A lot of people want to know more about the mysterious drink called Absinthe it “How to make Absinthe?”, the drink was favorite of famous personalities like Pablo Picasso, Van Gogh, Oscar Wilde and others.

There are three principal ways to make Absinthe yourself at home:-
1.Distilling Absinthe using herbs or steeping herbs in alcohol without distillation.
2.Insights into using a herbal blend kit.
3.Employing Absinthe essence.

How To Make Absinthe by Steeping?

Distilling Absinthe liquor at home is not to be recommended and is actually illegal in many countries, including the United States, unless you have a license. Absinthe is made by distilling herbs like wormwood, green aniseed, anise and fennel with an alcohol base and then adding extra herbs like lemon balm, petite wormwood and hyssop to color the liquor.

To use the steeping method, you need to mix wormwood with a neutral alcohol (vodka or Everclear) and let the mixture steep for up to 2-3 weeks in a cool dark place. Filter out the wormwood and then add other classic Absinthe herbs like aniseed, fennel, anise, hyssop, angelica and lemon balm. Keep it aside for a few days, filter and then taste.

without distilling the drink you can not make true Absinthe.

How Do I Make Absinthe With The Help of A Herbal Blend Kit?

There are many different companies online selling Absinthe kits.Thujone is a chemical that is found in the wormwood and is speculated to cause psychedelic effects. Studies have shown that thujone shows its adverse affects only if consumed in large quantities.

All most all kits provide you with an Absinthe herbal blend that you can mix with alcohol, along with an an Absinthe finishing blend and a micron filtration system to filter the liquor. No distillation is required so this will not make a true Absinthe, it is only a bit hard to get enough thujone from the herbs.

How Do I Make Absinthe Using Essences?

Absintheliquor.com produce Absinthe essences using wormwood, aniseed and fennel and distill them by high tech carbon dioxide distillation. Simply mix an essence with Everclear or vodka and you have your very own real Absinthe. These essences are used by the Absinthe industry and are best quality. Make sure to use at least 45% (90 proof) alcohol otherwise they get cloudy.

Absintheliquor.com sells four essences:-

– A classic verte Absinthe essence
– An orange flavored essence containing natural orange oil.
– A strong essence that makes a bitter and strong Absinthe. This one has higher concentration of wormwood, 55 mg thujone in a bottle.
– A clean and clear Absinthe essence for production of Blanche or La Bleue style Absinthes.

Rumor tells they will have 4 more the nearest days, among those Blue Absinthe.

These essences can be bought as part of a kit or individually to produce 14 bottles of Absinthe. Bottle labels and a measure are also part of the Kit. Absintheliquor.com also sell replica Absinthe spoons and glasses.

The Best Way To Make Absinthe? The easiest and commercially viable method is to use an essence.