You Can 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 is a strong 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.
Absinthe contains the herb wormwood which gives the drink its bitter taste. The chemical thujone is in wormwood which caused it to be banned in the early 1900s. It was thought that thujone was psychoactive and harmful to health. Studies and tests have now shown that Absinthe 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 in a glass 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 top-quality Absinthe containing real herbs and oils will louche properly.
Where to buy real Absinthe online
To enjoy Absinthe you need to order a quality Absinthe made by a reputable distillery. An Absinthe which contains wormwood. Websites will give you details about alcohol by volume 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, which is a UK based company gives very good 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 most countries unless you have a license and Absinthe just is not real without the distillation process. But then again, AbsintheKit. has wormwood Absinthe essences distilled by high tech CO2 distillation. They contain natural, traditional herbs, 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 – very easy.
The essences come in 4 different and unique varieties:-
Absinthe Classic Essence – This essence makes a classic Absinthe with a thujone content of 35 mg.
Absinthe White Essence – Is an essence used to make 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 – You should use this essence if you want a darker 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 buy Absinthe online at sites where you will find quality Absinthe that tastes right and that louches. Find reputable companies selling award winning brands or make your own from essences.
