What is Absinthe? | Potluck Video

All About Absinthe
We go to absinthe-loving Maison Premiere and head bartender Will Elliott teaches us all about this increasingly popular spirit. We learn about the history of absinthe, the difference between white absinthe and green or vert absinthe, and why is was illegal for so long. Then we learn an absinthe cocktail using egg white, lemon, orange bitters, orange flower water, blanche absinthe, parfait amour, Cocchi Americano (an Italian aperitif wine)
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[@Clematisian]

*. . . a work of art, this Mother Of Pearl absinthe cocktail. Thank you for detailing the recipe, Will, and for your congeniality in hosting the show, Ali! Always some great gustatory information.*

[@queenroo4082]

I love anise!! Absinthe is heaven

[@ahmednagdy967]

Really? I wanna try it?

[@capitan_camote_picante6370]

ohh the music 🎶

[@juker953]

This explains absolutely nothing about what absinthe actually is

[@peterdemoor6036]

Please I'm on a binge oh knowledgeable commenter. What is it?

[@jdmbeats]

@@peterdemoor6036 Absinthe is historically described as a distilled, highly alcoholic beverage. It is an anise-flavoured spirit derived from botanicals, including the flowers and leaves of Artemisia absinthium, together with green anise, sweet fennel, and other medicinal and culinary herbs. Wikipedia

[@jdmbeats]

Absinthe is historically described as a distilled, highly alcoholic beverage. It is an anise-flavoured spirit derived from botanicals, including the flowers and leaves of Artemisia absinthium, together with green anise, sweet fennel, and other medicinal and culinary herbs. Wikipedia

[@lindsay644]

Why have I never tried this?! It's right up my alley. I love anise!!

[@abrahamhernandez1492]

Lucky!

[@tzilpoctil777]

I’d love to visit this place. I love absinthe, and would be happy to try the Mother of Pearl. Looks and sounds delightful!

[@beauw8711]

Woah. I admired the tantalizingly particular and beautiful cocktail displayed at the end, then looked down at my cloudy glass of absinthe and sugar water. Oi.

[@peggyberry202]

Beau W i

[@Slipstreamabsinthe]

Great video! I am excited to come visit Maison Premiere! There are some really amazing absinthe cocktails I would love to soak my taste buds in! Nice touch with the chilled absinthe glass nothing better than cold absinthe!

[@PotluckWithAli]

***** Glad you liked it! We agree - Maison Premiere is one of our favorites!

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

That's half the story. There was a grape blight in France. When the wine industry began to recover everyone was drinking this green liquor and calling it the national drink of France. The wine industry ran a smear campaign against absinthe, proclaiming it to be toxic and deadly. I don't know why people think it's hallucinogenic. Maybe it's because it's associated with artists and poets.n I'm having some now in fact. It's lovely.

[@martinavaslovik3433]

You are right, it was phyloxera that decimated the French vineyards and the wine industry was run by the French government who were desperate to get back market share so they cranked up a smear campaign to demonize absinthe making political hay out of the Lanfrey murders to that end. Absinthe is the most notorious drink in history for entirely false reasons.

[@yoannb.67]

What is the music at the end?

[@michaelfletcher1735]

in south Africa we put a drop of two on the sugar light it till it melts into the absinthe and take it as a shooter

[@jimmyl1606]

Here because if buzzfeed... Anyone else?

[@yayiyorge2519]

Jimmy L same

[@davidbuzzin426]

👍

[@xiongray]

I first heard Absinthe from Moulin Rouge. At the time, I thought it was Link's Green Magic Potions.

[@palabok6116]

Anyone notice his eye contact? When he spoke he was able to maintain a stable eye contact here and there. but when the lady was asking questions, he just gazes off :o

[@hannahlevelupitems3140]

Lol I'll have to re-watch it.

[@a.r.2976]

cool..

[@angellawing1901]

You had me up until eggwhite😲😷 ew. Still want to try absinthe thought!

[@NguyenHuynh96]

What's wrong with the eggwhite?? 😕 the alcohol pretty muck kills most of the bacteria in the eggwhite already.

[@Honking_Goose]

The reason why egg white is used is because of the smooth texture it adds to the drink plus the slight hint of sweetness

[@g_lorn]

The Lawings How can you say "ew" without ever tasting it? In addition, the eggwhite is a food and not dirt?

[@hannahlevelupitems3140]

@@Honking_Goose slight sweet? I just had half a shot & it was incredibly sweet to me.

[@CraftWon]

This bartender (if I can call him that) must be up in the triple digits in regards to annual salary.

[@motordar]

Tim Raw Yah annal salary.

