Making Your Own Absinthe

Name: Making Your Own Absinthe
Ingredients: 30 g dried wormwood; 45 g fennel seeds; 45 g aniseeds; 10 g dried angelica root; 12 g coriander seeds; 10 g dried lemon peel; 10 g dried hyssop; 10 g dried lemon balm; 10 g dried peppermint

9 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

30 g dried wormwood
45 g fennel seeds
45 g aniseeds
10 g dried angelica root
12 g coriander seeds
10 g dried lemon peel
10 g dried hyssop
10 g dried lemon balm
10 g dried peppermint

Directions

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In reality, you should macerate Mix A for a few days in a 1 quart (1-liter) bottle of 190 proof (95 percent) clear alcool, then dilute and distill it.
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But since it is dangerous and mostly illegal, we dont suggest it.
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After you get a clear distillate, you would macerate Mix B in it for a few days to impart the greenish tinge (though not the fake mouthwash color) and a light herbaceous tone.
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Then you would add clean water and strain it through a coffee filter to bring down the alcool content to 90 proof (45 percent).
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So if youre bottling in old wine bottles, it should be half mixture, half water.
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Cork, shake, and serve.
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Another option (that purists would find disturbing) is to put Mix A in a muslin bag and tie it closed.
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Soak the bag in 190 proof clear alcool for 3 days in a dark, cool room.
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Remove the Mix A bag, add Mix B in a muslin bag, and leave again for 3 days, same process.
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Then remove the second bag and filter the liquid through a series of coffee filters.
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Add an equal amount of clean water.
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Or, you can substitute simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water; dissolve the sugar in the water) for part of the water.
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Here is how to find our herb man, a one-stop shop for absinthe ingredients: Herbarome-la Bottine aux Herbes, 3778 A Rue Saint Denis, Montreal, QC H2W 2M1, (514) 845-1225; [email protected].