Mardi Gras is not about partying. I mean it definitely is, but it’s about more than that. Mardi Gras is about exuberance. Obviously, it’s a drinking holiday, but you shouldn’t just drink anything; ...

Absinthe. “This is a louche ceremony,” Bill says. The ceremony will turn the absinthe cloudy, just like its own notorious ...

Yesterday, we blogged about how you can make distilled absinthe, with links to websites that either sell stills or provide directions for creating homemade stills. But since distilling alcohol without ...

When you think of absinthe, thoughts of the green fairy, hallucinations and late 19th century artists like Hemmingway, Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh are probably top of mind. But, with the rise of ...

Let’s say you’re cooking dinner for your significant other. Wine is poured, candles are lit, music is playing, it’s all going well. The recipe calls for some gentle heat from a few slices of jalapeño, ...

The Rattlesnake isn’t actually dangerous. It was all just a big misunderstanding. A Rattlesnake is essentially a Whiskey Sour made with rye (as opposed to bourbon) and a dash of absinthe. This ...

Marielle Songy is a New Orleans food writer and her new book, “The Absinthe Frappe,” is the latest in LSU Press’s series about famous New Orleans cocktails. Songy explores the history of absinthe, ...

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