Top 10 Absinthe Brands and Best Absinthe

Absinthe a.k.a the green fairy has achieved legendary liquor status all around the world, its mystery is only exceeded by its power. Wait! that’s the Continuum Transfunctioner. Absinthe was once considered taboo because it was known to contain Thujone and Wormwood. Over time the stigma has been lifted and Authentic Absinthe with the full ingredients began to being sold within the United States.

Top 10 Absinthe Brands

Sure, you can stumble down to the local liquor store and buy a bottle of authentic Absinthe in the states, but will it be quality? The answer might surprise you. So how would you ever know which Absinthe brands are best? We’re going to attempt to fix this problem by listing the best absinthe brands European and American Absinthe.

Although wormwood-infused drinks have been used in medicine for thousands of years, when we speak of “absinthe” nowadays, we are evoking a very specific spirit that rose to popularity in France and Switzerland beginning in the 18th century.

There are many traditional drinks from around the world that contain Artemisia absinthium wormwood—vermouth, Scandinavian besk, Polish pio?unowka, some aquavits, etc.—and yet they are not absinthe. It takes more than simply including wormwood as an ingredient to be able to justifiably categorize a spirit as “absinthe.”

Now that authentic absinthe is once again legal and available for purchase in the United States, the Wormwood Society (the largest absinthe education organization in the world) wants to make sure consumers are prepared when they walk into their local liquor store.
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