Absinthe

[donut]

Hey everybody - I thought somebody would take exception to this article in Esquire online magazine. Maybe then can be corrected?

Just thought I would send it in.

Donut

Absinthe Maker

Even though absinthe finally became legal again in America in 2007, the production of the louche, mysterious, spirit still hasn't taken hold stateside. Just one distillery, St. George Spirits in Alameda, California, produces the liquor; all the other bottles on the shelves are imported. For a risky entrepreneur, cornering the market is a real opportunity — so long as he can keep himself sober enough to execute the plan.

Read more: http://www.esquire.com/the-side/feature/best-jobs-for-men-040510?src=rss#ixzz0kKgBz2nW

[heartland distillers]

Well that's pretty sloppy reporting.

[Gwydion Stone]

Sloppy reporting on absinthe?? That's just crazy talk. Never happen.

Let's see... US distillers with absinthe currently in the bottle:

St. George

North Shore

Leopold

Integrity

Gnostalgic Spirits

Pacific Distillery

Philadelphia Distilling

Delaware Phoenix

Corsair

Great Lakes

Edward III

Germain-Robin

Old World Spirits

I'm probably missing one or two, and I know of at least two others that will be out this year.

[donut]

Sloppy reporting on absinthe?? That's just crazy talk. Never happen.

Let's see... US distillers with absinthe currently in the bottle:

St. George

North Shore

Leopold

Integrity

Gnostalgic Spirits

Pacific Distillery

Philadelphia Distilling

Delaware Phoenix

Corsair

Great Lakes

Edward III

Germain-Robin

I'm probably missing one or two, and I know of at least two others that will be out this year.

I sent an email to the editor of Esquire to see if they would do a real article on absinthe or craft distilling. Let's see if they respond. Thanks.

Daniel

[Tirador]

Absinthe is legal and people other then St. George are producing it in the U.S.? Amazing ...

Sincerely,

Stephen A. Gould - Proprieter/Distiller

Maison De La Vie, Ltd., producers of REDUX Absinthe

www.village-distillery.com

[Nancy]

Sloppy reporting on absinthe?? That's just crazy talk. Never happen.

Let's see... US distillers with absinthe currently in the bottle:

St. George

North Shore

Leopold

Integrity

Gnostalgic Spirits

Pacific Distillery

Philadelphia Distilling

Delaware Phoenix

Corsair

Great Lakes

Edward III

Germain-Robin

I'm probably missing one or two, and I know of at least two others that will be out this year.

Also add Old World Spirits to that list. They've released two absinthe, a blanche and verte.

[Jonathan Forester]

The writer is obviously a hack who didn't do any research. Which could have been done in 30 seconds. What shows how much of hack he is, was that he didn't even contact David Wondrich who is the Drinks Correspondent for Esquire magazine.