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"Here is a drink recipe I make with the my home-made absinthe. It's a really tasty drink and is quite relaxing  1 shot of absinthe (at least 85% abv) 1.5 shots of Rose's Lime juice 1 shot of water 1 tsp of sugar 2 to 4 dashes of bitters Put all in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well. Pour into a cocktail glass with ice and enjoy."
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"Tikisteve, That does sound good. Very interesting as I just ordered a half ounce of Wormwood seeds to start in the spring. Some plants to sell, and some to use.
If you don't mind, would you share your recipe and a detailed method of the way you make your absinthe?
I have 3 bottles each of orange, white, and green absinthe, but made with Brewhause essence mixes. 95 proof.
Did you use Roman Wormwood for color?
Thanks for the drink recipe and the makings if you choose to share. Would prefer to make my own from scratch. What I have is very good, but no fairy! HA~"
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"Hey mtnwalker2, I'll be happy to share the recipe for making it. I'm at work right now so it will have to wait till I get home. I found a great web site to order all the herbs I use. http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/, they give you the profile of every herb and chemical breakdown and folklore. I also found out through my research that common sage has a higher level of thujone than wormwood, so I used both for the 1st maceration. I didn't use the roman wormwood for the color because through trial and error I found it to make the final product too bitter to drink for me. I wound up using melissa(lemon balm), mint and some other herbs I can't recall at the moment for the second maceration, but it sure makes a nice green color and better taste. I'll attach a text file when I get home. I think you'll really enjoy it, also FYI, I've found that If you drink this product and you are sober, you will feel a nice tingling even before you finish the drink but if you've already have a godd buzz going and you decide to dance with the fairy, you might not remeber much afterwards if you have more than two drinks, it's happened twice to me  TS"
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"My many thanks TS. I do look forward to it.
Mountain Rose herbs is where I buy mine also, though I grow a lot as well. I have the lemon balm, sage, 3 mints, annise, horseradish and many others. I use them for tinctures and health concoctions. I keep them handy for my family.
BTW, wormwood and green walnut brandy kills all 200 or so parasites, worms, flukes and such that attack us and most of us have some. This stuff is just good for your health.
HA! Dancing with a fairy seems to have a different conotation these days. But as long as its green....
MW"
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"Thanks MW for the tip on the wormwood and green walnut brandy! Here is the recipe I finally settled with, just remember to keep the final product in a dark bottles since the green color is from the chlorophyll in the herbs and sunlight will turn it brown if exposed too long but this will not effect the taste. I had to put it in a zip file because it was too large to send as a word doc. Let me know if you have any trouble opening it. Hope you have as much fun in making it as I did. TS" File Attachment(s):  Absinthe recipe.zip (19kb) downloaded 1 time(s).You cannot view/download attachments. Try to login or register.
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"This really does sound like a great recipe. Thanks TS. No problem opening it.
You created a good sale for Mountain Rose Herbs. :)
One question. What was the ABV for each of your macerations. Too strong and it will extract bitterness and other off flavors, if I remember right?
Thanks again."
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"Mountain Rose herbs is a great place, quality herbs and fast service. I got some great vanilla beans from them when I made my spiced rum.
On the absinthe question, I started off with some 90%abv for the first maceration and it was bitter from the wormwood but after pot distilling with a hint of reflux (just to keep a constant 85% abv) the bitterness was pretty much gone and the star anise was really present, I was surprised how much flavor was there when I put a couple of drops on my lips. The second maceration with the mint took care of the slight bitterness.
I'm going to try making a red absinthe next that I read about using the hibiscuss herb.
Looking forward to hearing how yours turns out both in flavor and after effects.
Cheers!
TS"
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"HA, TS. If I can still type, and don't cut my ear off?  I have used Mountain Rose for years. Yes, best I have found. I already have a pound of the hibiscus from them that I use makeing Kombucha Tea. Since you don't drink spirits, this might be something you would also enjoy makeing and its a fantastic probiotic drink, like a nice sour apple and spice drink, with or without carbonation. Many times healthier than yougurt. Fun to make too. Homemade is way better than store bought and way cheaper. I will definately let you know how it turns out. Gotta get some more neutral going in preperation. An idle fermenter is a total sin against the yeast union workforce. They might go on strike! Thanks for the guidelines. Originally Posted by: tikisteve  Mountain Rose herbs is a great place, quality herbs and fast service. I got some great vanilla beans from them when I made my spiced rum.
On the absinthe question, I started off with some 90%abv for the first maceration and it was bitter from the wormwood but after pot distilling with a hint of reflux (just to keep a constant 85% abv) the bitterness was pretty much gone and the star anise was really present, I was surprised how much flavor was there when I put a couple of drops on my lips. The second maceration with the mint took care of the slight bitterness.
I'm going to try making a red absinthe next that I read about using the hibiscuss herb.
Looking forward to hearing how yours turns out both in flavor and after effects.
Cheers!
TS "
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Ooops! Just wanted to double check. Did you mean 90% ABV. or 90 proof. First seems very strong for a maceration, but if it worked?
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"I live out here on the west coast close to mexico and got hooked on their jamaica tea, very tasty and good for you.
On the first maceration you should use 90% abv to get a good breakdown of the herbs, I'm sure you can use less, I've read of people who don't distill would get bottles of 151 proof rum and make a somewhat half-ass absinthe, strain it and drink it with out doing a second distillation. So I wouldn't go no lower than 75% abv.
Keep those yeast employed and don't cut your ear off!:)
Tikisteve"
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"MW,
I do love my spirits, but would like to try your kombucha tea. How about shooting that recipe my way.
Cheers!"
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Do dilute the first maceration before re-distilling it? I assume that you do but I am still new to this.
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" Originally Posted by: tikisteve Mountain Rose herbs is a great place, quality herbs and fast service. I got some great vanilla beans from them when I made my spiced rum.
On the absinthe question, I started off with some 90%abv for the first maceration and it was bitter from the wormwood but after pot distilling with a hint of reflux (just to keep a constant 85% abv) the bitterness was pretty much gone and the star anise was really present, I was surprised how much flavor was there when I put a couple of drops on my lips. The second maceration with the mint took care of the slight bitterness.
I'm going to try making a red absinthe next that I read about using the hibiscuss herb.
Looking forward to hearing how yours turns out both in flavor and after effects.
Cheers!
TS Do you dilute the first maceration before re-distilling it? I assume that you do but I am still new to this."
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"Yes I did, I diluted it to 50%. Sorry about that, I was more in to making sure I had everything spaced and spelled correctly that I left out the part about diluting before distilling after the 1st maceration.
TS"
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