Eventually, absinthe served as a sort of symbol of the bohemian lifestyle, and artists claimed the "green fairy" would pay them a visit, delivering them a source of inspiration — or hallucinations.

There are two main styles of absinthe, Swiss/French and Czech/Bohemian Swiss or French absinthe is considered the most traditional type of absinthe since the spirit was invented in Switzerland ...

"Step back into the belle époque and beckon the green fairy: absinthe is having a renaissance," said Victoria Brzezinski in The Times. The heady spirit has been "reappearing in drinking dens" up ...