Check out this cut from Mythbusters featuring the brilliant Anthony Dias Blue, who is Editor-in-Chief of the Tasting Panel Magazine (which has included articles by yours truly) and an all-around food and beverage guru through Blue Lifestyle.

This clip is pretty straightforward and will make you an expert on the finer differences between the Martini’s two most popular preparations.

We recently met up with Obsello Absinthe distiller Alex Davis to get the facts about modern absinthe.

The article will appear in the upcoming issue of Mutineer Magazine, but here is a taste to tide you over.

Myth 5. While the effects and experience of drinking absinthe is different than typical alcoholic beverages due to additional active ingredients, absinthe is NOT hallucinogenic, it will not make you “trip” or hack off your own ear. Continue Reading »