Where to Buy Absinthe Online?

There are 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 wine alcohol base and flavored with herbs such as grande wormwood,and fennel. Althought Absinthe is distilled at high proof and is quite strong, it is served diluted with iced water. Absinthe is approximately twice as strong as other drinks such as vodka and whisky.

Real Absinthe contains the herb wormwood which gives the drink its characteristic bitter taste. In the early 1900s the drink was banned because wormwood contains thujone. It was thought 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 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 online to buy 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 you details about alcohol by volume (or proof) and thujone content. A good example is Absinth24.net says that Absinthe La Clandestine from Claude-Alain Bugnon has an abv of 53% but 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.

Making your own, is a good way to ensure that you use quality Absinthe. Remember home distllation is illegel in most countries unless you have a license and Absinthe just is not real Absinthe without the distiallation process. However, AbsintheKit. sells real wormwood Absinthe essences. They contain the same natural, traditional herbs and 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, and 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 - 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 - Essence which produces a darker green Absinthe which has a stronger wormwood flavor. Thujone content will be 55 mg.

Essences are available in two sizes. An AbsintheKits contain a 280 ml bottle of essence, a handy 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.