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Most Ungenerous Article of the Year?
Culture11, VA - 2 hours ago
By James Poulos If absinthe were a band, it would be Interpol, third-hand piffle masquerading as transgressive pop culture. If absinthe were sneakers, ...

New Year's Eve, Steam Punk Style
blogdowntown, CA - 6 hours ago
It had an open champagne bar, entertainment all night, tiny absinthe cocktails in apothecary bottles and dessert which meant I could snack away on their ...

Absinthe got a bad (hic!) rap
Belleville News Democrat,  USA - Jan 4, 2009
Q. A friend of my son recently remarked that she drinks absinthe. What is it and wasn't it illegal? A. Remember "Reefer Madness," the now-hilarious 1930s ...

New York Times
Care for an Absinthe? Ptooey!
New York Times, United States - Jan 2, 2009
By ERIC KONIGSBERG THERE are a number of bars in New York City these days that make cocktails with absinthe, mixing it with rum or tequila or gin to, um, ...

Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder
SmartBrief, DC - Jan 2, 2009
Absinthe, banned for nearly a century, is legal again, and the old myths about its hallucinogenic qualities are being put to rest. ...

Champagne corks a' poppin'
Portsmouth Herald News, NH - 5 hours ago
And now that absinthe is legal in the US, make the Death in the Afternoon first seen in print in 1935 and inspired by Ernest Hemingway, who wrote, ...

Absinthe: Spirit and mystique
Sacramento Bee,  USA - Dec 31, 2008
She's the Tinkerbell-like character said to be conjured from drinking absinthe, the anise-flavored spirit derived from wormwood that was banned domestically ...

Published: Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008 | Page 3D
Sacramento Bee,  USA - Dec 31, 2008
This time, we're tasting absinthe, the wormwood-based spirit that supposedly generates colorful visions once consumed. An almost century-long ban on ...

Lakeville couple finds success importing French spirits
South Coast Today, MA - 10 hours ago
"Absinthe has an interesting story. The ban on it was just lifted in the US after 100 years. At one time they thought it was particularly dangerous and ...

Examiner.com
Portland's distillers have a spirited 2008
Examiner.com - Dec 30, 2008
As far as new spirits, 2008 might be remembered as the Year of Absinthe. The storied “green fairy” that had been banned from commercial production in the ...

CATWALK: Stepping out in style
Jamaica Observer, Jamaica - Dec 29, 2008
French Connection, Destination London, Absinthe and 11:59 are just a few of the many hot spots for this infamous night. Surely, no one wants to ring in the ...

Genevan tries to recapture taste of forbidden absinthe
World Radio Switzerland, Switzerland - Dec 28, 2008
The Val-de-Travers is Switzerland’s capital for Absinthe making and the mythical home of alcohol. The clandestine tradition was kept alive there for nearly ...

L’Absinthe Brasserie-Restaurant
The Epoch Times, NY - Dec 26, 2008
L'Absinthe Brasserie-Restaurant is located at 227 East 67th Street, New York, NY 10021. Open seven days a week. Monday through Saturday: Lunch: noon to 3 pm ...

Port Royal burglar quenches thirst for schnapps, absinthe
Beaufort Gazette, SC - Dec 22, 2008
The man took a $50 bottle of highly distilled green alcohol called absinthe, one bottle of pumpkin schnapps and one bottle of gingerbread schnapps from the ...
Man breaks store window to steal beer, liquor Hilton Head Island Packet
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Champagne Cocktails Get Splash of Absinthe, Shot of Tequila
Bloomberg - Dec 17, 2008
... mixologists have extended their creativity to new-style champagne cocktails that include everything from now-legal absinthe to kiwi and chocolate. ...

'Tis the season for dinner with friends
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 7 hours ago
Absinthe chef's soup Jamie Lauren, chef at Absinthe (and a current contestant on Bravo's "Top Chef") sent a recipe for Parsnip & Apple Soup. ...

Concierge
Try Absinthe At Home
Concierge, NY - 22 hours ago
by Julia Bainbridge Well, it's about a year since absinthe became legal in the States again, and a number of cocktail geeks who had been fooling around with ...

‘Time’ for Free Whiskey
NBC Philadelphia, PA - Dec 16, 2008
Free cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served through midnight—a perfect time, we think, to head upstairs to Time’s spacious absinthe lounge, ...

BBC News
Suspended term for club assault
BBC News, UK - Dec 15, 2008
He said Turpin had problems with his partner and downed half a bottle of 70% proof absinthe before the 2006 assault at the M Club. ...

The True Flavour of Australia Arrives
The Shout - Hotel, Bar, Club & Liquor Industry News, Australia - 8 hours ago
The two herbal remedies from the Australian Vodka Company (subsidiary of TMD), the Australian Herbal liqueur and Moulin Rooz Absinthe are now available to ...