To make your own Butjenter Wumken just take a sprig of sea wormwood, which fits into a liquor bottle, and top with clear hard liquor of 38% (Vodka or the German variety made from wheat). Add rock candy or other sugar to taste and leave for at least 4 weeks (preferably longer). After a period of 2 months to 2 years the wormwood is leached out and the schnapps has a light, pleasant wooden aroma. The slightly brownish color of this homemade variety has no influence on the taste. If you want it to be clear you have to distill it and place the sea wormwood into a suitable net or container. As a gift, this homemade bottle of schnapps with the gray-green branch still inside is both pleasing to the eye AND the palate!.

Beach wormwood grows here in the salt marshes and islands and is silver in colour.

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By the way ... if you can\'t get to this local delicacy and try or buy it for yourself here in Butjadingen - Butjenter Wumken is now being offered for sale on the Internet!