I had the pleasure of working with so many absinthe-minded people on this book; it was a group effort. Immense thanks to Gwydion Stone for his guidance and support. Thanks also to Ted Breaux, not only for sharing his knowledge with me but for kindly reintroducing absinthe to a thirsty public. Others who helped make this book a reality include Erik Adkins, B. Alex, Eric Alperin, Faye Bender, Marc Bernhard, Jeff Berry, Greg Best, Sarah Billingsley, Chris Bostick, Jamie Boudreau, Lu Brow, Jackson Cannon, Laura Cassidy, Santino Cicciari, Anne Donnard, Lucy Farber, Lara Ferroni, Ted Haigh, Chris Hannah, David Hawk, Sarah Hearn, Christian Hodgkinson, Jeff Hollinger, Amber Holst, Daniel Hyatt, Charles Joly, Misty Kalkofen, Ben Kasman, Gregory Ryan Klein, Ravi Lalchandani, Bill LeBlond, Scott Leopold, Brian MacGregor, Toby Maloney, Jim Meehan, Brian Miller, Kamal Mukherjee, Doug Ogan, Ales Olasz, Peter Perez, Julie Reiner, Jim Romdall, Mark Rutherford, Peter Schaf, Riccardo Semeria, Dave Shenaut, Daniel Shoemaker, Allie Smith, LeNell Smothers, Marcos Tello, Jerusha Torres, Charles Vexenat, Thad Vogler, Phil Ward, Alyssa Winters, Evan Zimmerman, and the members of the online communities at the Wormwood Society, the Virtual Absinthe Museum, and La Fée Verte, whose message board discussions and product reviews proved both enlightening and entertaining. Cheers to the late cocktailians and distillers who left a legacy of delicious drinks, and to the booze historians who have kept the recipes alive.