At Still Works and Brewing we are making Absinthe. 1.5 liter 85%% alcohol 100 g wormwood 50 g Anise seed 50 g Fennel seed 8 g star Anise coloring 5 g lemon balm 10 g Hyssop
I got some absinthe wormwood seeds this afternoon and i hope to successfully grow some to be used in making my own absinthe. Thank you for posting this, its easy to follow and fun to watch. Just subscribed 😁💖
Very interesting video. Thank you for that, but allow me one little hint: These absinth-glases are made to help you mixing absinth right. So: If you fill the round bubble on the ground of the glass with absinth, you should fill all the rest of the glass completety up with ice-cold water. That will make the absinth more drinkable andit will help to solve allmost all the sugar (the lady wanted to add another cube, but the sugar she added was just not solved completely....).
Very interesting! I have never tasted Absinthe but I really enjoy ouzo. I always wondered just how bitter the wormwood is. Thank for another great experiment, Randy. It was nice to see Mrs. Randy too!
The other herbs do a good job of covering the bite of the wormwood, though it does have a mild one. Some regular drinkers aquire a taste for the bitterness, not using any sugar at all. I think if you like ouzo you'll like absinthe🤷♂️
That is a great question I went online did some research found recipes looked for similar recipes that gave me a good start point and it turned out pretty good
Randy, after watching your video when you 1st purchased the air still I've put one in my buy cart and tossed it back out a dozen times. Is this something your glad your bought? It's videos like this that get me thinking I want one again, small batch....
Very cool Randy! but b4 you drink it, enlighten / fire up the Absinthe drained sugar. than put some spring water in it. the green will get foggy. in the good old days of Absinthe, guys like Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Vincent van Gogh dropped some Laudanum on the Sugar. Maybe that's the reason why he cut him self off an ear, when the green Fairy visited him. ;)
Luden's cough drops. Had to love Mrs. Randy's comment "it's not hateful" Cough medicine. No thanks for me, but glad you enjoyed it. Another good vid though.
You have evecler alchool, 95 degree. after the maceration, you mix the alchool with water to reduce the degree of alchool , and afterwards you distill it. what is the point of that? I don't see the purpose of that. could someone explain it?
Powerful drugs? 😂 Old wives tale. Thujone is potentially toxic at high concentrations. As drugs are toxic then I guess you could call it a drug in that case. Kinda like caffeine is a drug. Powerful drugs that's funny. Just don't make videos of you doing it. Lol
Absinthe is a beautiful spirit when done properly. I'm not a fan of black licorice but I do like good absinthe.
this was the first time i have made and had Absinthe really enjoyed it cheers
I got some absinthe wormwood seeds this afternoon and i hope to successfully grow some to be used in making my own absinthe. Thank you for posting this, its easy to follow and fun to watch. Just subscribed 😁💖
Welcome to channel let us know how absinthe turns out cheers
Very interesting video. Thank you for that, but allow me one little hint: These absinth-glases are made to help you mixing absinth right. So: If you fill the round bubble on the ground of the glass with absinth, you should fill all the rest of the glass completety up with ice-cold water. That will make the absinth more drinkable andit will help to solve allmost all the sugar (the lady wanted to add another cube, but the sugar she added was just not solved completely....).
Just made some it's BEAUTIFUL, without sugar though.!!!
I dont buy my wormwood because i go to the forest and collect some my self.
Regards from Sweden.
Do you dry it before distilling?
@@gregorysteele5269 You do need to dry it or the water in it will reduce the strength of its flavours.
This guy probably knows a lot, I would like to hang w this guy
cheers my friend
Wow....an appearance from Mrs. Randy! Cool.
had to bribe with something to drink
Thanks Randy, great video.
thanks cheers
Looks like you got a decent louche on that absenthe. I'm going to have to give it a go.
I really enjoyed
Very interesting! I have never tasted Absinthe but I really enjoy ouzo. I always wondered just how bitter the wormwood is.
