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 ...

Cincinnati saloons rarely served absinthe in the French style, employing it more as an adjunct to alcoholic concoctions, like bitters. If you were to wander into one of Cincinnati’s tonier watering ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - As one of the best-known craft distilleries in Michigan, the team behind Long Road Distillers understands that working in small batches has its advantages. It allows them to pick ...

The art-filled Krewe Boheme parades through New Orleans' Marigny and French Quarter on Jan. 30 with cellist Helen Gillet riding the green absinthe bottle throne.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Perhaps it was best to take my first taste of absinthe on a hearty Oregon afternoon in July. Sunlight seems suitable inoculation against the potion's legendary sorcery. My guides ...

PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters Life!) - The tiny Portland distillery Integrity Spirits has put its sought-after craft vodka and gin on the back burner to brew up something in high demand these days: ...

Mardi Gras is not about partying. I mean it definitely is, but it’s about more than that. Mardi Gras is about exuberance. Obviously, it’s a drinking holiday, but you shouldn’t just drink anything; ...

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 ...

Atop a secret staircase, guarded by a lithe and lovely Siamese cat, a tiny lounge beckoned. The cat threaded itself about my ankles as we made sense of the skeleton key and entered what had once been ...