"Absinthe Myths Finally Laid To Rest" was an interesting read, but those of us at Amalgamated Brewing disagree with the once-and-for-all evidence claimed by Dirk W. Lachenmeier (C&EN, May 5, page 42).

POPULAR LORE HAS IT that absinthe, the potent wormwood-flavored alcohol, causes hallucinations, epileptic-like attacks, and bouts of madness for those who drink it. Scientists studying absinthe in ...

Absinthe is a drink with an eventful history. After enjoying popularity in the second half of the 1800s, absinthe was blamed for a variety of sins, leading to a ban in many western countries in the ...

Absinthe is a liqueur made from spirits and herbs like fennel, anise, and wormwood (Artemisia absinthium). It became famous as the “Green Fairy” in 19th-century Paris. Despite its reputation, absinthe ...

Absinthe, sometimes called “the green fairy,” was the preferred high-proof drink among artists and writers in 19th century Europe before making its way to the States. And after subsequently being ...

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 ...

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The absinthe revival, which has been on the move for more than a decade, just took a leap forward. For years, American aficionados of the banned beverage that inspired such artists as Vincent Van Gogh ...

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 ...

SAUMUR, France - Steam rising from floor vents swirls around the base of century-old stills in the Combier distillery in the Loire valley. Jean-Pierre Plisson, a veteran of nearly four decades at the ...