A new spirit is coming to downtown Lorain. Kurt Hernon, owner of landmark Lorain cocktail bar Speak of the Devil, 201 W. Fifth St., said there is perhaps no spirit more misunderstood than absinthe. On ...
Absinthe’s history mirrors the way it’s meant to be prepared: a mix of the misunderstood and the legitimately unusual. For most of its existence, the spirit has been slandered, ostracized and, in ...
One of my favorite parts of tending bar is clearing up misconceptions about alcohol. The biggest one has to be the old saw about beer before liquor or vice versa. (Answer: It doesn’t matter, except ...
FAIRYTALES: “The No. 1 misconception is that it will make you completely trip out," says The Conundrum bartender Jax Hammond of absinthe, a legendary and often misunderstood spirit that's acquired the ...
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What Is Absinthe?
When you think of absinthe, thoughts of the green fairy, hallucinations and late 19th century artists like Hemmingway, Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh are probably top of mind. But, with the rise of ...
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - As one of the best-known craft distilleries in Michigan, the team behind Long Road Distillers understands that working in small batches has its advantages. It allows them to pick ...
“Death in the Afternoon,” a nonfiction work by Ernest Hemingway published in 1932, chronicles the history of bullfighting in Spain, examining the sport and ceremony, the grandeur and the tragedy. It ...
Graydon Carter’s semiprivate club carries over absinthe’s tradition as the spirit of choice for the artistically inclined: from Rimbaud and Toulouse-Lautrec to… Well, we’re not sure who dines there; ...
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