Around 200 years old, absinthe derives its name from ‘apsinthion,’ the Greek word for wormwood, an essential ingredient along with anise. The alcohol content in absinthe ranges between 55 and ...

Some readers might recoil in horror at a dose of absinthe in their drink, but a rising fascination with herbal spirits has ...

Absinthe itself, made from anise, wormwood, fennel, and other botanicals, rose to prominence in the 19th and early 20th ...

Absinthe is a potent alcoholic beverage made from different plants, including the flowers and leaves of a herb called grand wormwood, or artemisia absinthium. Part of the drama surrounding ...