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Absinthe 101

Your Guide to Absinthe

Styles of Absinthe

Absinthe is an aperitif (a flavorful alcoholic drink usually served prior to a meal) with a strong taste of licorice (anise) flavor and a high alcohol content. Absinthe is an extract derived from the “Holy Trinity” of anise, fennel, and wormwood.  Absinthe is somewhat bitter, and best served with three (3) parts water and a sugar cube. Not only will this blend cut the bitter taste and dilute the alcohol by volume in your glass, but the dreamy, milky louche will enchant you and whomever else you pour for.

There are two distinct styles of absinthe, the French / Swiss style, and the Czech or Bohemian style. French or Swiss is often used as a sign that the absinthe is a legitimate heir to the original Swiss recipe formulated in the late 1700’s. On the other hand, when an absinthe is referred to as Czech or Bohemian, or when it is called “absinth” (without the e), it is often a negative term. What it comes down to is a claim for authenticity.

The modern absinthe recipe comes from Switzerland, and was then popularized and mass-produced in France. Throughout the 1800’s absinthe was wildly popular in the cafés of Prague and other cities in the Czech Republic, but the drinks were imported from France and Switzerland. Czech absinth sold today is an artificial product, and is far more bitter tasting than the French recipe. Due to the lack of natural herbs and fruit extracts, the Czech absinth does not louche as the French recipe does. These are the easiest ways to identify a Czech, Bohemian, or any other kind of “knock-off” absinthe. Absinthes that do not louche contain little to no anise, an essential ingredient to the production of absinthe.

We especially encourage new absinthe drinkers to enjoy an absinthe derived from the original Swiss recipe. There are many absinthe producers in the United States and Canada who adhere to the natural Swiss recipe, and an authentic absinthe just can’t be beat.

When drinking Czech, stick to their famous beers and other spirits, such as bitters. When drinking absinthe, drink the recipe that made it legendary.

