It inspired many of the greats in art and literature and has been branded one of the world's most dangerous drinks. Now, absinthe is making a resurgence. Dubbed 'the green fairy', the anise-flavored ...

As I sip a cold glass of absinthe, I can't help but think my surroundings are a little incongruous. The sun-dappled forest floor is thick with beech leaves. I'm standing at Fontaine à Louis, a ...

My pants are covered in green glitter and unicorn poop. The glitter is supposed to go in Melody “Green Fairy” Sweets’ elbow-length gloves, and the unicorn poop, well, that one’s harder to explain.

The LEGENDARY green beverage known as absinthe was once forbidden fruit in the U.S., enjoyed only by those swigging from a smuggled bottle. Now that absinthe has been legal here for nearly a year and ...

The list of history’s famous absintheurs reads like a catalog of artistic genius, from the vibrant paintings of Vincent Van Gogh to the legendary short stories of Oscar Wilde and Ernest Hemingway. The ...

Lance Winters, an Alameda distiller, may be a hotter ticket right now than Paris Hilton on a Friday night. Reporters want him, the bar crowd adores him and he's been known to sell out the house in ...

My pants are covered in green glitter and unicorn poop. The glitter is supposed to go in Melody “Green Fairy” Sweets’ elbow-length gloves, and the unicorn poop, well, that one’s harder to explain.