Hideous Absinthe

Description:

Mysterious, sophisticated, alluring and almost Satanic, absinthe was the drink of choice of Baudelaire, Verlaine and Wilde. It inspired Degas, Manet and Picasso and was thought to have led to the demise of many of Paris' fin-de-siecle inhabitants. Jad Adams recounts the drink's history.

subjects: Absinthe,  History,  Social aspects,  Social aspects of Absinthe,  Liqueurs