Where to Buy Absinthe Online?
There are so many websites selling Absinthe and Absinthekits that its hard to know where to buy Absinthe online, especially if you’re new to Absinthe. 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, otherwise known as the Green Fairy or La Fee Verte, is a strong alcoholic beverage with an anise taste. Henri-Louise Pernod’s original Absinthe was made with a base of wine alcohol and flavored with herbs such as grande wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium), aniseed and fennel. Absinthe which is distilled at high proof and is very strong, it is served with iced water to dilute it. Absinthe is approximately twice as strong as other drinks such as vodka and whisky.
Absinthe contains the herb wormwood that gives the drink its bitter taste. Workwood contains the chemical thujone and was one of the reasons why 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 is diluted with water dripped over a cube of sugar on an Absinthe spoon. The water gradually mixes into the alcohol causing the drink to louche becoming cloudy. Only Absinthe containing real herbs and essential oils will louche.
Where to find Absinthe online – real Absinthe
To enjoy Absinthe properly you need to order a quality Absinthe which is made by a reputable distillery. Absinthe that has wormwood. Most websites will give details about abv (or proof) and thujone content. For example there is Absinth24.net says that Absinthe La Clandestine from Claude-Alain Bugnon has an alcohol by volume of 53% and has less than 30mg of thujone. Thedrinkshop.com, a UK based company gives very good product descriptions of the Absinthe available to order on their web shop and also has product reviews.
A good way of making sure that you use quality Absinthe, is to make your own. Remember home distllation is illegel in most countries unless you have a license and Absinthe just is not real Absinthe without the distiallation process. But, AbsintheKit. sells real wormwood Absinthe essences. They contain natural, traditional herbs, the same essences that AbsintheKit sell to the Absinthe industry. They are already distilled so you don’t have to do anything apart from mixing 20ml of essence with 730 ml of Everclear. That is it, and it is very easy.
There are essences in 4 unique varieties:-
Absinthe Classic Essence – Essence which makes a classic green Absinthe with a thujone content of 35 mg.
Absinthe White Essence – This essence is used to make a clear Absinthe. This essence makes 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 produces a darker green Absinthe with a stronger wormwood flavor. The thujone content is 55 mg.
The essences are available in 20 ml bottles. This can make one 750 ml bottle of Absinthe. The AbsintheKits contain a 280 ml bottle of essence, a plastic measure and bottle labels.
It is important to buy Absinthe online at sites where you will find quality Absinthe that tastes right and that louches. Look for companies selling award winning brands or make your own from essences.