Last week, we posted a blog series on absinthe that included pointers on how to distill absinthe and how to make absinthe from kits. Some readers expressed kit absinthe is not “real” absinthe, with ...

While it is possible to purchase most alcohols in the United States, there are a few specific alcohols that are illegal to ...

As with every variety of alcoholic spirit, it should hardly come as a surprise that absinthe has its own national holiday. With an entire day dedicated to the infamous green beverage that was banned ...

Evan Rail’s “The Absinthe Forger” takes the reader on a picaresque tour through the world of vintage alcohol collectors in pursuit of a fraudster. By J. D. Biersdorfer J.D. Biersdorfer is the ...

Want to drink like the poets and artists of old did? Try absinthe, the verdant liqueur that tastes like black licorice and derives much of its flavor from a plant called wormwood, a.k.a, Artemisia ...

Reader Bites celebrates dishes, drinks, and atmospheres from the Chicagoland food scene. Explore all of our favorites at chicagoreader.com/food/reader-bites. The ...

When it comes to this classic cocktail, the former president surely put a unique spin on it. Would you try his martini with ...