"After the first glass, you see things as you wish they were. After the second glass, you see things as they are not. Absinthe. It was the muse that inspired artists and writers from Degas to Van Gogh ...

Absinthe spurred Van Gogh to remove ear; now liquor is in a store near you. Dec. 21, 2007— -- Decadence and debauchery. Mayhem and murder. Absinthe, the legendary drink and muse of the Moulin ...

From roughly 1860 to 1890, French wine drinkers were under assault. A blight called phylloxera had nearly decimated the country’s vineyards and the nation’s wine industry. What wine remained in shops ...

Evan Rail’s “The Absinthe Forger” takes the reader on a picaresque tour through the world of vintage alcohol collectors in pursuit of a fraudster. By J. D. Biersdorfer J.D. Biersdorfer is the ...

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 ...