It was hard to get decent Absinthe at all. And at the beginning there did not exist a real distribution for this special alcohol. Back in 2001, when we founded the company, Absinthe was brandnew. ALANDIA is based in Germany, but serves Absintheurs worldwide. ALANDIA was founded in 2001 and is run by a group of devoted Absintheurs. You can buy a bottle of Absinthe at our online store ALANDIA. If you want to buy a bottle of Absinthe in the USA, check out our specific info site Absinthe USA. More is not needed and below this percentage the drink just does not taste good. The best Absinthe alcohol percentage is therefore between 65 and 72 percent. This would result in a drink, that tastes quite watered-down. Therefore an Absinthe should neither have a very low percentage. You can compare the percentage with a glass of wine. Then, after blending the spirit, the percentage of the drink is much lower.
You always mix the liquor with ice cold water (the traditional French ritual of serving a glass of the Green Fairy). This A bsinthe alcohol content sounds a lot, but have in mind that you drink the Green Fairy never as a shot. Traditionally the green spirit was bottled at an alcohol percentage of 68% (138 proof). Which alcohol percentage is the best for an Absinthe brand? Absinthe is therefore not a hallucinogenic drug, that's why it was legalized again! And no, preban Absinthe from the 19th century did not have more thujone. This is untrue! Thujone is toxic, yes, but only in very, very high doses. It is often said, that this ingredient can cause hallucinations. And the essential oil of the wormwood plant contains thujone. The famous herb that gave Absinthe its name is wormwood, lat. This is because of the high alcohol content of the Green Fairy. Drink all of them responsibly! Is the effect caused by the absinthe alcohol percentage?Ībsinthe has a different effect in comparison to regular alcohol like beer, wine or even vodka. Another pretty strong Absinthe with 66.6% / 133.2 proof is Gothica Absinthe. The versions we sell have 69 to up to 80 percent alcohol. Guess why.? And the black and green Absinthes Hamlet Hardcore are really strong Absinthe liquors. Mansinthe for example, the brand from the artist Marilyn Manson has 66.6% alcohol by vol. And as Absinthe is a special drink, you also find Absinthes on the market which have a very special alcohol degree. The amount of alcohol in an spirit is often regarded as something special and adventurous. For the ice water you can either use a water carafe or an Absinthe Fountain. You will see in the video of the fire ritual another argument why you shouldn't burn your Absinthe, it is very dangerous! We recommend to drink your glass of the Green Fairy the traditional way: This means only with ice cold water and a sugar cube on the Absinthe spoon. Check out our Absinthe ritual video section in our store. You should drink it like it was drank 100 years ago, without fire. We, like many other Absintheurs, think that Absinthe is a sophisticated drink with a lot of cuture and style. But, and this is very important, we do NOT recommend the fire ritual, as it pushes the drug-like image of Absinthe. The cube only catches fire, if you have a liquor with at least 60 percent / 120 proof. You soak a sugar cube with the Green fairy and burn the sugar on the spoon. This ritual is also known as the Czech Fire-Ritual. Especially beginners want to set their Absinthe on fire. The alcohol content has as well an influence on the way how people prepare it. The black Absinthe Hamlet Hardcore has for example 69% / 138 proof. But there are stronger and weaker brands on the market. The common alcohol percentage is 68% alc. This high alcohol percentage is necessary, as only in such a high-proof spirit the natural green color of the Green Fairy is preserved. Also vintage Absinthes like the legendary Pernod Fils had an alcohol content of 65-68 percent.
(28 proof), not more than a good red wine. Some people are always shocked about the high percentage of an Absinthe, but actually as you blend the alcohol with cold water, a prepared glass of Absinthe contains approximately 14% alcohol percentage by vol. Brands have an alcohol percentage of 45% up to 90% by vol. Absinthe or Absynthe is a high proof alcoholic spirit.