Absinthe and the elusive herb.

[Ranger]

I am seriously intrigued. I have lost days looking at recipes, ingredients, forums, videos, and anywhere I can find information or experience making Absinthe.

I have been interested for some time and had purchased some dried wormwood I found locally. Most of the ingredients are very easy to source. The biggest challenge seems to be the Petite/Roman Wormwood (Artemisia pontica) for the second maceration for coloring and accurate flavoring. I have come across many posts from 2007-2016 that have dead links to suppliers. I have found the herb through a few places, but old links were stating around $20 a lb, all I am finding available is $5 an ounce. I would like to purchase enough to be able to work with over the winter.

The most recent post are from members who have resorted to growing it themselves. I would love to have these growing in my garden, but with 5 inches of snow this morning I am not in the plant market. Does anyone here have a source, or is anyone growing enough to spare?