Few spirits have a more mysterious and convoluted reputation than absinthe. This Swiss spirit is nicknamed "la fée verte" or "the green fairy" because of its distinctive emerald hue. Beloved by ...

MOUTIER, Switzerland -- Absinthe, the drink banned almost a century ago as "madness in a bottle," is making a comeback. The Swiss, who first distilled absinthe, legalized it last month, hoping to ...

There are a lot of rumors and myths surrounding once-banned liquor absinthe. Seattle Kitchen host Tom Douglas had never tried it, so asked an expert to bring in some of the much-lored liquor for him ...