You Can Buy 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, known as the Green Fairy or La Fee Verte, is an 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 is distilled at high proof and is quite strong but it is served diluted with iced water. It is much stronger as other spirits such as vodka and whisky.

Real Absinthe contains the herb wormwood which gives the drink its bitter taste. Wormwood contains the chemical thujone 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 using a preparation technique called The Ritual. A shot of Absinthe 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 Absinthe containing real herbs and oils will louche so you need to make sure you use a top-quality Absinthe.

Where to find real Absinthe online

To enjoy Absinthe properly you need to order quality Absinthe. Absinthe that has wormwood. Most websites will give details about abv (or proof) and thujone content. Absinth24 is an example.net says that Absinthe La Clandestine has an abv of 53% but 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.

Making your own, is a good way to ensure that you use quality Absinthe. Home distillation is illegal in many countries unless you have a license and Absinthe just is not real without the distillation process. However, AbsintheKit. has real wormwood Absinthe essences. They contain traditional herbs and 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.

Essences comes in 4 different varieties:-

Absinthe Classic Essence – This essence makes a classic green Absinthe with a thujone content of 35mg.

Absinthe White Essence – This essence is used to make a clear Absinthe. This essence produces an Absinthe with a 35 mg thujone content.

Absinthe Orange Essence – Excellent natural orange oil flavored essense with a thujone content of 35 mg.

Absinthe 55 Strong Essence – This essence produces a darker green Absinthe with a stronger wormwood flavor. The thujone content is 55 mg.

The essences are available in 20 ml bottles or in 280 ml bottles. An AbsintheKits contain a 280 ml bottle of essence, a handy plastic measure and artistic bottle labels.

To buy Absinthe online it is important to get quality Absinthe that tastes right and that louches. Look for reputable companies selling award winning brands or make your own from essences.