“How much is Absinthe?” is a challenging question to resolve as it depends on the maker and the kind of Absinthe. On shoppersvineyard www.absinthe-spoons.com, an American website their lowest priced Absinthe was Green Moon Absinthe and Vodka at $29.99, the “Lucid” type of Absinthe from the popular distillery of Ted Breaux was on special offer at $51.99 and their most expensive Absinthe was St George Spirits Absinthe Verte at $73.99.
TheDrinkshop.com, a British business promote Absinthes from all around the world and also have 32 different types and styles of Absinthe available for sale on their site. Prices vary from £30 -£53 for a 750ml bottle, the equivalent of about $60-100. their cheapest brand is Pere Kermanns and their most expensive is Sebor.
As you can see, Absinthe is quite an expensive liquor in comparison to other alcoholic beverages like wine and fermented alcohol such as beer and cider.
How much is Absinthe if someone makes it utilizing a kit?
Because bottled Absinthe is pricey and also due to legislation in some countries, so many people are thinking about making their own personal Absinthe from a kit they can purchase online.
There are different kits available. Some kits provide you with herbs that you have to steep yet others provide you with herbs you need to mix with alcohol and then filter after a couple of days.
The kit offered by Green Devil contains two blends of herbs, a primary blend plus a finishing blend, muslin bags for infusing the herbs, their unique micron filtering system, a pamphlet made up of instructions and information and 2 bottle labels. The kit consists of enough herbs to produce 2 liters of Absinthe and the herbs contain wormwood, hyssop, calamus, anise and fennel together with others.
Using their standard kit, you can create 2 liters of Absinthe for $34.95 having a thujone content of 70-90mg.
Another way of making Absinthe at home is to use Absinthe essences. AbsintheKit.com sell essences which are made using real Absinthe herbs, including wormwood, aniseed and fennel, and high tech co2 distillation in order that the hard work is performed for you. All you need to do is mix the essence by using a neutral alcohol just like Everclear or vodka and there it is, your own Green Fairy!
The essences from AbsintheKit.com are top-quality and are the same essences they sell to the Absinthe industry. You may either buy a 20ml essence for $3.95 ($4.95 for the Strong 55) or you can obtain a kit for $29-39. A 20ml bottle of essence will make a 750ml bottle of Absinthe and a kit makes 14 bottles. The kit includes your chosen essence, artistic bottle labels and a measure for the essence.
Essences on offer are:-
– Absinthe Classics Essence – This makes classic “verte” or green Absinthe.
– White Absinthe – This essence produces a premium Swiss type clear or La Bleue Absinthe which louches superbly.
– Orange Absinthe – This makes an incredibly different Absinthe which has a yellow-orange color as well as an orange taste which comes from natural orange oil.
– Strong 55 Absinthe – This essence makes a stronger and more bitter Absinthe due to its higher concentration of wormwood. Perfect for those who love the wormwood taste.
The initial three essences make Absinthe which has a thujone content of 35mg per 750ml bottle and also the Strong 55 makes one by having an thujone content of 55mg.
The essences are delivered globally and therefore are user friendly, see AbsintheKit.com for details and instructions.
How much is Absinthe all depends on whether you’re buying commercially developed bottled Absinthe or making it from a kit. Probably the most economical strategy is to use essences.