The Absinthe Forger by Evan Rail includes two parallel narratives—an investigation into the mentality and doings of an accused forger, and an exploration into the layered, multifaceted world of the ...

A new study may end the century-old controversy over what ingredient in absinthe caused the exotic green aperitif’s supposed mind-altering effects and toxic side-effects when consumed to excess. In ...

"Step back into the belle époque and beckon the green fairy: absinthe is having a renaissance," said Victoria Brzezinski in The Times. The heady spirit has been "reappearing in drinking dens" up and ...

Double vision may be a common affliction for French Quarter revelers after a day or night of over-imbibement, of drinks like Hurricanes, Hand Grenades, Huge Ass Beers and the like. But starting in ...