You might have seen the prices of bottled Absinthe and thought there must be websites that teach how to make Absinthe. Well, there are but Absinthe needs distilling and if your are in the United States you will know that you need a license to distill alcohol – you also need to know what you are doing!
There are many websites with recipes and ingredients for making absinthe (or Absynth) at home. Absinthe is also prepared from other herbs and essential oils including the traditional three ingredients of wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium), aniseed and fennel. Absinthe distillation can be very complicated and time consuming. Kits are also being sold to simplify the art of making the Green Fairy.
One cannot get the same thujone levels in different kits to produce Absinthes. Absinthe that contains more wormwood will be more bitter.
How To Make Absinthe With Kits
Some kits provide you with herbs that you have to steep and the filter but by far the easiest kits to use are essence kits. AbsintheKit.com sell Absinthe essences to both the Absinthe industry and to consumers. Top-quality herbs and essential oils and high tech carbon dioxide distillation is used by them to produce their Absinthe essences. Take 20ml of essence to mix with 730ml of vodka or Everclear and get the perfect Absinthe liquor made with real wormwood and natural ingredients. 750ml of Absinthe can be produced from 20ml bottle of Absinthe essence cost of which is only $3.95!
The essences are also available in a Absinthe kit which makes 14 bottles of Absinthe and it contains a 280ml bottle of essence, bottle labels and a plastic measure – all for $29.
How To Make Absinthe Using the Ritual
Once you have made your bottle of Absinthe you will need to know how to prepare your Absinthe drink. Following recipe or procedure can help a person.
First you will need the right equipment:-
– Absinthe
– An Absinthe glass is needed
– Importance of an Absinthe spoon (cuillere)
– One will need a cube of sugar
– Iced Water
Pour a shot (25-50ml) of Absinthe into the glass.
One will have to rest the Absinthe spoon on top of the glass and place a sugar cube on the slotted spoon.
Drip iced water over the sugar using a fountain or use a steady hand to slowly pour the water over the sugar.
The solution of water and sugar is mixed into the Absinthe causing it to louche beautifully.
A person can sit back and enjoy his perfect Absinthe drink.
However it may require a few attempts to make the Absinthe louche perfectly but it is not difficult to learn the preparation of Asbinthe.
