Few spirits have a more mysterious and convoluted reputation than absinthe. This Swiss spirit is nicknamed "la fée verte" or ...

Van Gogh’s Haunted Mind: Alcohol, Absinthe, and the Madness That Consumed Him The colors swirled and pulsed before his eyes: electric blues, starburst yellows, deep, bottomless blacks.

"But ask a bartender if absinthe is back and they'll tell you it never went away." From Oscar Wilde to Vincent Van Gogh, absinthe was the "spirit of choice" for many of "history's most bohemian ...

One is Quo Vadis in Soho, another is Nightjar in Old Street, another the Green Bar at Wilde’s old haunt, Hotel Café Royal. At ...

Ever since absinthe was outlawed due to rumours it led to insanity, this simple drink has become the nation's go-to apertif.

Atelier des Lumières The Van Gogh, Starry Night show debuted in Paris ... ready walls and rentable cushions to play rooms and absinthe bars, whichever you visit is the perfect place to spend ...

nor propelling the brushes of Van Gogh or the ink pots of Wilde, there are London bars once again traversing the great absinthe plains. One is Quo Vadis in Soho, another is Nightjar in Old Street ...