The Alchemist's Shack

And here it is, the green fairy

It doesnt come across well in the picture but its a very vibrant pink

The red absinthe turned out more pink than red I only made a small 250ml bottle since i dont have a lot of hibiscus and rose

Coloring is in process

The absinthe turned out quite nice

apparently this is chlorophyll fluorescence

Well for some reason instead of being green its now red

I also got a liter of 70% abv vodka that i can use for liqueurs

So i will probably make mostly green absinthe but a bit of red as well since i have some rose leaves from my garden

For the coloring, traditionally theres just the green and white absinthes, green being the same as white with a few herbs added after distillation to give a bit of color and maybe some flavor Though there apparently was one historic brand of absinthe that used red coloring

Now while i did get 80g of wormwood, i previously harvested a lot and dried that but that turned out to be a mere 30g so i went and harvested a bit more from my wormwood plants and that of course was much heavier due to being fresh and filled with moisture So i opted to add 10g more fresh wormwood and im hoping that because its fresh the flavor will be much more intense so itll work out

This is using the following recipe i put together absinthe 1.5L 85% neutral spirit maceration 80g wormwood 90g anise 70g fennel 7g angelica root 6g coriander 1.5g caraway 6g star anise other possible herbs: 3g majoram 4g mint coloring green: 2g hyssop 2g lemon balm / melissa 2g mint (2g spinach if you want extra greeness) red: 30g hibiscus or rose 7g tarragon (estragon) 5g orange zest (perhaps a little more, to taste)

Green :DDD