Absinthe Classics

There are lots of modern Absinthe classics available to buy. These Absinthes are premium Absinthes that happen to be modeled on the vintage Absinthes, the Green Fairy, from the 18th and 19th centuries. Modern distillers use recipes from history or they have analyzed vintage Absinthes to ensure that they make use of the right herbs and quantities.

Real Absinthe is made up of Artemisia Absinthium, common wormwood, that contains the chemical thujone, together with other herbs and essential oils which cause the drink to louche when water is added.

Here are a few modern Absinthe classics:-

– Saint George Spirits make an Absinthe that is produced from brandy and herbs including wormwood, star anise, fennel, lemon balm, tarragon, mint, hyssop, basil, meadowsweet and nettles. Their Absinthe is known as “St George Spirits Absinthe Verte” – a green Absinthe which happens to be legal in the USA.

– The Jade Absinthe Collection from the Combier distillery in Saumur, France – Ted Breaux from New Orleans, USA, has advanced this selection of vintage style Absinthes by testing and analyzing bottles of actual vintage Absinthe. The combier distillery uses 19th century alambics rescued from the Pernod Fils distillery to make absinthe poster shop these Absinthes. The Jade collection includes a classic Pernod Fils style Absinthe, a green Swiss style Absinthe, a clear La Bleue style Absinthe, a New Orleans style Absinthe and an Edouard Pernod inspired Absinthe. These Absinthes are typically handcrafted and have won many awards.

– Doubs Mystique “Carte d’Or Absinthe” – This fine Absinthe is distilled in Pontarlier, France using 19th century alambics. Pontarlier is the French home of Absinthe, where Pernod Fils first produced it in the turn of the 19th century. This is an Absinthe which utilizes conventional methods and ingredients though with a modern twist to suit the palates of today’s generation of Absinthe drinkers.

– Absinthe Roquette 1797 – Named after the horse of the legendary founder of Absinthe, Dr Pierre Ordinaire, this Absinthe is dependant on a genuine recipe of the 18th century. It is an endeavor to recreate the actual true Absinthe and contains the major ingredients of grande wormwood, anise and fennel, and is distilled in 19th century alambics in Pontarlier.

– Absinthe Duplais – This was the initial verte (green) Absinthe to be legalized in Switzerland and is based upon on the 19th century Swiss protocols coming from a manual by P.Duplais. This Absinthe is distilled in Switzerland, home of Absinthe, at the Kallnacher distillery.

– Absinthe Brevans – Also from the Kallnacher distillery, this Absinthe is termed after another French Absinthe manual writer. It is founded on a recipe from 1897 and its base is an assortment of wine and marc. Marc is the alcohol from fermented pulp that is left after squeezing out the grape juice. Absinthe Brevans includes the herbs and plants utilized in historical Absinthe production.

– La Ptite Absinthe – This is the traditional Swiss La Bleue from Guadentia Persoz, a distiller in Couvet, Switzerland – home of the legendary Dr Pierre Ordinaire. This clear Absinthe is founded on a recipe from 1898 consisting of 12 herbs. Gaudentia found this recipe coupled with an alambic when she moved into her house in Couvet – what a find!

Absinthe Clandestine – This can be a La Bleue clear Absinthe distilled in Couvet by Claude-Alain Bugnon who made bootleg Absinthe just before legalization in Switzerland. This Absinthe is founded on traditional La Bleue recipes and is made making use of the typical herbs of wormwood and anise in addition to alpine plants and herbs.

Methods to make Absinthe Classics

It is possible to create your own traditional style Absinthe using Absinthe essences that are utilised by distillers in the Absinthe industry. These Absinthe essences are available from AbsintheKit.com. These are the essences widely available to purchase online:-

– Absinthe Classics – A 280ml bottle of this essence would make 14 bottles of classic green Absinthe containing the all important wormwood.

– Absinthe White – This makes 14 bottles of clear La Bleue style Absinthe.

– Absinthe Orange – This makes 14 bottles of an Absinthe that has a sensitive orange flavor from real orange oil.

– Absinthe 55 – This essence makes a stronger Absinthe that contains 55mg of thujone and so a much more bitter taste.

All the essences are made using traditional ingredients and are distilled using carbon dioxide distillation to offer a top-quality essence. The essences may also be obtainable in an Absinthe kit containing a measure and bottle labels.These essences permit you to make Absinthe classics economically and with a real vintage taste.