Absinthe became popular during France’s Belle-Epoque period in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This also was the time of the decimation of France’s wine industry by the phylloxera pest. As an ...

Wormwood is the common name for Artemisia absinthium, a plant best known for its distinctive bitter taste and use in absinthe. Artemisia abrotanum has been used in history for herbal teas.