This DRINK Was BANNED For 100 YEARS! Let’s Make It!
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- Опубликовано: 14 мар 2024
- Today! We’re talking about all things Absinthe. It’s bracing. It’s black licorice-y. It’s a little spooky and a lot misunderstood. But why did absinthe get such a bad rap and why should it have never been banned? How is it made? Find out when Master Distiller Nathan Perry makes - and explains - this fascinating, green, big-flavored spirit.
Through his expertise and dedication, Perry showcases the rich heritage and craftsmanship behind absinthe, inviting you to appreciate its complexity and historical significance, whether enjoyed in a classic cocktail like the Sazerac or through the ritualistic experience of an absinthe fountain.
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Nice work mate!
Thank you guys! That means a lot!
use lemon balm NOT LEMON GRASS lemon balm is a mild sedative lemon grass is for asian soups they are not the same plant
I hear absinthe make the heart grow fonder…
Iron Mike? Is that you?
Thanks for the chuckle.
Damn...I was going to say that!
Bwa bwaa bwaaaaà
And brothers fight earlier on in the night than usual
I'm a chef and I used to blanch basil to keep my basil oil green forever, the trick is breaking down the enzymes that break down chlorophyll.
maybe you could try it one day? natural perennial alcohol!
omg just seen how few subs you have for how AMAZING your content is, I don't even drink and just found this super informative and interesting!
keep up the work bro you gonna be big with this!
In France, absinthe was banned after (among other things) a highly publicized case of intra-family murder.
The media relied very heavily on the fact that the culprit had taken an absinthe early on the morning of the murder (suggesting that without the absinthe nothing would have happened).
The media just forgot to say that the murder took place in the evening (6-7 hours after absinthe) after the culprit had taken 3-4 liters of wine during the day plus several, many glasses of rum and other spirits.
In short, at the time of the murder, the culprit was no longer under any influence from absinthe but rather from all the other alcohols he had consumed.
It is also noted that at the time there was the idea of an "absinthe disease".
Illness which brought together a set of symptoms which 100% current toxicologists would describe without any possible doubt as methanol poisoning.
because Absinthe got banned, the sazarac in New Orleans adopted a new spirt called Herbsaint to replace it which has alot of the same characteristics.
Fun fact: one of the reasons it was banned was due to its popularity. It was very popular due to wine industry having an issue with their crops. People started to drink Absinthe and stopped drinking wine. By the time the wine industry recovered, no one wanted to drink it. So the wine industry lobbied to get it banned. The tipping point was a man who killed his family while drunk off absinthe.
For me I drink it every once in a while. I've had some while sick and felt better due to that. It's fun to drink and feel your scalp tingle. It's good stuff if drank the traditional way.
Then you find out just how much he drank leading up to the murders. He was so far gone that some carrot juice would make him do it.
@@drengillespie the drink is no different than any form of alcohol. The wine industry wanted to come back into the market. They used that murder to snuff out absinthe. I've had it a few times. It clears my head. Definitely more enjoyable than beer.
sounds like the same thing they did in Mexico the tequila companies against Bacanora
@@erikayala163 I wouldn't doubt it. There's always a king that fell and when they went to reclaim. They had to use dirty tricks to reclaim their throne.
Liquid opium was also dripped over sugar cubes. The mixing of opium and absinthe would definitely make a person hallucinate all sorts of things. I firmly believe the 2 were often combined considering all the opium dens that were around at that era.
Oh my,.....Can you imagine,.....???? Nirvana,......
I don't even drink alcohol. I quit in 02 & never touched it again. But I find distilling & brewing fascinating. I've always wanted to learn how to. Right along with blacksmithing and all the other smithing that goes in the same group.
Only you can do it
I happen to like black licorice and anise flavors. I think most people don't. I have tasted absinthe. I was told it's not a shot. I sipped it, it was sweet and I could really taste the anise flavor. I would probably prefer the green absinthe but I would still try the more clear kind.
This reminds me of the time I found myself in a posh pub, they had no Absinthe (the thing my one brother and I always drank when we got together) but they did have green Chartreuse.
My brother and I hadn't tried Chartreuse before, but we went through a bottle that night.
Awesome! The colour looked superb! I’d really love to give this a go. Then maybe move on to an Anise like Ricard/ Pernod which I believe were developed because of the outlawing of Absinthe and then move on to Ouzo. Guess I’d best start looking at some equipment.
