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 ...

You may have heard about the hallucinogenic absinthe of the Van Gogh era, often called the “green fairy” because it supposedly made people see things that weren’t actually there. Because of its ...

When you think of absinthe, thoughts of the green fairy, hallucinations and late 19th century artists like Hemmingway, Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh are probably top of mind. But, with the rise of ...

Despite the boom in craft spirits, you still won’t find a lot of domestically produced absinthe. Part of the reason is that, in 2007, the U.S. approved the manufacturing (and import) of the wormwood ...

At the Fells Point cocktail bar Rye, it’s easy to spot an absinthe rookie. “We’ll often get questions like, ‘Is this going to make me hallucinate?’” said Perez Klebahn, managing partner. “You can ...

Acadia Bistro has a large collection of absinthe that it serves in cocktails or mellowed with ice water from an absinthe fountain and a bit of sugar. (Charles Campos) That same Green Muse that ...