green absinthe is heavier and leans into the bitter flavors; while blue absinthe is rare with a fennel-forward taste. The ...

Absinthe beguiled Van Gogh, Degas, Picasso, Wilde—and a modern-day swindler who tricked fellow devotees of the drink.

It’s true. Cincinnati had its devotees of “La Fee Verte,” the “Green Fairy” so beloved of habitués of the Parisian demi-monde. According to the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette [4 February 1894]: ...

Learning to replicate the green of pre-ban absinthe and recreate the classic flavor profile, the forger made money by passing ...