Where 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, 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. Although Absinthe is distilled at high proof and is very strong, it is served diluted with iced water. Absinthe is twice as strong as other spirits such as vodka and whisky.

Real Absinthe contains the herb wormwood which 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 psychoactive and harmful to health. Tests have now shown that Absinthe only contains trace amounts of thujone and is not harmful.

Absinthe is prepared by a method called The Ritual. A shot of Absinthe is slowly 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 essential oils will louche.

Where to find Absinthe online - real Absinthe

To enjoy Absinthe properly you need to order a quality Absinthe made by a reputable distillery. An Absinthe that contains wormwood. Most websites will give details about abv (or proof) and thujone content. A example is Absinth24.net states that Absinthe La Clandestine from Claude-Alain Bugnon has an alcohol by volume of 53% and has less than 30 mg of thujone. Thedrinkshop.com, a UK based company gives very good product descriptions of the Absinthe available to order on their web shop and has product reviews.

Making your own, is a good way to ensure that you use quality Absinthe. Remember that hoe distillation is illegal in many countries without a license and Absinthe just is not real without the distillation process. However, AbsintheKit. make real wormwood Absinthe essences which are distilled by high tech 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. It is very easy.

The essences comes in 4 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 – Flavored with orange oil with a thujone content of 35 mg.

Absinthe 55 Strong Essence – You should use this essence if you want a darker green Absinthe with a stronger wormwood flavor. 55 mg is the content of thujone.

The essences are available in 20 ml bottles. This can make one 750 ml bottle of Absinthe. The AbsintheKits contain a 280 ml bottle of essence, a handy plastic measure and 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.