Despite its reputation, absinthe is great in cocktails. Take a look at cocktails that feature absinthe, including ones that ...

Absinthe, often called "the green fairy," is steeped in history, myth and mystique, making it one of the most intriguing beverages ever created.

New to the neighborhood, Wormwood introduces itself as an absinthe-focused bar. After greeting me, Ben Marquart busts out a beginner’s lesson on absinthe.

What Is Absinthe? Absinthe is a strong spirit created when a neutral alcohol is distilled with botanicals like anise, wormwood, fennel and other herbs and spices for a licorice-like flavor.

Absinthe was banned in the United States until 2007, because one of its ingredients, wormwood, can cause hallucinations if the drinker consumes enough of it.

For years, American aficionados of the banned beverage absinthe have made do with imported European brands or near-substitutes made without wormwood. Now a New Orleans chemist has developed Lucid ...

When it comes to alcohol shrouded in mystery, it’s pretty tough to top absinthe. This wormwood and anise-flavored herbal spirit was illegal in the US from 1912 until 2007, when it was legalized ...

A second brand of wormwood absinthe has been approved for U.S. sale (Lucid being the first). Yves Kubler, the fourth-generation distiller of Swiss Absinthe Superieure Kubler, told us he got ...

March 5 is Absinthe Day, the time to celebrate the green potent drink made from the wormwood plant, which has a big reputation in Europe.

The Sandhills have a “new” invasive weed—absinth wormwood. This weed is on Colorado, North Dakota and South Dakota’s noxious weed list. However, absinth wormwood was absent in Nebraska ...