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; ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Depicted in works of Impressionist painters, blamed for acts of brazen insanity, and now resurging in bars across the continent, absinthe is one of the most mysterious beverages to hit bar shelves.