Where to Buy Absinthe Online?
There are so many websites selling Absinthe and Absinthekits that its hard to know where to buy Absinthe online. Absintheliquor.com is probably the best as they also supply the same absinthe essence to the liquor industry from their industrial site distillery-yeast.com.
Absinthe, known as the Green Fairy or La Fee Verte, is an alcoholic beverage with an anise taste. Henri-Louise Pernod’s original Absinthe was made with a wine alcohol base and herbs such as grande wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium), aniseed and fennel. Absinthe which is distilled at hight proof and is very strong, it is served diluted with iced water. It is twice as strong as other spirits such as vodka and whisky.
Real Absinthe contains the herb wormwood which gives the drink its bitter taste. Wormwood contains thujone which was one of the reasons the drink was banned in the early 1900s. It was believed that thujone was harmful to health. Studies have now shown that Absinthe only contains trace amounts of thujone and is not harmful.
Absinthe is enjoyed by using a preparation method called The Ritual. A shot of Absinthe in aglass is diluted with ice water dripped over a cube of sugar on an Absinthe spoon. When the water mixes into the alcohol, causing the drink to louche becoming cloudy. Only top-quality Absinthe containing real herbs and oils will louche properly.
Where to find real Absinthe online
To enjoy Absinthe you need to order a quality Absinthe made by a reputable distillery. Absinthe that has wormwood. Websites will give you details about abv (or proof) and thujone content. Absinth24 is a good example.net says that Absinthe La Clandestine from Claude-Alain Bugnon has an abv of 53% but less than 30mg of thujone. Thedrinkshop.com gives very good product descriptions of the Absinthe available to order on their web shop and also has product reviews.
Making your own, is a good way to ensure that you use quality Absinthe. Remember home distllation is illegel in most countries unless you have a license and Absinthe just is not real Absinthe without the distiallation process. However, AbsintheKit. sells real wormwood Absinthe essences which is distilled by CO2 distillation. They have natural, traditional herbs which are the same essences that AbsintheKit sell to the Absinthe industry. They are distilled so you only need to mix 20 ml of essence with 730 ml of vodka or Everclear. So, that’s it, and it is very easy.
Essences comes in 4 different varieties:-
Absinthe Classic Essence – The essence which makes a classic Absinthe with thujone content of 35 mg.
Absinthe White Essence – Use this essence to make a clear Absinthe reminiscent of Swiss La Bleue style Absinthes. This essence produces an Absinthe with a 35 mg thujone content.
Absinthe Orange Essence – Natural flavored with orange oil, makes a yellowy orange Absinthe with a thujone content of 35 mg.
Absinthe 55 Strong Essence – This essence should be used if you want a dark green Absinthe with a stronger wormwood flavor. Thujone content will be 55 mg.
The essences are available in 20ml bottles, to make one 750ml bottle of Absinthe, or in 280ml bottles to make 14 bottles of Absinthe. The AbsintheKits contain a 280ml bottle of essence, a handy plastic measure and artistic bottle labels.
It is important to know where to buy Absinthe online is imporant so that you get quality Absinthe that tastes right and that louches. Find companies selling award winning brands or made your own from essences.