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Since the 1700s, absinthe, the emerald-colored herbal spirit, has captured the collective imagination. From its beginnings as a medicine to the height of its popularity among artists like Vincent Van Gogh and Mary Shelley, its true effects and mysterious origins have been shrouded in a veil of misunderstanding.
Cecil Usher, bar manager at Butcher and the Rye and the newly-minted vice president of Pittsburgh’s chapter of the United States Bartenders’ Guild, will guide us through the history and mystery of dancing with the green fairy.
This article appears in Feb 22-28, 2017.
