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]: ...
commanderspalace.com The Sazerac cocktail was invented in New Orleans and often credited as the first cocktail in the country, consisting of rye whiskey, absinthe, sugar and bitters. Now ...