How to Find Absinthe Online?
Written by Post on June 28th, 2009 in Food & Drink.
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 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. It is approximately twice as strong as other spirits 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 thought that thujone was psychoactive and 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 in aglass is diluted with ice water dripped over a cube of sugar on an Absinthe spoon. The water gradually mixes into the alcohol causing the drink to louche and become cloudy. Only top-quality Absinthe containing real herbs and oils will louche properly.
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 which contains wormwood. Most 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 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.
To ensure you use good quality Absinthe is to just make your own. Home distillation is illegal in many countries unless you have a license and Absinthe just is not real without the distillation process. But then again, AbsintheKit.c makes real wormwood Absinthe essences distilled using carbon dioxide distillation. They contain natural, traditional herbs, the same essences that AbsintheKit sell to the Absinthe industry. They are already 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.
There are essences in 4 different varieties:-
Absinthe Classic Essence – The essence which makes a classic Absinthe with 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 – Essence flavored with natural orange oil which makes a yellowy orange Absinthe with a thujone content of 35 mg.
Absinthe 55 Strong Essence – Essence which produces a darker green Absinthe which has a stronger wormwood flavor. The content of thujone will be 55mg.
Essences are available in two sizes depending on the number of bottles of Absinthe you which to make. An 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. Search for reputable companies selling award winning brands or make you own from essences.
