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; ...

I’ve been on an absinthe kick at work lately. I’ve been trying to get my coworkers on the bandwagon, but they keep wrinkling their nose at the black licorice aroma that I find so alluring. All the ...

Yesterday, we blogged about how you can make distilled absinthe, with links to websites that either sell stills or provide directions for creating homemade stills. But since distilling alcohol without ...

Let’s start with a few things that absinthe is not. Absinthe is not hallucinogenic. Absinthe won’t make you go crazy. Absinthe isn’t illegal. If you’re like most people, those three statements have ...

The Rattlesnake isn’t actually dangerous. It was all just a big misunderstanding. A Rattlesnake is essentially a Whiskey Sour made with rye (as opposed to bourbon) and a dash of absinthe. This ...

Is there any distilled spirit with a more notorious reputation than absinthe? While many drinkers reach for bourbon, tequila, ...