indyspirits Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 I recently finished my first harvest of roman wormwood. Before I ruthlessly tear out that which is wandering into other parts of my garden I thought I'd offer a plants/runners to aspiring plant-to-spirit absinthe enthusiasts. A few notes: This is petite/roman wormwood, artemisia pontica, which is used in the coloring step of absinthe production I don't recall the origins or vendor of the original plants. I do recall it was surprisingly difficult to track down live plants. Here in USDA Zone 6a it is incredibly hardy. It likes sun. We grow it in an irrigated garden. It takes a lot of work to keep it confined. I recommend a well enclosed raised-bed or container garden I use 12 grams of this (dried) per liter of distilled spirit For $20 I will dig up a few AP plants & runners, wrap in damp paper towels, place in a ziplock and deliver via US priority mail. This has been recently harvested so their wont be much leaf growth. I cant imagine it will affect the long term health of the plant as I'm unable to kill it when actually trying. Payment via paypal or cash.me -- the latter being the company behind Square which we've used in the tasting room. Reply here, via PM, or email to eric@hoteltangowhiskey.com In the spirit of full disclosure, my cost is $13.45 for postage, the ziplock, paper towel, water, and whatever labor rate my seven year old charges for helping. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StonesRyan Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Hey Eric - I'd like to purchase some if possible?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessicajlemmon Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 I'm sure it's too late to hop on this wagon, but I'd be interested in some as well. I started some artesmia absinthium from organic seed a couple years ago and now our yard is infested with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StonesRyan Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Jessica, unless you have better luck than I did, don't expect a response from Indyspirits. I'd sent him a PM over a month ago and he said he'd send some but never did - as you can see, he never replied to me here either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessicajlemmon Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Thanks for the heads up. If you're still looking for sources, I've been eyeballing this place: http://www.sandymushherbs.com/ I haven't ordered from them yet, though. But they have a great list of hard to find exotics, from the looks of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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