Writer Sue Strachan chronicled the local social scene for The Times-Picayune and St. Charles Avenue magazine. Her latest book ...

French Drip absinthe drink, at Death in the Afternoon, a recently opened bar, at 930 North Mills Avenue, on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel) ...

T he ban on absinthe in 1915 paved the way for the rise of pastis, a beloved French aperitif that remains a cultural icon ...

Here, we’ll go over everything from what absinthe really is to how to drink it and much more. While you’re at it, it’s time for these retro cocktails to make a comeback.

The Old Absinthe House is a classic French Quarter bar on Bourbon Street with a speakeasy-style restaurant in back. ... a font of absinthe drinks at an address famous for such, ... Witch way to go.

By the late 1800s, during the rise of modern cocktails, absinthe found its way into iconic recipes like the sazerac and corpse reviver. However, it faced legal challenges. “Like all alcohol ...

Combine 4½ oz. Yoo-hoo and 1½ oz. absinthe (preferably Pernod) in a shaker, and shake with ice for 20 seconds. Strain the drink into a chilled cocktail coupe. Saved by the Bellini: & Other 90s ...

Cincinnati saloons rarely served absinthe in the French style, employing it more as an adjunct to alcoholic concoctions, like bitters. If you were to wander into one of Cincinnati’s tonier watering ...