http://www.modern-wine-cellar.com/blog by Modern-Wine-Cellar.com Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:11:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.modern-wine-cellar.com/blog/just-in-time-for-halloween-the-green-fairy/ http://www.modern-wine-cellar.com/blog/just-in-time-for-halloween-the-green-fairy/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 06:22:20 +0000 admin http://modern-wine-cellar.com/blog/?p=9 No, not the Bruce Lee television series. Absinthe, also known as the Green Fairy, the muse of 19th century artists (like Van Gogh) and the bane of the early 20th is making a comeback. This 140-proof liqueur reached its height of popularity at a time when wine prices were skyrocketing. Later on, murders reminiscent of the Amityville Horror ignited hysteria about its effects. After 95 years, "Lucid" is  the first genuine Absinthe made with real Grande Wormwood to be legally available in the United States.

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