You Can 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, referred to 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 wine alcohol base and flavored with herbs such as grande wormwood, and aniseed. Absinthe which is distilled at hight proof and is very strong, it is served diluted with iced water. 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. The chemical thujone is in wormwood which caused it to be banned in the early 1900s. It was believed that thujone was psychoactive as well as harmful to health. Tests have now shown that Absinthe, even pre ban Absinthe from distilleries like Pernod, only contains trace amounts of thujone and is not harmful.
Absinthe is enjoyed after preparing it using a method called The Ritual. A shot of Absinthe is slowly diluted with water dripped over a cube of sugar on an Absinthe spoon. Water mixes into the alcohol causing the drink to louche and become cloudy. Only Absinthe containing real herbs and oils will louche so you need to make sure you use a top-quality Absinthe.
Where to buy real Absinthe online
To enjoy Absinthe you need to order a quality Absinthe which is made by a reputable distillery. Absinthe which contains wormwood. Most websites will give details about abv (or proof) and thujone content. Absinth24 is an example.net says that Absinthe La Clandestine from Claude-Alain Bugnon has an abv of 53% but less than 30mg of thujone. Thedrinkshop.com, a UK based company gives great product descriptions of the Absinthe available to order on their web shop and also has product reviews.
If you make your own you can ensure that you are using quality Absinthe. Home distillation is illegal in many countries unless you have a license and Absinthe just is not real without the distillation process. But, 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 already distilled so you don’t have to do anything apart from mixing 20 ml of essence with 730 ml of vodka. That’s 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 essense can be used to make a clear Absinthe reminiscent of Swiss La Bleue Absinthes. This essence makes an Absinthe with a 35 mg thujone content.
Absinthe Orange Essence – Flavored with orange oil with a thujone content of 35 mg.
Absinthe 55 Strong Essence - Essence which produces a darker green Absinthe which has a stronger wormwood flavor. 55 mg is the content of thujone.
Essences are available in two sizes depending on the number of bottles of Absinthe you which to make. The AbsintheKits contain a 280 ml bottle of essence, a plastic measure and artistic bottle labels.
It is important to know where to buy quality Absinthe online so that your get Absinthe that tastes right and that louches. Find reputable companies selling award winning brands or make your own from essences.
