Absinthe was finally legalized in 2007 after new research proved it was no more dangerous than other spirits. It also isn’t ...

You may have heard that absinthe isn’t legal today. So then why can you walk into any well-stocked liquor store and buy yourself what has been known until recent years as bootleg hooch?

Depicted in works of Impressionist painters, blamed for acts of brazen insanity, and now resurging in bars across the continent, absinthe is one of the most mysterious beverages to hit bar shelves.