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Absinthe Recipes
The history of Absinthe is very interesting. Absinthe was created in Couvet of Switzerland, in the late 18th century by a French doctor as a medicine. By 1805 the absinthe recipes had got into the hands of Henri-Louis Pernod who started distilling it in his factory in Pontarlier in France.
Original Absinthe Recipes
Pernod’s Absinthe, Original Pernod Fils, was distilled from wine and contained many natural herbs and essential oils from plants including grand wormwood, aniseed, melissa, fennel, lemon balm, dittany, angelica root, hyssop, star anise, nutmeg and juniper.
There were no similarities in the recipes and ingredients of different manufacturers of the Green Fairy. Calamus root, mint, cloves, nutmeg, roman wormwood, anise seed, coriander, sweet flag and licorice are different herbs used in Absinthe production. The herb wormwood, Artimesia Absinthium was the basic ingredient of pre-ban Absinthe which gave Absinthe it’s characteristic bitter flavor and name.
According to the general thought the thujone content of wormwood and THC in the drug cannabis were similar. The large consumption of thujone can give rise to psychedelic effects. Angelica root is grown as a drug in Lapland and a psychoactive element anethole is found in anise seed and fennel seed. As Absinthe is a mysterious mix of sedatives and stimulants so a few artists and writers claimed that it enhanced their genius and inspiration! “A clear headed drunkenness” is the description on the way of being drunk on Absinthe.
In the year 1915 prohibitionists in France claimed that Absinthe was a risk on the country due to which it was banned there. Although studies proved that Absinthe as safe as consuming any other strong alcoholic drinks. Absinthe is mainly alcohol and only contains minute quantities of wormwood and the other herbs so, if consumed in moderation, is no real health risk.
Homemade Absinthe Recipes
There are many Absinthe recipes on the Internet using different herbs and different methods – steeping, filtering etc. It is not suggested to make Absinthe at home from plants, dried herbs or essential oils. Why?
– Absinthe should not be used without distillation.
– No one can know the thujone content of his finished Absinthe.
It is far better to buy either a quality Absinthe, making sure that it’s got the vital ingredient wormwood, or to buy an Absinthe kit which consists of Absinthe essences that have already been distilled.
One can also purchase Absinthe in the USA now.
AbsintheKit.com does great Absinthe kits which consist of:-
- Absinthe essence – choose from classic, white (which makes clear Swiss style Absinthe, Strong 55 (with a 55mg thujone content) and Orange (flavored with orange oil).
– This is a measure.
– Artistic Labels to decorate your Absinthe bottles.
One bottle of essence is efficient for preparing 14 bottles of Absinthe!
Using these kits one had to mix 20ml of the Absinthe essence with a neutral alcohol to make own bottle of Green Fairy.
As these essences are the very same as the ones sold to distilleries so one will definitely get a safe, top-quality product.
Ernest Hemingway’s famous “Death in the Afternoon” – Absinthe and champagne are among the various cocktail Absinthe recipes found online. There is fun in searching and mixing the cocktails.
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