How to Find Absinthe Online?
If you are new to Absinthe, 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, 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 wine alcohol base and flavored with herbs such as grande wormwood, and aniseed. Althought Absinthe is distilled at high proof and is quite strong, it is served diluted with iced water. It is twice as strong as other spirits such as vodka and whisky.
Absinthe contains the herb wormwood that gives the drink its characteristic 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 and psychoactive. Studies 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 by using a preparation method called The Ritual. A shot of Absinthe in an Absinthe glass is diluted with water dripped over a cube of sugar in an Absinthe spoon. When the water mixes into the alcohol, causing the drink to louche becoming cloudy. Only Absinthe containing real herbs and essential oils will louche so you need to make sure you use a top-quality Absinthe.
Where to buy real Absinthe online
To enjoy Absinthe properly you need to order a quality Absinthe. Absinthe which contains wormwood. Websites will give you details about alcohol by volume or proof and thujone content. A good example is Absinth24.net says that Absinthe La Clandestine from Claude-Alain Bugnon has an abv of 53% and has 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.
Another good way of ensuring that you use quality Absinthe, is to make your won. 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 contain the same natural, traditional herbs and 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. That’s it and it is very easy.
The essences comes in 4 unique varieties:-
Absinthe Classic Essence – The essence which makes a classic Absinthe with 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 35mg thujone content.
Absinthe Orange Essence – Natural orange oil which makes a yellowy orange Absinthe.
Absinthe 55 Strong Essence – This essence produces a darker green Absinthe with a stronger wormwood flavor. Content of thujone will be 55 mg.
The essences are available in 20 ml bottles or in 280 ml bottles. The AbsintheKits contain a 280ml bottle of essence, a handy plastic measure and artistic 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 reputable companies selling award winning brands or make your own from essences.
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