moonshine. No, you’re not hallucinating.

It's inspirational genius; it's the green fairy; it's evil in a glass. It's absinthe. If you saw the movie "Moulin Rouge," you probably noticed Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec sipping the glowing green ...

There are a lot of rumors and myths surrounding once-banned liquor absinthe. Seattle Kitchen host Tom Douglas had never tried it, so asked an expert to bring in some of the much-lored liquor for him ...

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The phrase “think green” is supposed to stir ecologically friendly mental images of clean air, unpolluted streams and lush foliage. But for this country’s lovers of absinthe, the term has an entirely ...

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 ...

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