The ad in High Times for King of Spirits Absinth promises "Authentic Czech Absinthe." But according to La Fée Verte (feeverte.net), there's no such thing. The Web site, named after the "Green Fairy" ...

A second brand of wormwood absinthe has been approved for U.S. sale (Lucid being the first). Yves Kubler, the fourth-generation distiller of Swiss Absinthe Superieure Kubler, told us he got permission ...

The absinthe revival, which has been on the move for more than a decade, just took a leap forward. For years, American aficionados of the banned beverage that inspired such artists as Vincent Van Gogh ...

Last week, we posted a blog series on absinthe that included pointers on how to distill absinthe and how to make absinthe from kits. Some readers expressed kit absinthe is not “real” absinthe, with ...

Scared to meet the Green Fairy after a pour of absinthe? Don’t be. Though absinthe is the subject of many nicknames and stories, it’s essentially just an aromatic, high-proof alcohol that has been ...

A: It consists of a base spirit, often grain alcohol (though St. George Spirits uses a neutral brandy), to which herbs are infused. The spirit is then distilled again and additional herbs added, a ...

It looks like Listerine and tastes like licorice. It might get you seduced by a vampire, like in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, or make you spawn a witch, as in the Broadway show Wicked. It might turn you ...

Most folks seem to either love or hate the licorice-y taste of anise (see Lynne Char Bennett's cover story), and if you're one of the people who isn't enamored of the flavor, it's doubtful you'll ...

Absinthe is back. Dozens of European distillers are conjuring up the "green fairy" for new palates, its fresh, meadowy taste reminiscent of pastis. The drink was banned in America and much of Europe ...

Though fancy liquor stores sell bright-green booze in bottles labeled “Absinthe,” it's not the real deal. Actual, bona fide absinthe is illegal to sell in the U.S., as it contains a chemical called ...