My introduction to spirits science was actuslly a copy of Breaux’s paper where he analysed old samples of absinthe from bottles he found in Louisiana. The world owes his obsession a debt. And tje firstabsinthe I had was his Jade Nouvelle Orleans.
Getting past the techival semantics of which is “real” vs. “simulacrum” and official findings vs. new law it is a great time for spirits. Ten years ago ADI events were three distillers and half a dozen bottle and label reps rattling around inside the Masonic Hall. I don’t think those days are coming back. You are correct about the rise of extracts; that cancer has also invaded the beer industry thanks in large part to inBev.
I will neither confirm nor deny anything about my experience distilling anything except plant hydrosols, essential oils, and medicinal and flavor products.
