Hey people,
Since I like working with herbs I though it would be a good time to try to make some home made absinthe myself.
I looked at many recipes and like always, I distilled my own recipe out of it with some special notes:
WARNING
I did not yet test this recipe! The result can be a HORRIBLE TASTING liquid. :twisted:
INGREDIENTS
1L 96% Alcohol
40g Wormwood leaves + stems of leaves (directly picked from the garden, in the evening)
10g Fennel Seed
10g Calamus Root
1g Mint
1g yarrow flowers
1g Cardamon
1g Nutmeg
4 Sacred Lotus seeds
2 Star Anise fruits
Little snuff of cinnamon
PREPARATION
1) Take one bottle of alcohol, pour half of the alcohol in another container. We will add it back later but for now we need room in the bottle.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
2) Put the freshly picked wormwood in the alcohol bottle
3) Grind all the herbs in a mortar + pestle. The Sacred Lotus seeds I crush and remove the crust, I don't want the crust in the absinthe.
4) Add the grinded herbs to the alcohol bottle
5) Fill up the alcohol bottle with the alcohol you poured into another container
Bottle after adding all the herbs and shaking it a bit around
NEXT STEP
Let the bottle sit for a few weeks (2 to 3 weeks) in a dark place. This to let the alcohol get all the goodies out of the herbs.
LAST STEP
I will do this in a few weeks from now. I'm thinking about adding a mix of anise syrup and water until the alcohol percentage is about 35%. I still have to work out what I think is best but I will keep you all updated.
Kind regards,
The Traveler
Since I like working with herbs I though it would be a good time to try to make some home made absinthe myself.
I looked at many recipes and like always, I distilled my own recipe out of it with some special notes:
WARNING
I did not yet test this recipe! The result can be a HORRIBLE TASTING liquid. :twisted:
INGREDIENTS
1L 96% Alcohol
40g Wormwood leaves + stems of leaves (directly picked from the garden, in the evening)
10g Fennel Seed
10g Calamus Root
1g Mint
1g yarrow flowers
1g Cardamon
1g Nutmeg
4 Sacred Lotus seeds
2 Star Anise fruits
Little snuff of cinnamon
PREPARATION
1) Take one bottle of alcohol, pour half of the alcohol in another container. We will add it back later but for now we need room in the bottle.
2) Put the freshly picked wormwood in the alcohol bottle
3) Grind all the herbs in a mortar + pestle. The Sacred Lotus seeds I crush and remove the crust, I don't want the crust in the absinthe.
4) Add the grinded herbs to the alcohol bottle
5) Fill up the alcohol bottle with the alcohol you poured into another container
![absinthe001.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dmt-nexus.me%2Fcactus%2Fabsinthe001.jpg&hash=70af7b2d755fb93f239c17cb9b2c5342)
Bottle after adding all the herbs and shaking it a bit around
NEXT STEP
Let the bottle sit for a few weeks (2 to 3 weeks) in a dark place. This to let the alcohol get all the goodies out of the herbs.
LAST STEP
I will do this in a few weeks from now. I'm thinking about adding a mix of anise syrup and water until the alcohol percentage is about 35%. I still have to work out what I think is best but I will keep you all updated.
Kind regards,
The Traveler