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Tag: Absinthe

OOO La La!

OOO La La!

What a knockout is absinthe! In early-19th-century France, a most popular beverage was named absinthe. By 1915, the French, as well as the U.S. government, outlawed the production of it because through autopsies it was discovered that lesions and scarring of the brain occurred in regular and heavy drinkers of absinthe. Absinthe resulted in promiscuous [...]

June 14, 2010 More
The Green Fairy – Absinthe

The Green Fairy – Absinthe

Absinthe returns with a rush Being in the wine and spirits business requires a lot of tasting of the various offerings from all of the companies battling for shelf space. From 100-point wines to $1,300 bottles of cognac, we’ve seen and tried them all. We have even had wine with the Paul’s name on it, [...]

June 7, 2010 More