One hundred forty-four proof, notoriously addictive, and the drug of choice for nineteenth-century poets, absinthe is gaining bootleg popularity after almost a century of being banned. Due to popular demand, <I>Absinthe: History in a Bottle </I>is back in paperback with a handsome new cover. Like the author's bestselling <I>The Martini </I>and <I>The Cigar,</I> it is a potent brew of wild nights and social history, fact and trivia, gorgeous art and beautiful artifacts. As intoxicating as its subject, <I>Absinthe</I> makes a memorable gift for anyone who knows how to celebrate vice.