Mansinthe is the official absinthe of Marilyn Manson, the outrageous, gender- and genre-bending rocker with a thing for the Green Fairy.

Following the re-emergence of absinthe in the 1990s, Manson was reported to have become a fan, apparently enjoying an adult dose of the wormwood-laced liqueur before shows.

Last year, Manson paired up with a Swiss distiller to produce his own authentic absinthe. Critics are mixed on the result. In April 2008, Mansinthe won a gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. A tasting panel at Epicurious thought otherwise; one reviewer compared its aroma to "sewage water or swamp mud."

Reference: What is absinthe? (Cookthink)
Reference: What is wormwood? (Cookthink)