The Book of Absinthe is an entertaining and hilarious account of the cultural history of the “Green Fairy”. This Absinthe book is packed with tons of research, great writing and pitch-black humor to tell tales of the drink that has intoxicated artists, poets and writers since the 19th century. Entertaining stories of absinthe’s drug like sensations of mood lift and inspiration lead to delirium, homicidal mania and death in this fascinating absinthe book about the world’s most notorious drink.

• Includes appendix that tests the real and fake absinthe products
• A witty, erudite primer to the world’s most notorious drink
• Written by Phil Baker