The median lethal dose, or LD50, of α-thujone, the more active of the two isomers, in mice, is around 45 mg/kg, with 0% mortality rate at 30 mg/kg and 100% at 60 mg/kg. Mice exposed to the higher dose have convulsions that lead to death within 1 minute. From 30 to 45 mg/kg, the mice experience muscle spasms in the legs, which progress to general convulsions until death or recovery. These effects are in line with other GABA antagonists. Also, α-thujone is metabolized quickly in the liver in mice.[17] Pretreatment with GABA positive allosteric modulators like diazepam, phenobarbital, or 1 g/kg of ethanol protects against a lethal dose of 100 mg/kg
diazepam? sounds like your transmitting a good time.
I nearly cried when you almost broke your Liebig condenser. They're not cheap.
Thank you for this absinthe has always interested me but there is so much "fake" absinthe going around, I don't know where to start
Lucid is pretty available in north America. Or any of the jade line.
avoid the Absente
Kubler
Lucid
Vaux Carre
10th Ward
Mansinthe
Mata Hari *uses beet-derived (versus grain) alcohol and has a cheap, heavy character. Lucid also changed to this formula and has, in my opinion, fallen in quality as well.
Was this the same drink that the green fairy in Eurotrip came from?
yes it is…
Yeah, wormwood isn't that strong though. Any US version probably doesn't have it at all.
nice setup, but you'd get better results with a reflux column between the distillation flask annd the condenser
Great video, can't wait to see more
We appreciate that! Thanks for the sub! 👏👏👏
My recipe is similar except I don't have spearmint in it and add in chamomile.
Great video! Have you ever used a soxhlet extractor for botanicals?
Thanks for posting this. What proof or percentage alcohol did you start (90%?) with and end with? Is the final product 90% alcohol? You mention "the end of a Gin run" which means to me it's 90% ethanol? The simple distillation or "pot still" you used at the end will allow all the flavournoids to come across but then you are sipping 90!?
Awesome video but please for the love of everything holy fix your table the wobbling had me freaking out! lol :D
I once had a few sips of the stuff, 20 years ago in Portugal, a bottle without an eticket in the hotel bar, tasted disgusting, but I had to grin for a few hours afterwards....
I suppose it was really this stuff.
That was awesome. Still a great teacher!
Thank you and welcome back! He’s pretty great :)
Damn dude you make some awesome content! Looks like the Algorithm is starting to pick you up.
Thanks so much!!! That’s what we’re hoping for. 🤞🤞
It brightened up nicely when you poured it over ice, guessing that is the Anise. Went from Olive to Lime in a few seconds
Hey! Thanks for the comment! It was a mixture of that and louching that is due to the spirit containing components that are not soluble in water (mainly fennel and star anise) and the hydration causes them to drop out of solution with the alcohol, turning the drink cloudy with a milky opaqueness known as the louche
We also did cut the video a little bit for time purposes so it wasn’t as immediate as it may have looked.
There are a few different types, ive been lucky enough to have the good stuff, its called the green 💚 fairy 🧚♂️ for a reason
Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder! Can I have mine w/ opium?
Ha ha the spout dropping off your condenser kit. Our chemistry teacher used to give us hell for not clamping that part because they always fell off and broke😊 cost them a fortune multiplied by every lab pair
Always wanted to try it but never have.
**Absinthe**, affectionately known as the **"Green Fairy,"** was once a prolific drink in both Europe and the United States. However, it faced a ban for several reasons:
1. **Thujone Content**: **Thujone**, a toxic chemical found in **wormwood** (one of the primary herbs used in absinthe), was a major concern. Although wormwood is not hallucinogenic, large amounts of thujone can be toxic. The belief that thujone caused extreme drunkenness associated with absinthe led to its prohibition.
2. **Excessive Consumption**: The herbaceous taste of absinthe made it incredibly popular, and people tended to drink more than they should have. Coupled with its high alcohol content, this led to extreme drunkenness.
3. **Regulation and Safety**: While thujone levels were not the primary issue, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now regulates absinthe to ensure safety. In the United States, absinthe must contain no more than **10 milligrams of thujone per liter** to be legal, whereas European bottles often have **38 milligrams per liter**. Essentially, people would need to consume an excessive amount of absinthe to experience thujone-related effects, but the drink is now legal to buy and enjoy in the U.S..
