Absinthe Recipe
Should you enter in “Absinthe recipe” on a google search you will find a great deal of free DIY recipes and instructions to make Absinthe from home absinthebook. Some recipes I found contained ingredients including wormwood, hyssop, calamus root, mint, cloves, fennell seeds, star anise, nutmeg, ouzo and Everclear. Now, these herbs all look like they’re acceptable herbs for making Absinthe and the Everclear and Ouzo supply the homemade Absinthe its alcohol content BUT making Absinthe at home from herbs is not quite as simple as making homemade beer and is very risky.
Common Wormwood, or Artimesia Absinthium, has been known to be a hallucinogen in large doses and calamus root and nutmeg are common herbs which are psychoactive and can have psychodelic effects. The alcohol along with other ingredients can have a sedative effect and the alcohol is undoubtedly an intoxicant. Is it really safe to mix these herbs with alcohol using recipes from the Internet? Probably not! This type of Green Fairy may leave you feeling rather ill!
It is best to buy quality Absinthe brands just like Pernod, Hapsburg, Mari Mayans and Rodniks from known suppliers or to purchase Absinthe essences online from companies like AbsintheKit.com. You can buy Absinthe, also referred to as Absenta, with or without wormwood although many people feel that Absinthe just isn’t Absinthe without wormwood, in the end that’s how it got its name.
Absinthe Recipe – The Routine
Once you have bought your quality Absinthe, or created a bottle from essence, you will need to learn how to prepare proper Absinthe, the Absinthe from history experienced by famous artists and writers which includes Oscar Wilde and Van Gogh.
These instructions will help you create the perfect Absinthe. You will need:-
– Absinthe
– An Absinthe glass or large glass
– An Absinthe spoon (or strainer)
– A cube of sugar
– Cold water
Pour about 25-50ml of Absinthe in the glass.Put the cube of sugar in the spoon and rest atop the glass.
Slowly pour or drip the cold water in the sugar and to the Absinthe.
Enjoy La Louche – the essential oils of the herbs within the Absinthe aren’t water soluble therefore louche or cloud and make the drink milky. It is good to view.
You can get antique Absinthiana which includes spoons, glasses and Absinthe fountains or you can buy cheaper replicas. These will give your Absinthe preparation and drinking genuine style. An Absinthe fountain allows you to control the dripping of the water to offer you a fantastic louche effect.
There are plenty of cocktail drinks you can make with Absinthe, like Ernest Hemingway’s favorite “Death in the Afternoon” which is a mix of Absinthe and champagne.
Avoid any Absinthe Recipe for homemade Absinthe and buy safe products where the levels of thujone and psychoactive herbs are managed and measured.