Because of it’s legalization in the USA and other nations Absinthe has become popular once again among the people. Several young people are tasting it for the first time and knocking it back without caring for it’s alcohol content. Detail study of Absinthe proof?
Along with blend of herbs wormwood (artemisia absinthium), aniseed and fennel is used in the making of Absinthe. It is commonly known as the Green Fairy, La Fee Verte, because of the characteristic emerald green coloring of classic verte styles of Absinthe.
According to the Ritual one has to dilute Absinthe with iced water before consuming it. The Absinthe louches when water is poured over a sugar lump on a slotted spoon and into the Absinthe.
Absinthe was banned in the early 1900s not because of its high alcohol content but because of the wormwood in it. Dr Valentin Magnan tested worwmood on guinea pigs in 1845 and found that a guinea pig given wormwood oilhad convulsions, whereas, a guinea pig given alcohol just got drunk. By 1872 Magnan tested thujone on dogs and claimed that it was far more dangerous than ethanol (alcohol) , so Absinthe was much more harmful than other types of spirits. Thujone was thought to a psychoactive element. Absinthe was restricted due to this reason.
Due to similarities in the structures of a thujone molecule and THC from the drug cannabis they acted in a same manner.
Everybody is now familiar with the inaccuracy of these proves. Thujone is not like THC, although it does act on the GABA receptors of the brain, when taken in large amounts. We also know from testing Absinthes, including vintage Absinthe, that Absinthe only contains very small amounts of thujone, nowhere near enough to be harmful. Before being affected by thujone one will die due to alcohol poisoning when taking Absinthe in large amount!
Although Absinthe will not cause us to hallucinate or convulse, it is a highly alcoholic drink which needs to be consumed with care because it will get you drunk quite quickly.
Details of Absinthe proof?
Let’s see what the proof of well-known brands of absinthe is:-
Jade Nouvelle Orleans 68% abv (136 proof)
One can find 65% abv (130 proof) in Jade Verte Suisse
One can get 72% abv (144 proof) in Jade Edouard
One can find 68% abv (136 proof) in Jade PF 1901
There is 75% abv (150 proof) in Roquette 1797
The abv in Doubs Mystique Carte D’Or is 65% or 130 proof
There is 53% abv (106 proof) in Kubler 53
La Fee Parisian contains 68% abv (136 proof)
One can get 70% abv (140 proof) in La Fee Bohemian
La Fee XS Absinthe Francaise 68% abv (136 proof)
La Fee XS Absinthe Suisse 53% abv (106 proof)
One can get 70% abv (140 proof) in Mari Mayans Collectors 70
One can get 68% abv (136 proof) in Pernod Absinthe
Pere Kermanns is available with 60% abv (120 proof)
Sebor contains 55% abv (110 proof)
One can get 53% abv (106 proof) in La Clandestine Absinthe
Lucid Absinthe 62% abv (124 proof)
If we compare that to other alcoholic beverages we can see that Absinthe is very strong:-
Everclear 95% abv (190 proof)
The alcohol by volume in Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch Whisky is 40% (80 proof)
People can find 9-12% alcohol by volume (18-24 proof) in Table Wine
One can find 4 or 5% alcohol by volume (8-10 proof) in Beer
The abv is 38% (76 proof) in Jose Cuervo Gold Tequila
Absolut Blue Vodka 40% abv (80 proof)
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Information about Absinthe proof? The answer is very high!