So, the "Green Fairy" has returned from its ban, albeit with safer guidelines! 🍸🌿
Source: Conversation with Bing, 4/9/2024
Not quite. The main reason for the ban were the so called "absinthe murders" in Switzerland. In 1905 a wine farmer named Jean Lanfray killed his pregnant wife, his two daughters aged two and four, and then attempted suicide, supposedly after getting drunk on absinthe after lunch. The thing is, the whole incident was recorded very thoroughly by the Swiss police and it turns out he not only drank two ounces of Absinthe after lunch on the day of the murders, he also drank seven glasses of wine, six glasses of cognac, two shots of crème de menthe and one "kafi schnaps" (coffee with very strong fruit brandy). He then went home, where he drank another kafi schnaps. However, since absinthe already had a bad reputation, his attorneys argued in the trial that it was the absinthe that made him commit the murders, which was also supported by a leading Swiss psychiatrist named Dr. Albert Mahaim, who claimed this was a classic case of "absinthe madness". The incident created a moral panic, mainly pushed by an unholy alliance between the temperance movement and wine makers, that quickly spread all over the world, which then led to the bans.
Oh. I hate licorice. I've always wanted to try absinthe because it's green, my favorite color. Thanks, cured of that curiosity!
Great video just wish you would of said how much of each item you use
absynth is dope and amazing we had in canada forever
I tried Absynth once and didn't know how to drink it, I chugged a small glass of it, a small full glass of it neat in one go, it tasted like pernod and hit my stomach like acid, 15 minutes later I was vomiting blood. The moral of the story is to treat it like Everclear. Don't drink it neat.
You can drink it neat, but sip, slowly.
@@kenofken9458 I know that NOW, I didn't when I chugged half a pint like it was a fruity beverage.
@@michaelhughes7718 Definitely not a chugging beverage. In fact I've never seen anyone do a single shot without puking. It's around 140 proof and has to be in order to keep the essential oils from precipitating out.
@kenofken9458 yeah, like I said, 'hit my stomach like acid' 🤮🥵😭 now I'd make a green fairy, I learned my lesson 😜
Isn't it really absinthin which predominates the terpenoid profile more than thujone and its derivations?
interesting, thanks 🍻
No problem 👍 Cheers!
Is there a way to make this without distilling and with a commercial spirit?
if you're going to buy a commercial spirit, you could just buy absinth? is it not available where you are? If you wanna use your own herbs and stuff, try infusion, loads of videos on how to do it, but basically soak your herbs in 40% abv alcohol (or stronger) then strain and enjoy. Loads of experimentation needed on what amount and how long to infuse for, keep notes on what you do so you can adjust in the future.
@@ciaranheikeclark it is available, just expensive. The least expensive bottle in local stores is between US$40-60
@@michaelpitts3285 fair enough, price is often an issue for me too. I think trying to recreate it could be just as expensive, I think the base spirit you need would be a grape brandy which could be pricey and there are over a hundred herbs or something in an absinth, and without distilling it will never be the same. However you could end up making some delicious and cheap infusions though, I really would look into it. I did a straight rosemary infusion with a vodka base that at least 2 friends liked (ok, one liked it the other friend just wanted a drink!)
If you do try dial the wormwood WAY down. I made the mistake of tasting the maceration when making Absinthe. It was the most bitter thing I have ever tasted haha.
Honestly I think your going to struggle just macerating ingredients to make a Absinthe though.
So it's basically a distilled herbal Tincture. Interesting! I'm going to give it a try
fun to grow too !!
It sounds like it kinda resembles jager? Does it?
good vid, subbed...... got any recommendations for over the counter absinthes that wont break the bank?
Here in aussie ,always been able to get it ,,green fairy
I always just steeped Wormwood in a mickey of Vodaka for a week and it would get like 4 people TRASHED!
That's some disgusting stuff to drink though.
You ought to try Hard Apple Ceider ! It's not alcohol, and is a stimulent.
How can get allucinstion with it ?
The last time I drank absinthe all night was in my friends cocktail bar I was told that I crawled out the door quietly on my hands and knees😂
it wasn't the wormwood itself that made ppl hallucinate it was the fungus...not a myth just missunderstood
Very good I drank some overseas in Japan in 90's you are right it does taste like liquorice for sure. But I thought it had a opium base that is why they banned it for service men. I don't know the bar tender would not sell us any and only give it to us on just our birthday. Like I said I just heard about it being opium based was the reason. You how words get over blown away.
I would love to make some can it be done in a big still
I have a bottle of Pernod, has a nice black licorice flavor.
Pernod is absinthe just the modern version that took out the wormwood, but with it being legalized again they started making the real version again.
