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Absinth24.net offers more than 200 absinthe brands from 14 different countries - and our selection is growing week after week. A wide range of absinthe accessories like absinthe spoons, absinthe glasses and fountains are also available. Ordering Absinthe at absinth24.net means low shipping rates and one of the biggest selections worldwide. For our US customers we offer a lot off US SPECIALS with major price cuts. Your advantages being a customer of absinth24.net : - 100% Delivery Guarantee to the US and other countries - fast AND trackable delivery - many US Specials - best prices for Absinthe and shipping - personal contact over messenger possible What is Absinthe?Absinthe is a herbal spirit which contains the active agents of a herb called wormwood or vermouth (artemisia absinthium). Aside from alcohol absinthe contains a number of different psychoactive substances. Among these thujone is of major importance, a substance released by the wormwood plant. How to drink AbsintheYou pour 2 to 4cl (about a tenth pint) of Absinthe into an Absinthe Glass. You dilute ice-cold water (3-5 parts) as you like (comparable with the preparation of Pastis Pernod or Ricard, the follower or substitute of Absinthe after its prohibition).
Ernest Hemingway usually preferred a variation with champagne instead of water. There is an infinity variety of Absinthe Cocktails – the first historically reported cocktail (the so-called Sezerac) was an Absinthe Cocktail. Meanwhile the bohemian variation of drinking Absinthe has become very popular. You put one or two lumps of sugar on an Absinthe Spoon and pour Absinthe over it. You light up the sugar and wait until the flames caramelize it, then you use water to guide the sugar softly into the Absinthe. In France they put one or two lumps of sugar on an Absinthe Spoon placed over the glass filled with an amount of Absinthe and then gently pour water over the spoon. In the former times so-called “Absinthe Fountains”, “brouille sets” and “reservoir glasses” were widely used to dissolve the sugar with a thin beam of water. Suisse “La Bleue” Absinthe is served traditionally just with cold water. To consume pure Absinthe is not advisable as the alcohol content is too high. You see, there are a lot of possibilities how to drink Absinthe.
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