[ISL] "Absinthe now available at P.E.I. distillery for adventurous drinkers"

[rfmcdonald]

The next time I'm on the Island, I'm going to try the local absinthe. From CBC:

A small distillery in Warren Grove is the first in the province to produce absinthe, a potent green alcohol swirling with history and mystery.

It took Deep Roots Distillery, a family-run company, nine months to create the triple-distilled alcohol, which sells for $48 a bottle.

"So it took a lot of research, a lot of reading up on it, coming up with our own unique recipe," said Mike Beamish, who runs the distillery with help from his five children.

Initial sales of the spirit have been surprisingly good, he said. Deep Roots has sold 50 bottles in less than a month, both from the company's booth at the Charlottetown Farmer's Market and at the distillery.

"I thought sales were going to be quite slow, to be honest, especially at the price point," said son David Beamish.