Very cool informative video. "you would have to drink 15-20 bottles [of 60% abv} to hallucinate"....easily would die of alcohol poisoning before the hallucinations would come. Keep up the amazing content. Cheers!
So what are the "select botanicals"? Also how does this compare with the absinthe Ernst Hemingway drank. I have been fascinated by this stuff for a while and am now up in age and want to try it before I croak, but what's the sense if it's not the real deal? Hope you can help.
Have you produced any amaro, fernet, etc? I would be interested to see your approach to bitter Italian spirits. The Perrine aperitivo sounds delicious!
Correctly stated that toxic copper oxide was used to colour Absinthe in France before it was banned. Now food colour is used like in other alcoholic drinks to maintain the stable uniform eye catching green colour. Using herbs/plants to colour absinthe is fine however the colour eventually degrades to yellow, sooner if not in a darker bottle to help avoid light. Using either or to colour or has no effect on the quality of the absinthe.
Cool video! Next blind tasting request, 3 part tasting, Bud Light vs. Natural Light; Coors Light vs. Keystone Light; Miller Light vs. Milwaukee's Best Light. See if you can taste a difference between the mainline and budget alternative and let us know if you think the price premium is worth it.
@treehousebrewco it totally dispelled alotta beliefs I had about absinthe, I thought it was a dangerous trippy kind of weird liquor that I would never try, but after hearing this video I will probably give it a shot. Thanks for the info, I always thirst for knowledge and love learning about all things but especially beers a liquor, Cheers good sir, keep up the great work! And the great beers as your brewery, Tree House, is my all time favorite brewery!🍻🍻
Dead leaf is NOT a sign of proper absinthe. With a higher abv and longer aging time your absinthe could keep the natural coloration without turning brown. B+
Using plants/herbs or food colour to colour absinthe does not affect quality or determine the absinthe "proper" or not. BTW, many well known spirits such as Campari, and Canadian Whiskeys use food colouring to colour the liquid. C
This was a really cool video, nice work!
Thanks a lot!
Absinthe is definitely one of my favorites spirits! 🧚♂
It's so good!
St. George absinthe was my experience. I learned what the expression "as bitter as wormwood" really meant but I still enjoyed it.
On my 5th bottle and definitely no hallucinating effects yet😅
Fantastic video Nate. Love a good history lesson
Easy! Haha, glad you liked it
Thank you for the video! I knew a few things but it really painted the full picture. I hope there's more videos like this in the future!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you Nate and everybody at treehouse!!
Very educational! Thank you!
Our pleasure!
Great things are always happening in the distillery! 🥂
You got that right!
Very cool informative video. "you would have to drink 15-20 bottles [of 60% abv} to hallucinate"....easily would die of alcohol poisoning before the hallucinations would come. Keep up the amazing content. Cheers!
So what are the "select botanicals"? Also how does this compare with the absinthe Ernst Hemingway drank. I have been fascinated by this stuff for a while and am now up in age and want to try it before I croak, but what's the sense if it's not the real deal? Hope you can help.
Learned a bunch. Thank you
🙌🏻🙌🏻
Thanks for the cool video and history lesson. Just an FYI, the image shown for sweet woodruff appears to be garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata).
Not garlic mustard. Garlic mustard has got kidney shaped leaves with scalloped edges, while the image shown has pointed tips💚
Evening Nate.
Awesome nate. Always heard that rumor
Have you produced any amaro, fernet, etc? I would be interested to see your approach to bitter Italian spirits. The Perrine aperitivo sounds delicious!
not yet - perrine is our endeavor to break new ground and we love it
Correctly stated that toxic copper oxide was used to colour Absinthe in France before it was banned. Now food colour is used like in other alcoholic drinks to maintain the stable uniform eye catching green colour. Using herbs/plants to colour absinthe is fine however the colour eventually degrades to yellow, sooner if not in a darker bottle to help avoid light. Using either or to colour or has no effect on the quality of the absinthe.
Cool video! Next blind tasting request, 3 part tasting, Bud Light vs. Natural Light; Coors Light vs. Keystone Light; Miller Light vs. Milwaukee's Best Light. See if you can taste a difference between the mainline and budget alternative and let us know if you think the price premium is worth it.
Good idea!
Good stuff!
Glad you enjoyed it
Very interesting
I think so too!
@treehousebrewco it totally dispelled alotta beliefs I had about absinthe, I thought it was a dangerous trippy kind of weird liquor that I would never try, but after hearing this video I will probably give it a shot. Thanks for the info, I always thirst for knowledge and love learning about all things but especially beers a liquor, Cheers good sir, keep up the great work! And the great beers as your brewery, Tree House, is my all time favorite brewery!🍻🍻
it’s a challenging flavor profile to be sure, but still fun to try and experiment with
Good summary of facts. Actually 114 years ago it got banned in Switzerland 10/07/2024.
Is golden promise in orange Julias ?
Thanks for the story, I’ve always wondered why this was banned. I didn’t know it was repealed so recently!
You're welcome!
Hummm.... Maybe a Tree House Sazerac is in my future with this and some Old Growth Rye.
Thanks for doing all this! It almost makes me want to start drinking alcohol again.
Everything in moderation, including moderation
Absolutely! Thanks again. It was really interesting.
Cool video, education on this stuff is great. Please don't let any other projects get in the way of making amazing, and even better beer.
our beer program has never received more attention
Dead leaf is NOT a sign of proper absinthe. With a higher abv and longer aging time your absinthe could keep the natural coloration without turning brown. B+
Using plants/herbs or food colour to colour absinthe does not affect quality or determine the absinthe "proper" or not. BTW, many well known spirits such as Campari, and Canadian Whiskeys use food colouring to colour the liquid. C
Why would you say something so controversial, yet so brave?
Yall liein its all true lies
Nice watch!
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