[@bonk9657]

@@BonesBroken you sure its annual and not daily

[@jimmyp410]

Damn! He must be sore as hell! That's alot of anal!

[@wahneeota]

Just like any alcohol, absinthe can be dangerous. The most dangerous part is Thujone. But that is only an issue at I believe 100mg/L and the higher the alcohol content the more thujone.

[@thewhitestboogieman6552]

+wahneeota The amount of thujone in the supposed absinthe sold in America is so miniscule that one would have to ingest the whole bottle to begin to feel it's properties. By that time 99% of everyone would be dead. American absinthe is fake, fake, fake...

[@martinavaslovik3433]

Thujone is bullshit. It's not a hallucinogen at all, it's a convulsive, and present in such tiny amounts you would have to drink enough absinthe to die of alcohol poisoning first before getting any effect from it, and die you would. Check your facts before you post about this again.

[@roadkillavenger1325]

You're so very wrong lol.

[@martinavaslovik3433]

Okay wahneeota, please do tell us all why thujone is dangerous. It's not even a hallucinogen, it's a convulsant, present in a few parts per million, and to get any effect at all from it you would have to drink enough absinthe to die of alcohol poisoning first, and you never would get any effect from thujone! You have no idea what you are talking about, so why don't you just shut up.

[@martinavaslovik3433]

Dbaby Crazy Well it's not all fake, Delaware Phoenix distillery makes the real thing, I know this for a fact. Trust me, I drink a LOT of absinthe.

[@joshteamo493]

Which 1 tastes better? Absinthe or 91 unleaded..

[@JaredTG.]

Josh Te Amo no difference

[@hannahlevelupitems3140]

Wormwood absinthe actually taste okay to me. Doesn't burn. Half a shot & I feel great but it's my 1st shot in 15 years.

[@kateetakea2285]

I thought it was made from Wormwood --Artemisia Absinthium....look it up.

[@michaliserotokritou7063]

I think it's fennel, anise and wormwood... it has to have all three to be real absinthe

[@Quintinohthree]

@ Everything he says is correct. It's not just one thing, it's many. Wormwood is one of those. Anise and fennel are also included, and they may dominate the flavour profile.

[@rebeccakleitz3177]

So we can have legal Absinthe, but not legal cannabis? Just makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

[@Denisiscool97]

We have legal cannabis in texas now :)

[@PenitentOne8]

We're getting there rebecca dont worry.

[@RedRedux]

I have a good feeling this isn't the real deal. When I drank it on vacation it was like liquid lsd in a cup. Still not sure how I survived.

[@acexprt]

Why mix it :(

[@briell9355]

His hands while making the drink creeped me out.

[@svantewiktorsson]

“Herbal mixture”

[@lindsay644]

I always thought it was made with opium back in the day.

[@savoystyle644]

It's good for us! 😂

[@aprilderbbs42]

Take note alcohol it’s self is a psychoactive but not a hallucinogenic compound.

[@aprilderbbs42]

So that’s where the people say they see stuff when they drink it, because they drink it like vodka aand just mentally trip out. Nothing like unicorns

[@IamFreeRu]

Damn this guy made it like if it's art. Lol

[@g_lorn]

Bean it is.

[@JennaCiela]

it is

[@eddybobadilla1811]

Is this like alcohol?

[@roadkillavenger1325]

lol

[@WuClear]

lol

[@lindsay644]

And if it was good for Hemingway......

[@wickedninja8599]

He said Star Anise and I was a little annoyed (because traditional Absinthe is made with Green Anise as opposed to Star Anise), but when he made a cocktail of Absinthe I was done. Way to ruin a quality drink!

[@mgtowproperties]

Why it’s got such a bad rap it has really high alcohol content plus a guy named Jacques Lafitte Had two glasses of it and shot his wife and kids

[@thewhitestboogieman6552]

There is no real absinthe in America, period...

[@martinavaslovik3433]

Funny, I"m drinking a glass of it right now.Vieux Pontarlier. Next I'll have Esprit Edouard. Check your facts.

[@gdwill817]

that's true, you can buy the real thing here in America. All you have to do is read the label and you will see that wormwood is one of the ingredients. It is a misconception that real Absinthe is not legal in the U.S.

[@Nekruna]

Dbaby Crazy St George made in CA

[@BonesBroken]

Martina Vaslovik Can you tell me how much alpha-thujone is present in your 'absyinthe'?

[@BonesBroken]

When you think you have seen really gay people before then you see this 'bartender'... Or should that be 'Tarbender'?

[@40nights40daystv]

Boogy af