Absinthe is a strong flavor liquor which is made by distilling alcohol with herbs. We know it is strong and can get you drunk easily, but what percentage by volume of alcohol is Absinthe and what is its proof?

Let’s look at the alcohol by volume levels of popular brands of Absinthe:-

La Fee XS Absinthe Francaise 68% abv (136 proof)
Doubs Mystique Carte D’Or 65% alcohol by volume is 130 proof
La Clandestine Absinthe is 53% alcohol by volume (106 proof)
Jade Edouard 72% alcohol by volume (144 proof)
Sebor is 55% alcohol by volume (110 proof)
Jade Nonvelle Orleans which is 68% alcohol bt volume is 136 proof
Mari Mayans Collectors 70 is 70% abv (140 proof)
La Fee Parisian which is 68% alcohol by volume is 136 proof
Lucid Absinthe 62% abv is 124 proof
Jade Verte Suisse 65% alcohol by volume which is 130 proof
Pernod Absinthe 68% abv (136 proof)
Kuber 53 is 53% alcohol by volume (106 proof)
Pere Kermanns 60% alcohol by volume or 120 proof
Jade PF 1901 which is 68% abv is 136 proof
La Fee XS Absinthe Suisse 53% abv or 106 proof
Roquette 1797 75% abv or 150 proof
La Fee Bohemian 70% abv (140 proof)

Let’s compare Absinthe to several other beverages:-

Whisky such as Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch 40% alcohol by volume is 80 proof
Absinthe can be up to 75% alcohol by volume (150 proof)
Table Wine 9-12% abv is 18-24 proof
Beer tends to be 4 or 5% alcohol by volume (8-10 proof)

Now, the alcohol-information.com website reports that if you drink 1 shot of Everclear (190 proof) to drinking 2.8five cans of beer and about 3 brandies. With this information it can be established that one shot of Absinthe is equivalent to 2.25 bottles of beer. So, 22 shots Absinthe is equivalent to 49.5 bottles of beer!

As you can see, Absinthe is much stronger than types of fermented drinks such as wine and beer. Care needs to be used when consuming Absinthe, not because it will make us have hallucinations, or any other psychedelic effects, but because it is so strong and will intoxicate quickly. We need to take particular care when mixing Absinthe with other alcoholic drinks in cocktails.

Care should also be taken when making your own homemade Absinthe drink. If you buy an Absinthe kit from Green Devil then you are steeping herbs in a neutral alcohol such as Everclear or vodka. Everclear has alcohol by volume of 95% and a proof of 190 so it is much stronger than commercial Absinthe. Absinthe essences for Absinthekit.some are mixed with a neutral alcohol such as Everclear or vodka. Your finished Absinthe will be whatever the proof or abv of the neutral alcohol you used.

What percentage is in Absinthe? For commercial Absinthe just look on the bottle label or, if you are ordering online, look at the product details for abv or proof. If you are making your own Absinthe from a kit, you need to look at the bottle of Everclear or vodka that you are using.

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About Absinthe

Absinthe is a uniquely strong liquor which is generally between 45 and 75% ABV (alcohol by volume), about twice as strong as other types of alcoholic beverages such as whisky and vodka.

Often known as “The Green Fairy” , Absinthe was the drink associated with La Belle Epoque and Bohemian Paris. Originally given to French soldiers in the 1840s to treat malaria and they bought the drink home with them. Special Abinthe bars opened all over Paris and Absinthe hours or “L’heure verte” took place daily. During the middle of the 19th century, Pernod the distillers of Absinthe, were producing over 30,000 liters of the drink for sale to the French people!

Absinthe About the History of Absinthe

History says that Dr Pierre Ordinaire created Absinthe in the Swiss town of Couvet in the 18th century as a tonic for his patients. The Absinthe recipe eventually got into the hands of Henri-Louis Pernod who first distilled Absinthe in Couvet and then later in Pontarlier, France under the name of Pernod Fils.

Pernod began with a wine base together with several herbs including common wormwood (artemisia absinthium), aniseed fennel, lemon balm, hyssop, angelica, dittany, star anise, nutmeg and juniper.

Among well known drinkers of the Green Fairy were Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Oscar Wilde, Ernest Hemingway, Degas, Gauguin, Verlaine and Baudelaire.

When Absinthe became more popular than wine, in France, the prohibition movement campaigned to get Absinthe banned because:-

- Wormwood contains Thujone, thought to be similar to THC in cannabis and thought to be psychoactive.
- Absinthe was linked with artists and courtesans of Montmartre and their loose morals.
- Absinthe was thought to have psychedelic effects, to cause hallucinations, convulsions and to drive people insane.

It was claimed that an Absinthe drinker murdered his whole family – which was just the excuse that the prohibition movement were looking for to persuade the government to ban Absinthe. The buying, selling and consumption of Absinthe was made illegal in france in 1815 and in other countries around this time.

Many studies have shown that Absinthe only contains very small amounts of thujone and is perfectly safe to drink and this includes vintage Absinthe. Legalized in most all countries since the 1990s, there has been an Absinthe revival in many countries, including the USA.

About Absinthe About the Essences in Absinthe

To enjoy Absinthe, you can either order bottles of Absinthe online or you can make your own Absinthe using essences from AbsintheKit.com. These essences are used by the Absinthe industry and are made using traditional herbal ingredients such as fennel, aniseed and wormwood. Simply mix with either Everclear or vodka to make your very own Absinthe. There are four types of essence available.

Prepare Absinthe

The correct way to prepare Absinthe is to follow a ritural:-

- Pour 25 to 50 ml of Absinthe into a glass.
- Absinthe’s slotted spoon can be rested on top of the glass.
- A sugar cube is put on the slotted spoon.
- Drip iced water over the sugar using an Absinthe fountain or pour slowly from a carafe.
- Watch the louche.
- Drink your Absinthe drink.

I hope you have now learned all about Absinthe, the mysterious drink with a very interesting past and a great taste.

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