Absinthe - It's not what you think!

[@LikadaKFC]

This was a really cool video, nice work!

[@treehousebrewco]

Thanks a lot!

[@1mctous]

St. George absinthe was my experience. I learned what the expression "as bitter as wormwood" really meant but I still enjoyed it.

[@jaechung895]

Thank you Nate and everybody at treehouse!!

[@Mattsoucie]

Amazing video & editing! We were just in Leicester for Thanksgiving, and were talking about visiting Tree House! I just stumbled upon this video searching about Absinthe! Small world.

[@FrigginCatsBruh]

The algorithm at work my friend

[@dalkri5546]

Absinthe is definitely one of my favorites spirits! 🧚‍♂

[@treehousebrewco]

It's so good!

[@Sony4971]

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!

[@treehousebrewco]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@vasilii6417]

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.

[@ellenmislak7203]

Great things are always happening in the distillery! 🥂

[@treehousebrewco]

You got that right!

[@richardfairbanks613]

On my 5th bottle and definitely no hallucinating effects yet😅 Fantastic video Nate. Love a good history lesson

[@treehousebrewco]

Easy! Haha, glad you liked it

[@lrzepplin2112]

Very educational! Thank you!

[@treehousebrewco]

Our pleasure!

[@khfarias1]

Learned a bunch. Thank you

[@treehousebrewco]

🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@user-yo9sm4zz1l]

Is golden promise in orange Julias ?

[@ricksbeeradventures]

Very interesting

[@treehousebrewco]

I think so too!

[@ricksbeeradventures]

@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!🍻🍻

[@treehousebrewco]

it’s a challenging flavor profile to be sure, but still fun to try and experiment with

[@mistletoephoto]

Good stuff!

[@treehousebrewco]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@tylrbass]

Have you produced any amaro, fernet, etc? I would be interested to see your approach to bitter Italian spirits. The Perrine aperitivo sounds delicious!

[@treehousebrewco]

not yet - perrine is our endeavor to break new ground and we love it

[@paulff3]

Evening Nate.

[@lairdforbes1191]

very informative , I've been fascinated by absinthe. it's just like any other spirit. the only thing i didn't like, is that the mystique and aura of creative romance has been disspelled

[@RoseyBone1932]

Thanks for the cool video and history lesson. Just an FYI, the image shown for sweet woodruff appears to be garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata).

[@Nicosuave-l3g]

Not garlic mustard. Garlic mustard has got kidney shaped leaves with scalloped edges, while the image shown has pointed tips💚

[@jeffroach3722]

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!

[@rfox2014]

Awesome nate. Always heard that rumor

[@offsmack]

Pre Ban is better, had a taste, the smell vanished fast after opened but it was epic and I saw Kermit The Frog

[@PartyCrewCoolPAD]

❤

[@TyGuy-on3ec]

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]

Good idea!

[@ALANDIA]

Good summary of facts. Actually 114 years ago it got banned in Switzerland 10/07/2024.

[@rastislavvelkamorava1624]

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.

[@midMTB]

Thanks for the story, I’ve always wondered why this was banned. I didn’t know it was repealed so recently!

[@treehousebrewco]

You're welcome!

[@hhearst]

Hummm.... Maybe a Tree House Sazerac is in my future with this and some Old Growth Rye.

[@joshgriffin2987]

Not Absinthe without wormwood.

[@odom2142]

Thanks for doing all this! It almost makes me want to start drinking alcohol again.

[@treehousebrewco]

Everything in moderation, including moderation

[@odom2142]

Absolutely! Thanks again. It was really interesting.

[@goodolarchie]

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.

[@treehousebrewco]

our beer program has never received more attention

[@ronrupert4728]

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+

[@rastislavvelkamorava1624]

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

[@sarahuddleston3400]

Yall liein its all true lies

[@lordredbeard7791]

Why would you say something so controversial, yet so brave?

[@TheBum732]

Nice watch!

[@gregmacd2829]

Panda?