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There are so many websites selling Absinthe and Absinthekits that its hard to know where to buy Absinthe online, especially if you’re new to Absinthe. 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 wine alcohol base and flavored with herbs such as grande wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium), aniseed and fennel. Absinthe which is distilled at hight proof and is very strong, it is served diluted with iced water. It is approximately twice as strong as other spirits such as vodka and whisky.

Absinthe contains the herb wormwood that gives the drink its characteristic bitter taste. Wormwood contains thujone which was one of the reasons 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, even pre ban Absinthe from distilleries like Pernod, only contains trace amounts of thujone and is not harmful.

Absinthe is enjoyed after using a prepartion 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. Water mixes into the alcohol causing the drink to louche and become cloudy. Only Absinthe containing real herbs and oils will louche properly.

Where online to buy real Absinthe

To enjoy Absinthe you need to order a quality Absinthe made by a reputable distillery. An Absinthe which contains wormwood. Websites will give you details about alcohol by volume or proof and thujone content. A example is Absinth24.net says that Absinthe La Clandestine from Claude-Alain Bugnon has an abv of 53% and has less than 30mg of thujone. Thedrinkshop.com 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. Now, home distillation is illegal in many countries without a license and Absinthe 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 distilled so you only need to mix 20 ml of essence with 730 ml of vodka or Everclear. That is it, and it is very easy.

The essences comes in 4 unique 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 – Flavored with natural orange oil, this essence makes a yellowy orange Absinthe with a thujone content of 35mg.

Absinthe 55 Strong Essence – Produces a darker green Absinthe and has a stronger wormwood flavor. The thujone content will be 55mg.

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.

It is important to buy Absinthe online at sites where you will find quality Absinthe that tastes right and that louches. Look for reputable companies selling award winning brands or make your own from essences.