Cocktail Tour: Louche: The French Quarter Absinthe Tour ($3,605)

New Orleans’ historic trade connections to France meant the city enjoyed delights that were often scarce in other ports, including Bordeaux wines, brandies, and that most mysterious of drinks, absinthe. This tour will explore the ribald history of absinthe in New Orleans, from its arrival in the 1840s through its growing popularity in new drinks such as the absinthe frappe and obituary cocktail. The tour will delve into absinthe drinking rituals both actual and fabricated, and will tour several of the key absinthe destinations in the city. (Drinks purchased separately.)  

Guide:
Rhiannon Enlil