Made popular during the late nineteenth century, absinthe was the aphrodisiac of La Belle Époque. It was portrayed as a psychoactive drug and the alcoholic drink of choice among some of the greatest ...

Few drinks have a reputation like absinthe. Banned in some countries for almost a century, the drink was supposedly a source of madness and crime, even blamed for artist Vincent van Gogh chopping off ...

Absinthe bitters are a distinctive, intriguing, and often misunderstood ingredient in the world of mixology. Essentially, they are a concentrated form of traditional absinthe, a famed spirit known for ...

The traditional method of preparing absinthe: pour iced water over a sugar cube until it dissolves into a glass of absinthe underneath Green, incredibly alcoholic and some say mind-altering - these ...

Reader Bites celebrates dishes, drinks, and atmospheres from the Chicagoland food scene. Explore all of our favorites at chicagoreader.com/food/reader-bites. The ...

Ah, the dreamy green goddess that is formally known as absinthe. The uniquely green liquor is readily associated with old European lore of wild shenanigans and floaty hallucinations, which made it an ...