@@mattstich7979 Mine has the wormwood, it's such a nice flavor. I gotta get a fountain to drip the water instead of just pouring. I want to see it slowly change color. (louche louge ?sp)
Did I miss the Wormwood?
Nope. That was the first thing he added to the gin.
Love absinthe
I’ve had REAL absinthe, you can order it online. It’s not illegal to own or buy, just illegal to sell 😎
Watching this saying to myself “this sounds like a gin recipe” then you pull out a gin as your base spirit. Interesting.
I didn’t know MGP sold absinth that you could blend and call your own
was all a load of crap funneld by the temperance movement and other spirit manufacturers who had a vested interest in seeing it go away! In france especially where it was really popular the goverment has massive holdings in the wine industry even to this day and other countries where it was banned had similar scenarios!
The colour reminds me of Green Chartreuse
If you see a Green Fairy, tell her I still love her and will return when i can . . . . . please.
YOu forgot about Van Gauh tryign to pay a Lady of The Night with his severed ear
So.. you could add Marijuana leaf too some weed hmmm that would be amazing and sell better then all
I have made that, never again! 😖
You need to seal your glass joints with fuming sulfuric acid.
People don’t believe me when I tell them how long it takes to run five gallons of mash
What about sweet flag?
It's expensive too.
I thought it got mugwort, for dreaminess
Absinthe is a really nice buzzzzzzzz
Wheres then wormwood?
Can you guys make me some??
We actually release these in a very small quantities exclusively at our distillery!
why do you need to distill already-distilled alcohol?
cut in some psilocybin and I'm all in!
What is wrong with that table???
It’s from ikea
it was the first name i thought of when I read the title - fairy juice
Banned for a hundred years? I'm going to guess Absinthe, the Green Fairy.
Everyone always gets their knickers in a twist over the Wormwood, but the anise is really the star of the show here, it contains a heaping dose of the same flavour compound that is in licorice, thus the taste. This compound is also responsible for the cool visual effects, which is why that also works with Ouzo.
Wormwood includes a neurotoxin. Play with this at your own risk.
Huh, it looked brighter after pouring over the ice
Either get a way more stable desk, or stop moving.... otherwise, nice!
Thought he was gonna drink it out of a test tube 🧪
Be nice if you gave a recipe
Absinthe tasted like Uzo?
Put some weed in it
Does it have to be heat activated before?
@@adventureswitheddie6444 no , get a bottle of strong rum , get a branch off a cannabis plant a big bud of the best weed available to humanity let it dry out an cure and stick it in the rum , seal it back up and leave it for a couple of years or 10 years or 5 keep it in the dark
Yeah its rocket fuel
The use of Absinthe combined with Laudanum was the real problem. Drove many peeps into total madness. Absinthe by itself isn't more dangerous than any other alcohol.
pretty sure i would go blind trying without experience
So it is just a drink with acid drops 6-15 per bottle
Itn turned the brain to mush in the old days.
seems like a lot of work to get wasted
do us all a flavor and just call it herb liquor ... lol
I've drank a shot of Czech Absinth straight not realising you should pour it over sugar, it stripped the oxygen out of my lungs, sent me running to the bogs and I threw up several times! Then came back and tried some more... Lobe rugby tours! 😆
You need agave also man.
Salvia, bet that's a nice add.
😅 thanks for the terrible idea 💡 😂 now I have to doit!
You made Absinthe Flavored Gin! NOT actual Absinthe. Just sayin.
What’s your recipe?
Which website can I buy you a distiller link yours
Rancid
The scary green fairy only comes from distilling the mash barrel that molds and begins to grow mushrooms.
No one knows how to make this drink. It has been lost to history. All we have are guesses. There was a reason it was banned but ever clear made the cut.
Pronounced ann-iss
You definitely beat me to that punch. I guess because I grew up in an Italian neighborhood, I shiver when someone mispronounces Anise. Anisette was a very popular spirit with the adults when I was a boy.
its pronounce Anýz.,. dumes,..,
No, its pronounced ayn-us
So absolutely no where near real absinthe..this is just your take on it.
"nowhere near absinthe" would be fermented dishwater, this isnt "nowhere near absinthe" its simply absinthe with an extra flair and one new ingredient introduced.
So "not absinthe." Got it.@@fenixpony7921
Real Absinthe is bitter and gross, like Malort, and the hallucinations came from the corroding copper kettles they made it in...
it's pronounced anus not "a niece"
.... but buy a bottle of Martini, you don't waste time and you don't make mistakes
Can I buy this ???
We do actually sell this exclusively at our distillery!