Absinthe is strong alcoholic liquor produced from alcohol and various forms of herbs. The herbs can be distilled or herbal extracts are used to prepare absinthe. The primary herbs used are wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), anise, melissa, hyssop, and fennel. At times calamus and nutmeg were also utilized. Absinthe was invented at the end of the […]

People have heard about the marvelous mythical drink, Absinthe – the drink regarded as hallucinogenic, the Green Fairy that may allow you to see fairies, the anise flavored herbal spirit popular in Bohemian Montmartre. But, only a few people can respond to the question “What is Absinthe made of?”. They could say wormwood yet not […]

Absinthe effects are notorious. Absinthe is known throughout the world for its colourful past and the mysterious myths that encircle it. Absinthe was made in Switzerland in the 18th century as an elixir or tonic. Its main component, the herb wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium), has been used in medicine since ancient times in the following ways:- […]

How to make absinthe? This is certainly one question that’s being asked by connoisseurs of alcohol based drinks more frequently today as there is enhanced fascination with absinthe. The reason is fairly easy to grasp, absinthe has created a dramatic return after being restricted for almost a century. There are 2 ways you can answer […]

Henri-Louis Pernod, who first distilled industrial Absinthe in early nineteenth century in Pontarlier, France, used a wine alcohol base. He distilled the alcohol with herbs for instance wormwood, fennel, aniseed, hyssop, angelica, lemon balm, star anise, juniper, veronica, dittany and nutmeg. Wine is the conventional base for Absinthe but some distillers use other kinds of […]