Silence has surrounded absinthe for almost a century, after it was banned. Nowadays it seems to be coming back in style, while most countries in the EU have lifted the ban on absinthe again. Absinthe ...

Absinthe, often called “the green fairy,” is an emerald-hued spirit steeped in myth, history and allure. It has captured the imaginations of artists, writers and connoisseurs for centuries, becoming ...

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Nicknamed the Green Fairy, absinthe was long banned in the United States and in other countries. Sure, you could get a version without wormwood, but it was like Tinkerbell, watered down and safely ...

That Edgar Allan Poe abused alcohol regularly from his college days until his death at age 40 is of course well known, and described in many places including my recent post. What is less well ...

Explore the intriguing absinthe history and science, revealing myths, thujone effects, and the reality of absinthism syndrome. I used to think so, until I came across this paper taking a skeptical ...

Absinthe was created in the late 1700s and the first distillery opened in 1805. Absinthe gained popularity during a wine shortage in the mid 1800s. The sale of absinthe was banned after a 1905 crime ...

Is There Something to Be Learned from the Absinthe Case? What we can learn from the example of absinthe in France (and by later experiences with smoking), is that social inequalities in health as a ...