by mark peattie | Apr 1, 2026 | History, News
The Revival of Absinthe, From Ban to Global Renaissance Few spirits in history have experienced a journey as dramatic as absinthe. Once celebrated as the drink of artists, writers, and visionaries across Europe, absinthe rose to cultural prominence in the nineteenth...
by mark peattie | Apr 1, 2026 | History
The Revival of Absinthe, From Ban to Global Renaissance Absinthe has one of the most fascinating stories in the history of spirits. Once celebrated as the drink of artists and intellectuals, it was later banned across much of the world, surrounded by myth,...
by George Rowley | Dec 13, 2004 | News
Chemical analyses indicates that people between 8,000 and 9,000 years ago concocted a fermented, winelike drink. One of the ancient jars contained a liquid that had traces of wormwood, suggesting the beverage might have been an early version of...
