Obsello Absenta

A bottle of Obsello, bottled at 50% ABV. At right is a louched glass.

Obsello Absinthe Verte, or simply Obsello was a brand of absinthe. Obsello was an award-winning "Verte" or green absinthe that was manufactured by distillation from eight herbs including grand wormwood.^[1] Obsello was distilled in California.

Production process[]

Obsello was a distilled verte, meaning that it was distilled from whole herbs steeped in alcohol, and colored using chlorophyl extracted from the herbs in a secondary maceration.^[2] According to the company's website (now taken down), it was a natural product made in a historical manner. The ingredients included wormwood, , fennel, and five other herbs, spices, roots, and flowers.

The product contained less than 10 mg per kg of thujone in its final bottled state of 50% alcohol. It was therefore legal for sale in the EU and the USA.

Coloring[]

Like many spirits verte absinthe improves materially with age and micro-oxidization.^[3][4][5] This is attributed in part to the slow breakdown of the chlorophyl suspended in the bottle.^[6]

Obsello was a natural verte absinthe and was thus colored with chlorophyl extracted from herbs in a secondary maceration process. This not only gave the drink its color but also imparted additional flavor of the drink. To prevent sunlight damage, Obsello was bottled in a UV-resistant bottle and had to be kept away from prolonged exposure to sunlight.^[7]

Distribution[]

Obsello Absinthe is no longer available via its main retail customers but old stocks may still be found in some US States.

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