So naturally, I thought of downing a shot of absinthe as the ultimate rite of passage into this enigmatic world. Except, take my advice: Don't shoot it. Instead, my friend brought out a ...

Few spirits have a more mysterious and convoluted reputation than absinthe. This Swiss spirit is nicknamed "la fée verte" or ...

The À La Louisiane is a 19th-century New Orleans cocktail composed of rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, and Bénédictine herbal ...

"Step back into the belle époque and beckon the green fairy: absinthe is having a renaissance," said Victoria Brzezinski in The Times. The heady spirit has been "reappearing in drinking dens" up ...

Ever since absinthe was outlawed due to rumours it led to insanity, this simple drink has become the nation's go-to apertif. It's difficult to imagine France without apéro (aperitif hour), that ...

Newswatch 16's Chelsea Strub checks out a centuries-old tradition of creating and consuming absinthe at Holy Ghost Distillery.

The iconic French Quarter bar has been a Bourbon Street institution since it was built in 1807 and remains a popular ...

Ever since absinthe was outlawed due to rumours it led to insanity, this simple drink has become the nation's go-to apertif.