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, referred to as the Green Fairy or La Fee Verte, 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. Althought Absinthe is distilled at high proof and is quite strong, it is served diluted with iced water. Absinthe is 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 the chemical thujone which caused it to be banned in the early 1900s. It was believed that thujone was 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. When the water mixes into the alcohol, causing the drink to louche becoming cloudy. Only top-quality Absinthe containing real herbs and essential oils with louche properly.

Where online to buy real Absinthe

To enjoy Absinthe properly you need to order a quality Absinthe made by a reputable distillery. An Absinthe which has wormwood. Some websites will give you details about alcohol by volume (or proof) and thujone content. Absinth24 is a good example.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, gives great 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. But, AbsintheKit. make real wormwood Absinthe essences which are distilled by high tech carbon dioxide distillation. They have natural herbs which 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. 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 - 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 natural orange oil, this essence makes a yellowy orange Absinthe with a thujone content of 35mg.

Absinthe 55 Strong Essence - For a darker green Absinthe which a stronger wormwood flavor. The content of thujone 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 handy 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. Search for companies selling award winning brand or make your own from essences.