Absinthe Recipe

If you key in “Absinthe recipe” on a browser’s search engine you’ll findplenty of free DIY recipes and instructions to make Absinthe at home. Some recipes I came across absinthe-recipe contained ingredients like wormwood, hyssop, calamus root, mint, cloves, fennell seeds, star anise, nutmeg, ouzo and Everclear. Now, these herbs all seem to be acceptable herbs for producing Absinthe and the Everclear and Ouzo provide the homemade Absinthe its alcohol content BUT making Absinthe in your own home from herbs just isn’t quite as simple as making homemade beer and is particularly very risky.

Common Wormwood, or Artimesia Absinthium, has been known to be a hallucinogen in large doses and calamus root and nutmeg are all herbs that happen to be psychoactive and can have psychodelic effects. The alcohol and other ingredients may have a sedative effect and the alcohol is obviously an intoxicant. Is it really safe to mix these herbs with alcohol using recipes on the internet? Not really! This sort of Green Fairy may make you feel rather ill!

It’s best to buy excellent Absinthe brands such as Pernod, Hapsburg, Mari Mayans and Rodniks from identified suppliers or to get Absinthe essences online from manufacturers like AbsintheKit.com. You can aquire Absinthe, also called Absenta, without or with wormwood although a lot of people think that Absinthe is not Absinthe without wormwood, after all that’s the way it got its name.

Absinthe Recipe – The Routine

Once you have bought your quality Absinthe, or produced a bottle from essence, you have got to learn to prepare proper Absinthe, the Absinthe from history enjoyed by famous artists and writers including Oscar Wilde and Van Gogh.

These instructions can help you make 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 on the glass.Place the cube of sugar into the spoon and rest over the glass.
Slowly pour or drip the cold water in the sugar and on the Absinthe.
Enjoy La Louche – the essential oils of the herbs inside the Absinthe aren’t water soluble therefore louche or cloud and then make the drink milky. It is great to view.

You can buy antique Absinthiana which includes spoons, glasses and Absinthe fountains or buy cheaper replicas. These can give your Absinthe preparation and drinking real style. An Absinthe fountain enables you to control the dripping of the water to provide you with an excellent louche effect.

There are lots of cocktail drinks you can make with Absinthe, which includes Ernest Hemingway’s favorite “Death in the Afternoon” that is a mix of Absinthe and champagne.

Steer clear of any Absinthe Recipe for homemade Absinthe and buy safe products where the quantities of thujone and psychoactive herbs are controlled and measured.