Leopold Bros Absinthe Verte

• Verte (green) absinthe produced by Leopold Bros in Denver, Colorado
• 9 botanicals include grand wormwood, petite wormwood, green anise, fennel seed, fennel root, coriander, orange peel, hyssop, and lemon balm
• Base spirit distilled from grapes in a hybrid copper pot still
• Green anise, coriander, orange peel, and fennel root and seed are macerated in spirit for 1 week and distilled in a hybrid copper pot still
• The distillate is then heated and steeped with petite wormwood, hyssop, and lemon balm
• Naturally colored
• Non-chill filtered; 65% ABV

To the absinthe enthusiast (or purist), the best absinthes are made with what is referred to as the “holy trinity” of absinthe botanicals: grand wormwood (Artemesia absinthium), green anise, and fennel. While many absinthes are made using the more resinous star anise—which often evokes aromas of black licorice—green anise is softer and lighter in profile with aromas of green apple. Leopold Bros sources their green anise in seed form from Andalusia, where Todd Leopold believes the best green anise in the world is grown, and mills it onsite at the distillery. After distillation, its namesake verte (green) color is naturally derived from a final herbal maceration.