{"id":1819,"date":"2026-09-04T15:36:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T15:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1819"},"modified":"2026-09-04T15:36:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T15:36:47","slug":"absinthe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/absinthe\/","title":{"rendered":"Absinthe Tomato Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1819&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Absinthe Tomato Review&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Absinthe<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A well-known Green-When-Ripe (GWR) heirloom. In the Russian seed market, it is widely circulated by collectors like Valentina Redko.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall), regular leaf (if you get a potato leaf, it is an off-type). It can be a bit of a slow starter in the spring, but once it gets going, it is a vigorous plant that handles drought well. It can set so much heavy fruit that it breaks greenhouse tying strings.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Large to massive green beefsteaks. Average weight is 200 g (7 oz), but when pruned to 2 stems, fruits can easily reach 500\u2013700 g (1.1\u20131.5 lbs). The skin is light green, but when fully ripe, it develops a beautiful, unusual pink blush on the outside and a striking pink core\/marbling inside.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> Highly praised for a sweet, fruity flavor profile that isn&#8217;t bland. Unlike some green varieties that can be excessively watery, Absinthe is quite dense and meaty.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Yield &amp; Storage:<\/strong> Mid-early to mid-season. Yields can vary (some report massive harvests, others report some blossom drop). <em>Important:<\/em> It has a very short shelf life. It softens quickly after ripening and must be eaten or processed promptly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"add-review-cta\" style=\"margin: 20px 0; padding: 15px; background: #f9f9f9; border-left: 4px solid #4CAF50; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Grown this variety?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Click here to add your own photos and review below!<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Danko (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,117 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Absinthe (\u0410\u0431\u0441\u0435\u043d\u0442)<\/p>\n<p>Variety from Valentina Redko. Indet, mid-season, grew in Open Ground. The tomatoes have a light green color, sometimes with a pink center when cut. Weight from 200g (7 oz) and up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/47-010914141540.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/47-010914141540.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced Absinthe tomato showing pink core\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Amira-12 (Raisa) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,247 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>\ud83d\udc4d \ud83d\ude0b \ud83d\ude0b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">tomik (Tamara) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,337 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And how does it taste? I didn&#8217;t manage to try it this year. I grew one bush, but I planted it late, so the tomatoes only appeared towards the end of August. They hung there green, and then started turning pink. I thought maybe they were an off-type (wrong seeds) or cross-pollinated, so I tossed them into the general pile, and from there their fate is unknown \ud83d\ude15<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Danko (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,117 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I didn&#8217;t notice the promised buttery texture, but the taste is pleasant, with fruity notes, not bland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nadfi (Nadezhda Ponomareva) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83d\udc64 User (801 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>tomik wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8230;the tomatoes only appeared towards the end of August. They hung there green, and then started turning pink.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That is highly characteristic of it \u2014 sometimes a beautiful and unusual pink blush appears on the skin. So it definitely was Absinthe.<\/p>\n<p>For me, it also took a long time to get going, but towards the end of summer, it just buried me in large (despite a total drought) and tasty fruits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">tomik (Tamara) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,337 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Well, I finally got to try Absinthe this season \ud83d\udc4d The fruits are the exact same color as Elena&#8217;s in the first post \ud83d\ude42 In terms of ripening, it is mid-early. Productive, not watery like many green-fruited varieties, tasty, with a nice sweetness. Cut open, I only found a photo of it next to <em>Malakhitovaya Shkatulka (Malachite Box)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/78\/13426-260715165631.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/78\/13426-260715165631.jpeg\" alt=\"Absinthe compared to Malachite Box tomato\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Anela (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,216 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Tatarstan (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/103\/13349-251215171757.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/103\/13349-251215171757.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested Absinthe GWR tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/102\/13349-201215151205.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/102\/13349-201215151205.jpeg\" alt=\"Close up of Absinthe tomato\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">F<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Fotinia (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,948 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tambov, Russia (USDA Zone 4\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Anela wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\n[photos]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Are you going to grow Absinthe again in 2016? I will repeat it, an interesting variety. \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Anela (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,216 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Tatarstan (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Fotinia wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nAre you going to grow Absinthe again in 2016? I will repeat it, an interesting variety. \ud83d\udc4d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I liked the variety, seeds from Redko. I also have <em>Bunte Pflaume<\/em> from Popenko, and I&#8217;m wondering if they are twins??! There are some minor differences, but&#8230; I will repeat it, just not in 2016.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">C<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">cat2008 (Oksana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,827 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Orsha, Belarus (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I liked the variety very much, the yield in the greenhouse was very good \u2014 it broke my tying strings several times&#8230; the only &#8220;but&#8221; is that it doesn&#8217;t store well, it gets soft very quickly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/138\/12397-080816153438.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/138\/12397-080816153438.jpeg\" alt=\"Large Absinthe tomato in hand\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg, Urals (USDA Zone 3\/4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I became a fan of Absinthe \ud83e\udee3 thanks to seeds from Natalya-Yaroslavna, thank you \ud83c\udf37.<\/p>\n<p>The tomatoes are tasty and beautiful, I&#8217;ve never had green ones like this before that had pink stripes \ud83d\ude42.<br \/>\nYield-wise, it didn&#8217;t do so well for me, not all the blossoms set fruit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/img-fotki.yandex.ru\/get\/195648\/364988847.3\/0_181725_b637a4a_orig.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-fotki.yandex.ru\/get\/195648\/364988847.3\/0_181725_b637a4a_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Absinthe tomatoes on the vine\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/img-fotki.yandex.ru\/get\/169451\/364988847.3\/0_181726_c9359906_orig.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-fotki.yandex.ru\/get\/169451\/364988847.3\/0_181726_c9359906_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Large green tomato with pink blush\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/img-fotki.yandex.ru\/get\/196600\/364988847.3\/0_181728_e2ba475_orig.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-fotki.yandex.ru\/get\/196600\/364988847.3\/0_181728_e2ba475_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced Absinthe showing green flesh and pink center\" width=\"865\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galiy (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,551 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Absinthe sprouted with a potato leaf?? Probably not the real one (off-type). \ud83d\ude1e<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">V<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Vladimir Baranov (Vladimir) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83d\udc64 User (312 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaluga, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>In this year, 2023, I planted tomato Absinthe and Absinthe No. 2. I really liked both tomatoes. I will now squeeze at least 1 bush of this variety into my plantings every year. The tomato didn&#8217;t have a huge number of fruits, but everything that was on the bush turned out to be large, around 500-700 grams (1.1-1.5 lbs). Planted in the greenhouse, pruned to 2 stems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Absinthe \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A well-known Green-When-Ripe (GWR) heirloom. In the Russian seed market, it is widely circulated by collectors like Valentina Redko. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), regular leaf (if you get a potato leaf, it is an off-type). 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