how do i make absinthe?

Answer 1

you infuse wormwood and anise seeds in rectified spirits
Wormwood is available dried from herbalists
Star anise/aniseed from supermarkets
The best sub for rec.spirit is polish pure spirit
You have to play around with the quantity of herbs to get the right result
Other things to infuse :Dried magic mushrooms!
Its easier(and cheaper) to go to a shop and buy some absinthe

Answer 2

I wouldn't try making your own because you will end up with something akin to lighter fluid and probably a lot more foul tasting.

Absinthe is distilled with wormwood which if drunk in quantity, is hallucinogenic. Modern absinthe contains a lot less than the banned stuff so that you don't go blind quite so quick.

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Imported from Switzerland (where it started as a patent medicine) to France in 1797 by Henri Louis Pernod, the light green drink is made by steeping dried herbs, including some common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), in ethyl alcohol and then distilling the steep liquor. The distillation is esential as wormwood contains extraordinarily bitter compounds called absinthins which must be excluded from the distillate. Fortunately absinthins are alcohol insoluble, while the rest of the essential oil is volatile with alcohol vapor. The principal herbs are familiar culinary spices anise and fennel, their essential oils being mainly anethole. The product is then treated with Roman wormwood (A.pontica) and other herbs in a delicate and difficult final step. These add finishing flavors and fragile chlorophyllic green pigment -- easily denatured by light or heat. Less traditional brands use food coloring and usually go for a dramatic emerald green (or blue, yellow, even red!) Really authentic absinthe is a pale vivid green like the gemstone Peridot. A New Orleans chemist and microbiologist, Ted Breaux, has spent seven years studying absinthe and has replicated the recipe for one of the most important Belle Epoch brands, Eduoard Pernod. Breaux is a perfectionist about absinthe making, and owns two bottles of century old premium Pernods, which greatly facilitated his efforts. Breaux' absinthe (soon to be commercialized outside of the US) is believed by many to be the finest the world has seen since 1915.


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Answer 3

Absinthe is made with an extract from wormwood (Artemisia absinthium L) in addition to aniseed, star anise, fennel, coriander, hyssop, and lemonbalm. Small amounts of angelica, juniper, nutmeg, and other herbs and spices may also be used. The flavor is aromatic (similar to Pernod) and bitter and the color is emerald green. The alcohol content is usually very high, up to 75%. You may drink Absinthe neat, with ice or with water. Traditionally it is poured over a perforated spoon with a sugar cube into a glass of water, which then turns opaque (like Pernod and Ouzo) because of precipitation of essential oils
I think its beter if u buy it,

Answer 4

what strength? My boyfriend just bought some 80% absinthe and we saw an 85% bottle too!

Answer 5

You just buy it in a bottle - it's just a spirit like any other. Wormwood is the unusual ingredient and that's the one that turns you into a basket case, good and proper. Apparently it's the first substance that was banned in Europe, which makes it an odd one to legalise.

Answer 6

i don't think you'd want to make it. my brother drank some and it almost ended in tragedy. i know it's supposed to be cool to mess about with prohibited substances, but this one actually does mess with your mental health. i would advise you not to drink it, unless you want to end up like a vegetable. but that is your choice.

Answer 7

Better get the already made from a supermarket

Answer 8

absinthe...make your farts go Honda

Answer 9

Don't. It is deadly. If you really want to then first you need a large still.

Answer 10

You don't you buy it.