vermouth), and only Grand Wormwood is essential for absinthe.” Nine to 11 are used in alcohol production (i.e.
Stephen Gould, proprietor and distiller at Golden Moon Distillery in Golden, tells Rooster Magazine, “There’s as many as 1,200 to 1,800 variations of wormwood. Wormwood - the most notorious ingredient - is simply a common mountain flower. Pawelski adds, “Those three herbs make up what we in the industry call, ‘the holy trinity.’” Their absinthe is a multiple gold medal winner at the Denver International Spirits Competition and medalist in The Fifty Best, Best Absinthe blind tasting. legalization).ĭespite popular belief that absinthe must come from Europe - in the way tequila must come from Jalisco, Mexico - absinthe can be made anywhere in the world as long as its “distilled with the ingredients anise, grand wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) and fennel,” says Amanda Pawelski, one part of the husband-wife duo responsible for Trinity Absinthe of Loveland, Colorado. They’ve been making a world-class Absinthe Verte since 2008 (a year following absinthe’s U.S. Shrouded in lore, “absinthe is one of the most misunderstood spirits maybe of all time,” says Taryn Kapronica, director of sales, development and media at Leopold Brothers, a Denver distillery tucked away in the industrial grove of I-70 West. Some believe “real” absinthe only comes from Switzerland, France or the Czech Republic. But that’s a myth, in the same way its glowing green, hallucinogenic and devilish properties are a myth. Alongside Mary Jane, the Centennial State is producing some of the best Green Fairy of the modern era.
Colorado is known around the world for its green.
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