All Things Absinthe – Difford’s Guide

All Things Absinthe – Difford’s Guide

Difford's Guide is a great resource for Absinthe, here's their World Absinthe Day (5 March 2025) newsletter: Dear Discerning Drinker Today is Absinthe Day, a day celebrating the legal sale of absinthe in the USA being reinstated after a 95-year ban on this day in...

World Absinthe Day Timeline

World Absinthe Day Timeline

DID YOU KNOW: www.worldabsintheday.com Potted history on Absinthe Renaissance and its modern revival since 1900 Main World Absinthe Bans: Switzerland 1910 ~ United States of America (USA) 1912 ~ France 1915:These Bans were gradually overturned or circumvented since...

On the Sauce at the Green Bar

On the Sauce at the Green Bar

Great Glass Bell: Water drips from the taps and fogs the absinthe The Hotel Café Royal has dedicated its new menu to absinthe: Somehow it works, says David Ellis "The thing to do is order two shots for the table – staff decode the list – and watch as a great glass...

NV Absinthe 40%: BevTest “Highly Recommended”

NV Absinthe 40%: BevTest “Highly Recommended”

NV Absinthe 40% has been awarded a Silver Medal "Highly Recommended" with 86 points by Beverage Testing Institute in the USA. BevTest have been reviewing drinks for five decades "We have a deep commitment to impartiality, open-mindedness, and fairness.  All of our...

The once-banned “green fairy” is back in demand…

The once-banned “green fairy” is back in demand…

From The Week newspaper - Jan 2025 BY IRENIE FORSHAW  (Image credit: Shutterstock / Brent Hofacker) The Revival of Absinthe:  The once-banned 'green fairy' is back in demand in cocktail bars around the UK. Absinthe's 'complexity of botanical flavours' makes for...

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