  • Absinthe Libertine 68 Amer
  • Price: $42.50
  • Absinthe Eichelberger 60 Verte Organic - DE-ÖKO-037
  • Price: $38.00
  • Absinthe Eichelberger 68 Limitée
  • Price: $38.00
  • Absinthe François Guy
  • Price: $51.50
  • Absinthe Abisinthe Amer 72
  • Price: $47.00
  • Absinthe Abisinthe 45
  • Price: $41.50
  • Absinthe Abisinthe 72
  • Price: $47.00
  • Absinthe Libertine 55 Originale
  • Price: $39.00
  • Absinthe Philippe Lasala
  • Price: $32.50
  • Absinthe Angélique Verte Suisse
  • Price: $72.00
  • Absinthe La Capricieuse
  • Price: $67.50
  • Absinthe La Ptite
  • Price: $60.50
  • Absinthe La Valote Bovet - Le Chat
  • Price: $67.50
  • Absinthe La Valote Martin: Marylin
  • Price: $67.50
  • Absinthe Eichelberger 80 Brute
  • Price: $40.50
  • Absinthe Mata Hari
  • Price: $27.00
  • Absinthe La Charlotte
  • Price: $32.50
  • Absinthe Blanchette
  • Price: $39.00
  • Absinthe François Guy
  • Price: $32.50
  • Absinthe Abisinthe Amer 72
  • Price: $21.50
  • Absinthe Blanche de Fougerolles 74
  • Price: $21.50
  • Absinthe La Capricieuse
  • Price: $26.00
  • Absinthe François Guy
  • Price: $13.50
  • Absinthe La Valote Bovet - Le Chat
  • Price: $39.00
  • Absinthe La Valote Martin l'Originale
  • Price: $50.50
  • Absinthe La Valote Martin: Marylin
  • Price: $42.50
  • Absinthe Libertine 55
  • Price: $15.50
  • Absinthe Libertine 68 Amer
  • Price: $18.00
  • Absinthe Un Emile 68
  • Price: $55.00
  • Absinthe Un Emile Blanche 68
  • Price: $55.00
  • Absinth King of spirits
  • Price: $67.50
  • Absinthe Roquette 1797
  • Price: $66.00
  • Absinthe La Valote Martin l'Originale
  • Price: $21.50
  • Absinthe La Valote Martin: Marylin
  • Price: $19.00
  • Absinthe La Valote Bovet - Le Chat
  • Price: $19.00
  • Absinthe Serpis Classic 65
  • Price: $45.00
  • Absinthe Serpis Dry 55
  • Price: $42.50
  • Absinthe Montana 55
  • Price: $33.50
  • Absinthe La Clandestine Wine Alcohol
  • Price: $67.50
  • Absinthe François Guy Hip Flask
  • Price: $22.50
  • Absinthe Un Emile Blanche 68
  • Price: $18.00
  • Absinthe La Valdetra Verte
  • Price: $67.50
  • Absinthe Jade 1901
  • Price: $73.00
  • Absinthe Jade Nouvelle-Orléans
  • Price: $73.00
  • Absinthe Blanchette
  • Price: $19.00
  • Absinthe Jade Esprit Edouard
  • Price: $73.00
  • Absinthe Jade Nouvelle-Orléans
  • Price: $24.50
  • Absinthe Jade Esprit Edouard
  • Price: $24.50
  • Absinthe La Veuve Verte
  • Price: $56.00
  • Absinthe La Maison Fontaine Blanche
  • Price: $61.50
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  • Price: $72.00
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  • Price: $43.50
  • Absinthe Berthe de Joux
  • Price: $60.50
  • Absinthe La Grenouille
  • Price: $44.50
  • Absinthe St. Antoine
  • Price: $37.00
  • Absinthe DuVallon
  • Price: $61.50
  • Absinthe Enigma Blanche - Blanche de Fougerolles
  • Price: $59.50
  • Absinthe Soixante Cinq
  • Price: $47.00
  • Absinthe La Valote Martin: Fée Verte du Val-de-Travers
  • Price: $42.50
  • Absinthe La Valote Martin: Fée Verte du Val-de-Travers
  • Price: $67.50
  • Absinthe La Valote Martin: Belle Epoque
  • Price: $42.50
  • Absinthe La Valote Bovet: Nostalgie Paris 1900
  • Price: $84.00
  • Absinthe Verte Napoléon III
  • Price: $43.50
  • Absinthe La Pontissalienne
  • Price: $43.50
  • Absinthe Valkyria
  • Price: $42.50
  • Absinthe Black Head
  • Price: $35.00
  • Absinthe Lucid
  • Price: $47.00
  • Absinthe Red Chilli Head
  • Price: $35.00
  • Absinthe Antitoxin
  • Price: $39.00
  • Absinthe Butterfly
  • Price: $27.00
  • Absinthe Angélique Verte Suisse
  • Price: $27.00
  • Absinthe La Clandestine
  • Price: $26.00
  • Absinthe Bourgeois
