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 ...

Wormwood is a bitter herb and an ingredient in the alcoholic drink absinthe. It may have antimicrobial properties, relieve pain, stimulate digestion, and more. However, it contains thujone, a toxic ...

Absinthe, which inspiration-seeking artists once drunk in excess, is not a psychedelic beverage after all, say international researchers. Instead, they say, the drink's reputation is down to nothing ...

All you connoisseurs who lament that new versions of old classics—the Corvette, Astroturf, metal bats—just do not measure up to the original can cross one example off your list: absinthe. I couldn't ...

"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).

Want to party like it’s 1899? Well, now you can–sort of. After nearly a century-long ban on absinthe in the U.S., a federal agency has begrudgingly allowed two European distillers to sell the ...

An analysis of century-old bottles of absinthe — the kind once quaffed by the likes of van Gogh and Picasso to enhance their creativity — may end the controversy over what ingredient caused the green ...

The letter from Mike Stapleton needs rebuttal, as it contains a number of factual errors (C&EN, June 16, page 9). The first and foremost misrepresentation is the boiling point of thujone, which the ...