Absinthe Blog

Many people have praised absinthe over the years, adoring its intriguing effects. People have long referred to the drink as the “green fairy” of La Fee Verte. This is a beverage that has a high alcohol content and this beverage is also made with wormwood. Wormwood is a plant that makes the thujone in the beverage. It is the thujone that the FDA disapproves for human consumption. The drink was first used, long ago, as a medical tonic. The wormwood that is used to make the drink is responsible for the bitter taste that the drink has. This is why (the bitterness) most people dilute the absinthe and usually they dissolve sugar into it as well.

Traditional French Absinthe Ritual

This is the absinthe recipe in which an individual has an absinthe spoon and places it over the glass. This spoon usually contains one or two sugar cubes. Water is poured over the sugar and this sweetened combination is added to absinthe. This will usually cause the absinthe to become milky because the various oils are coming out of the absinthe because the alcohol content has been lowered. A sign of poorly made absinthe is the lack of this milky texture to the absinthe. This occurs because some manufacturers add color to make the absinthe dark green.

Modern Absinthe Ritual

In this absinthe recipe, the drinker only has a shot glass full of absinthe. This absinthe recipe has recently become quite popular. A sugary spoon is dipped in the shot of absinthe and then lit on fire. This sugar is set on fire until the sugar caramelizes. The spoon is then stirred into the drink to give the drink its sweetness.

Many absinthe recipes can be found online very easily. The Internet is a great way to find all kinds of absinthe drink recipes.