  • Price: $42.50
  • Absinthe Libertine (Philippe Martin)
  • Price: $65.00
  • Absinthe Serafine
  • Price: $65.00
  • Absinthe Aphrodite
  • Price: $65.00
  • Absinthe Janis
  • Price: $75.00
  • Absinthe Sade
  • Price: $92.00
  • Absinthe Boheme
  • Price: $92.00
  • Absinthe La Reine
  • Price: $77.50
  • Absinthe La Ptite Douce
  • Price: $60.50
  • Absinthe La Ptite
  • Price: $28.00
  • Absinthe Adnams Rouge
  • Price: $48.00
  • Absinthe La Maison Fontaine Verte
  • Price: $61.50
  • Absinthe Green Velvet VAL. 275 – La Bleue
  • Price: $97.50
  • Absinthe WOLF - Valkyria distillery
  • Price: $41.50
  • Absinthe Eichelberger 78 Verte
  • Price: $40.50
  • Absinthe Bizarre
  • Price: $67.50
  • Absinthe Esmeralda
  • Price: $67.50
  • Absinthe La Valote Martin: La Grenouillarde
  • Price: $69.50
  • Absinthe L'Entêté
  • Price: $55.00
  • Absinthe La Maison Fontaine Blanche
  • Price: $24.50
  • Absinthe Jade 1901
  • Price: $24.50
  • Absinthe Jade VS 1898
  • Price: $24.50
  • Absinthe Cannabis Absinthium
  • Price: $33.00
  • Absinthe Red Exitus
  • Price: $26.00
  • Absinthe Pure Exitus
  • Price: $27.00
  • Absinthe Pernod - Recette Traditionnelle
  • Price: $55.00
  • Absinthe Cousin Jeune
  • Price: $55.00
  • Absinthe HR Giger Wolfsmilch
  • Price: $77.50
  • Absinthe HR Giger Zeitgeist
  • Price: $73.00
  • Absinthe Black Fox
  • Price: $55.00
  • Absinthe Pernod - Recette Traditionnelle
  • Price: $35.00
  • Absinthe Blanche Neige
  • Price: $67.50
  • Absinthe Jade Terminus Oxygenee
  • Price: $73.00
  • Absinthe Midvinterblot
  • Price: $40.50
  • Absinthe Française du Levant
  • Price: $43.50
  • Absinthe Apocalypse
  • Price: $43.50
  • Absinthe Verte de Vichy - new edition
  • Price: $43.50
  • Absinthe Le Coq Vert
  • Price: $43.50
  • Absinthe La Paille
  • Price: $45.00
  • Absinthe Vit Opal
  • Price: $50.50
  • Absinthe Grön Opal
  • Price: $55.00
  • Absinthe Sauvage 1804 - 3rd edition
  • Price: $87.50
  • Absinthe Amave by Martin Zufanek
  • Price: $29.00
  • Absinthe Corvus
  • Price: $43.50
  • Absinthe La Valote Martin Nirvana
  • Price: $100.00
  • Absinthe Rouge Organic - Awen Nature - FR-BIO-01
  • Price: $60.50
  • Absinthe Finn Blanche Organic - Awen Nature - FR-BIO-01
  • Price: $60.50
  • Absinthe Verte Organic - Awen Nature - FR-BIO-01
  • Price: $43.50
  • Absinthe La Valote Martin - Martin
  • Price: $67.50
  • Absinthe La Valote Martin: Belle Epoque
  • Price: $19.00
  • Absinthe La Valote Martin - Martin
  • Price: $19.00
  • Absinthe La Valote Martin - La Grenouillarde
  • Price: $19.00
  • Absinthe La Valote Martin: Fée Verte du Val-de-Travers
  • Price: $19.00
  • Absinthe Magie Verte
  • Price: $51.50
  • Absinthe La Valote Bovet: Nostalgie Paris 1900
  • Price: $21.50
  • Absinthe Septante 7
  • Price: $22.50
  • Absinthe La Valote Martin - Martin
  • Price: $42.50
  • Absinthe La Valote Bovet Tradition
  • Price: $42.50
  • Absinthe La Valote Bovet Tradition
  • Price: $21.50
  • Absinthe Zâca – Willy Bovet
  • Price: $59.50
  • Absinthe Matte
  • Price: $61.50
  • Absinthe Vivide
  • Price: $77.50
  • Absinthe Mead Base 2016
  • Price: $55.00
  • Absinthe Un Peureux
  • Price: $27.00
  • Absinthe des Poetes
  • Price: $65.00
  • Absinthe Vivide
  • Price: $22.50
  • Absinthe Vivide oak aged
  • Price: $88.50
  • Absinthe Justifiée & Ancienne 2017 – Martin Zufanek
  • Price: $80.50
  • Absinthe La Perchée - FR-BIO-01
  • Price: $77.50
  • Absinthe La Faucille - FR-BIO-01
  • Price: $77.50
  • Absinthe La Loulette - FR-BIO-01
  • Price: $55.00
  • Absinthe Sans Frontières - FR-BIO-01
  • Price: $77.50
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