Absinthe Myths

I don't really like their absinthe, it seems quality, just not what I like. They make a wonderful drink called Qi White Tea Liqueur. If you're ever in Alameda drop by their tasting room and give that a try.

Fiction, actually. Grande Wormwood is a very bitter herb by itself, but a properly crafted and distilled absinthe isn't overly bitter. Many people have had pre-ban absinthe, and it is not overly bitter and does not require sugar. So are you telling me that 1914 Pernod Fils is NOT "true absinthe"? How about 1900 C.F. Berger?

Various herbs have mind altering properties. Alcohol certainly does. So when you mix various herbs with a 72% spirit a unique buzz is inevitable.

Like any alcoholic drink, it depends as much as anything else on the mood and expectations of the drinker - witness the way normally mellow young Spaniards would behave rowdily when drunk because they thought they were drinking British beer. If people are convinced absinthe will weird them out, it probably will...

Classy video. Well spoken. While the thujone content of Absinthe isn't enough to make you trip, the OTHER ingredients seem to be mind altering.

Oh yayh, and when this "distiller" released his product, it was not legal in the U.S., true Absinthe became legal to sample, sell, and buy this year. He's plugging a fake product. Get real Absinthe and decide for yourself.

great video... thanks :)

"YieArKungFu" I was one of those people that waited in line...4-hours at the distillery in Alameda, CA. It was a party atmosphere. Met some good people. The distillery was disorganized...LONG LINE...ONE cash register!I will always keep a bottle of this absinthe at home. I never tried the "more traditional."

Everything this man says is true. Very informative video. I'm not a fan of the particular brand he makes but I am pleased that the first U.S. distiller isn't a dishonest thujone hyper trying to cash in on the myths and misconceptions of the ignorant masses. I wish he would try again with a more traditional recipe and not try to get too creative.

Wow! has really put this into perspective. I must confess that I also believed in this "myth" of hallucinations etc, and now im pretty upset that the suger ritual fingy has no relvance to how the absinthe should naturally be drunk.

But Im still going to smuggle a batch from abroard hahaha!

He explains things very eloquently, this is a very informative video that should be required viewing for every aspiring absintheur!

Absinthe is bitter because wormwood is the most bitter thing you will ever taste. I've made it. People have been using wormwood for over 4 thousand years. Anything that does not require sugar is not true absinthe. Fact.