at Spirit World Liquors (7156 Pecos Street), Molly's Spirits (5809 West 44th Avenue) and Mr. "The opportunity to bring a $25 bottle to bars and consumers, well, it puts absinthe in the price point where it's approachable to try out. "The more and more I have been going to craft cocktail bars and restaurants that offer cool cocktails, I am noticing absinthe being used," he says. He adds that absinthe is fun to make and that it's gaining traction in the drinks world. Smiley says while these two examples are phenomenal, the market is ready for more. (in northeast Denver) both make a version. Golden Moon Distillery (also in Golden) and Leopold Bros. But why an absinthe? It's not a popular spirit, by any means, but it's also not super-rare in Colorado. The other ingredients also spend a good time soaking in booze, something that helps leech the flavor from the herbs into the liquid.ĭamn. In just two hours, he had picked two giant garbage bags full of the plant, which he took back to the distillery, cut, washed and let steep in a neutral corn spirit for more than seven days. The latter proves solely responsible for the light-green hue of the absinthe, and it's something Smiley harvested himself from a massive mint bush at a colleague's house. To make the spirit, Smiley highlights the soothing licorice flavors of star and green anise, along with bitter wormwood, cooling fennel, warm vanilla bean and refreshing mint. The bottle might not look stunning on your bar cart, but it's what inside that really counts, and the absinthe vert tastes great, though you may need to cut it, given that it's 110 proof. come in a simple vessel with a plastic cap and a clean label that clearly states the name, ingredients and proof - and not much else. Unlike the beautiful, pricey bottles and burnt-edge labels of the State 38 brand, Damn.
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