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, 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 (Artemisia Absinthium), aniseed and fennel. Although Absinthe is distilled at high 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 wormwood which 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 thought that thujone was psychoactive and harmful to health. 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 after preparing it using a method called The Ritual. A shot of Absinthe in an Absinthe glass is slowly diluted with 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 essential oils with louche properly.
Where online to buy real Absinthe
To enjoy Absinthe properly you need to order a quality Absinthe which is made by a reputable distillery. Absinthe that contains wormwood. Some websites will give details about alcohol by volume (or proof) and thujone content. Absinth24 is an example.net says that Absinthe La Clandestine has an abv 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.
Another good way of ensuring that you use quality Absinthe, is to make your won. Home distillation is illegal in many countries unless you have a license and Absinthe just is not real without the distillation process. However, AbsintheKit.c makes real wormwood Absinthe essences distilled using carbon dioxide distillation. They have natural 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.
The essences come in 4 different and unique varieties:-
Absinthe Classic Essence - Essence which produces a classic green Absinthe with thujone of 35 mg.
Absinthe White Essence - This essense can be used to make a clear Absinthe reminiscent of Swiss La Bleue Absinthes. This essence produces an Absinthe with a 35 mg thujone content.
Absinthe Orange Essence – Flavored with natural orange oil, this essence makes a yellowy orange Absinthe with a thujone content of 35mg.
Absinthe 55 Strong Essence - This essence should be used if you want a dark 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. An AbsintheKits contain a 280 ml bottle of essence, a plastic measure and artistic bottle labels.
Where to buy Absinthe online is important so that you get quality Absinthe that tastes right and that louches. Find companies selling award winning brands or made your own from essences.