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, 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,and fennel. Although Absinthe is distilled at very high proof and is very strong, it is served with iced water which dilutes it. It 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 thujone which was one of the reasons the drink was banned in the early 1900s. It was thought that thujone was psychoactive and harmful to health. Studies 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 in an Absinthe glass 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 Absinthe containing real herbs and oils will louche so you need to make sure you use a top-quality Absinthe.

Where to find Absinthe online – real Absinthe

To enjoy Absinthe you need to order a quality Absinthe made by a reputable distillery. An Absinthe which contains wormwood. Most websites will give you details about alcohol by volume (or proof) and thujone content. For example, 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, 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 most countries unless you have a license and Absinthe just is not real Absinthe 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 and are 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.

There are essences 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 – Natural orange oil which makes a yellowy orange Absinthe.

Absinthe 55 Strong Essence – This essence should be used if you want a dark green Absinthe with a stronger wormwood flavor. Content of thujone will be 55 mg.

Essences are available in two sizes. The AbsintheKits contain a 280ml bottle of essence, a handy plastic measure and artistic bottle labels.

Knowing where to buy Absinthe online is important if you want quality Absinthe that tastes right and that louches. Look for companies selling award winning brands or make your own from essences.