One of the best absinthes in the world is made 60 miles northeast of Louisville. And its secret ingredient is a storied family recipe for Eastern Kentucky moonshine. No, you’re not hallucinating.

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 ...

Reader Bites celebrates dishes, drinks, and atmospheres from the Chicagoland food scene. Explore all of our favorites at chicagoreader.com/food/reader-bites. The ...

Evan Rail’s “The Absinthe Forger” takes the reader on a picaresque tour through the world of vintage alcohol collectors in pursuit of a fraudster. By J. D. Biersdorfer J.D. Biersdorfer is the ...