My great auntie from the old country (Galicia) was the medicine woman for the family and distilled potato spirit was the base solvent for her tinctures. She designated me, at 15, to be her under study and she always used the burnt sugar in a spoon as the finish.
@planetmoonshine6223
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, what amazing heritage.
@2bmcubed
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! So informative. I have had wormwood and lemon balm grow prolifically in my yard in California. The wormwood is blooming now. The ladybugs love it. Surprised to read it’s only available certain months as mine grows year round. The tea is bitter, but with some lemon and honey, so refreshing. A new home distiller here, but I’ve made hard cider so building on those skills. I always wanted to try to make absinthe, thanks again.
@rollinloudasf
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video sir. When the lid popped off by itself.. you know them fairies are ready to party 🧚♀️❤🧚♂️
@mothox
Жыл бұрын
Fascinating, thankyou. I have been keenly interested in the history of Absinthe and you gave me more information than what I have found elsewhere. I will make your recipe. Subbed and Cheers 🍻
@snappingbear
Жыл бұрын
This is one of, if not the best moonshine video I have ever seen and I subscribe to most of the channels that "chase the craft" of home distillation. I am going to try making this but acquiring the herbal ingredients might be the biggest challenge. Anyways, well done your videos are always interesting and informative.
@WeightlessBallast
11 ай бұрын
I'll be back. It is difficult to make a consistent absinthe that comes out the same after each maceration/distilling run. Base alcohol quality is important: you might think that the herbs will mask out impurities in the aroma or taste. They don't, so if you are using your own base alcohol, make sure it's the best quality you can make. Next, the herbs just have to be exactly per the (historical) bill, in particular fennel must be Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce, not bronze fennel. Properly dried A. absinthium, which is neither fresh nor stale (I have kept my harvested wormwood in the kitchen exposed to the odours of cooking plus dust, a grave error). Slow distillation, careful and gentle coloration (avoid mint unless you want a drink that tastes only like mint). Just a short comment for starters.
@suttHunterz
2 жыл бұрын
I love the freedom unit comment! From us but grew up in Canada so I know both… love watching your videos you have given me a few really good ideas! I’ve been doing this for a few years now… can’t wait to go legal and start being able to actually make something back
@planetmoonshine6223
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Nicholas, yeah it's great fun making big batches and selling to a grateful public. So far I only do that with beer.
@dp5548-g1e
Жыл бұрын
I used vacuum distillation, and the flavor was outstanding. I think because I was able to distill at a temperature around 138 f, saving some of the botanicals with the lower temperature.
@kezzler9556
8 ай бұрын
Enjoyed your video. From what I have read, pernod absinth is the closest to the original taste, if you want to try and mimick the taste.
@IgorFranca
Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks!
@margiemurphy3216
Жыл бұрын
Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder! 😉
@MarcBernhard-o6y
Жыл бұрын
Artemisia absinthium is not used in the final coloring/flavor step. It will result in an absinthe that is unnecessarily bitter. Artemisia pontica (Roman wormwood) is the proper wormwood for this step.
@planetmoonshine6223
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, that is true and I would have used it if I could have bought any from anywhere in the world that would ship it to me in smaller quantities. Even though spain is apparently a producer it's almost impossible to buy here.
@MarcBernhard-o6y
Жыл бұрын
@@planetmoonshine6223 Send me a private message and I'll see about sending you some.
@willowgalan2942
8 ай бұрын
I REALLY want to grow some of my own to make my own absinthe, could you possibly send me some too?
@suttHunterz
2 жыл бұрын
Made my first batch of elderberry tincture medicine whatever… very similar process.. love the freedom unit comment, from the states but grew up in Canada as weLl so know both units of measure! Thank you for the vids
@planetmoonshine6223
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah looking at my video analytics more than 98% of my viewers are in US. I grew up with imperial units until I was 12 years old, since then it's been metric. I think in metric these days.
@vegscrogbloom2077
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for doing the absence sorryI didn’t get back to you but I never tried any off the shelf absences just what I’ve made the interesting part is the black and the yellow I knew if the green and the red maybe next time do one of the others yellow black or red
@planetmoonshine6223
2 жыл бұрын
I believe they use hibiscus 🌺 for the red, they are in bloom right now here in Spain. Not sure About the others.
@tonybletas431
Жыл бұрын
Had absinthe too many times and must confess it did nothing to improve my painting or poetry, much less see any green fairies flying about. It did get me shit-faced for extended periods, so I’m thinking it did exactly what it was supposed to do.
@Ian-bq7gp
Жыл бұрын
I had some from the farm from val de travers in nw Switzerland. It tastes awful but it is still found like potene in ireland. I hate it. Drink the pom or apple moonshine or plum moonshine.
@keithagee8972
4 ай бұрын
Mistletoe is a fungus.
@eleven9286
Жыл бұрын
"It makes a beast of a man, a martyr of a woman, and a degenerate of an infant" WHY WOULD AN INFANT DRINK ABSINTHE?? Lol that guy from 1988 was a bit nuts, eh?
@andrewmeiklem5098
Жыл бұрын
Cannabis user here. I never Dream unless i have an absinthe before bed. otherwise, i don't dream.
@eleven9286
Жыл бұрын
Same here, never tried absinthe.. how much do you drink to have an effect on your dreaming? Also, what if consciously having the thought of "Im going to drink absinthe before bed and I am going to dream" is what is actually helping you dream? Know what I mean?
@andrewmeiklem5098
Жыл бұрын
@eleven9286 red absinthe. It's the wormwood. Must keep one's mind elevated enough to dream. Red absinthe should be a shot with lemon soda (solo here in Australia). You won't need more then 2 glasses. 1 might even be enough lol
@andrewmeiklem5098
Жыл бұрын
Had a tolerance break last week so will be interesting when I have a drink tonight lol
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