It felt like the opening of a Southern Gothic tea ceremony. Wanda Lee, 74, slowly carries out a decanter of the coldest ice water, the cubes floating and bobbing as she walks, along with a glass of ...

One of the best absinthes in the world is made 60 miles northeast of Louisville. And its secret ingredient is a storied family recipe for Eastern Kentucky moonshine. No, you’re not hallucinating.

Mark Maurice was one of those “crazy Limelight club kids,” as he puts it. One night at the club, he met a man carrying these mysterious green vials. The man told him the vials contained absinthe, and ...

The Green Fairy returns—this time in The Volunteer State. It felt like the opening of a Southern Gothic tea ceremony. Wanda Lee, 74, slowly carries out a decanter of the coldest ice water, the cubes ...