The Alchemist Distillery’s Simon Buttet uses local Okanagan apples to distil the base spirit for his absynthe. (He also spells it with a “y”). The nose is traditional with splendid sweet and bitter anise notes. Given time, a smidgen of floral and juicy apple leap from the palate swirling in the spirit’s fresh herbal green notes. A pleasing bitterness on the finish adds complexity to this green gem. Licorice and anise flavours with herbal notes, wormwood and very mild bitterness. Off white -blueish- when mixed with water