Thank for another great experiment, Randy. It was nice to see Mrs. Randy too!
i did not think it was too bitter
The other herbs do a good job of covering the bite of the wormwood, though it does have a mild one. Some regular drinkers aquire a taste for the bitterness, not using any sugar at all. I think if you like ouzo you'll like absinthe🤷♂️
@@caveman3021 Thank you!
Damn that pour color was spot on
dad loves black licorice. will be showing him this :)
good idea
Dang interesting video. Gonna have to try this. Thanks Randy.
i enjoyed it cheers
HELLO 👋 RANDY,,,I'M DOING THE SAME ONE,,
enjoy I think mine turned out very good cheers
Absinthlutely interesting,grinning green gnome!
good stuff
Pretty sure traditionally they used grapa or liquor made from grapes as a base spirit. Cheers
i think you are correct
Interesting video! Thanks for posting!👍
If I grow my own wormwood and make this, will it have the Thujone? I’d really love to make that
Thats what im wondering. It did say online that it is in all tissue of the plant so it would have to.
I love absinthe I gotta try this
cheers
Hi, how did you get the initial ingredient list of 100g/50g/50g/8g raw ingredients? Thank you!
That is a great question I went online did some research found recipes looked for similar recipes that gave me a good start point and it turned out pretty good
Well that was cool.
thanks
You really should put the green one through the filter first, then pour through the clear one to rinse what's left in the filter.
thanks
Randy, after watching your video when you 1st purchased the air still I've put one in my buy cart and tossed it back out a dozen times. Is this something your glad your bought? It's videos like this that get me thinking I want one again, small batch....
I like it for small things like this and also have done some gin as well i would say im glad i got it
what alcohol do you buy /use to macerate the herbs in before distillation?
you want the highest you can make or buy
Enjoyed this. Hibiscus turns Absinthe red if you want a visit from the red fairy.
Thanks for sharing
Very cool Randy! but b4 you drink it, enlighten / fire up the Absinthe drained sugar. than put some spring water in it. the green will get foggy. in the good old days of Absinthe, guys like Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Vincent van Gogh dropped some Laudanum on the Sugar. Maybe that's the reason why he cut him self off an ear, when the green Fairy visited him. ;)
I have seen that some where cheers
Great vid folks, Randy what proof did the distillate come out the air still at?.
140
Cheers
cheers my Friend
High Randy how do you feel it would be using half as much Wormwood?
I think the next im going to stay the same did not think it was too bitter
Luden's cough drops. Had to love Mrs. Randy's comment "it's not hateful" Cough medicine. No thanks for me, but glad you enjoyed it.
Another good vid though.
cheers my Friend
How do you get that distiller
Are the leaves in ur yard really that green!? That's amazing!
yes they are just got done raining and the leaves are young
Aren't we supposed to burn the sugar cubes and let it drip down?
that is one way
Next week will be Mimosa hostilis root tea I am guessing.
never know cheers Robert
This is really random. Absinthe isn't a trip in any of the sense. Unless you call getting drunk tripping
Do you have to run it for the everclear , i mean its 95 percent right , i think they add cold water to it
How did the absinthe make you feel?
I felt fine no problems
@@stillworksandbrewing ah ok, but did it feel different from other alcohols?
Not to me
What happens if you buttchug it?
Fun
Bad things. Its very high proof liquor
Oh, wow, yes, 100g of wormwood for 1.5 liters of alcohol, yeah, that's gonna be bitter.
😂😂😂
cheers
@@stillworksandbrewing love it but haven't made it yet, thanks for the instructions
You have evecler alchool, 95 degree. after the maceration, you mix the alchool with water to reduce the degree of alchool , and afterwards you distill it. what is the point of that? I don't see the purpose of that. could someone explain it?
i love how people are legally allowed to make powerful drugs in their garage
Absinthe is not what you have been told. It's just alcohol no tripping or any of that.
Powerful drugs? 😂 Old wives tale. Thujone is potentially toxic at high concentrations. As drugs are toxic then I guess you could call it a drug in that case. Kinda like caffeine is a drug. Powerful drugs that's funny. Just don't make videos of you doing it. Lol