Pandaemonium

I am working on a board game where the players are absinthe distillers in Belle Époque Paris. I want to (as much as possible) make playing the players FEEL like they are producing absinthe - however, I have never personally had a chance to witness the process of absinthe production. So, my question is: if you had to describe the experience of distilling absinthe to someone who has never done it, how would you describe the experience?