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 ...

Absinthe is a strong spirit created when a neutral alcohol is distilled with botanicals like anise, wormwood, fennel and other herbs and spices for a licorice-like flavor. There are two main ...

Valentin Magnan, the physician in chief at France's primary mental institution, was determined to separate absinthe from alcohol as a category. Magnan believed the evil green drink caused abusers ...