Absinthe is an anise flavor liquor which is made by distilling alcohol with herbs one of which is wormwood and aniseed. We know it is strong and can get you drunk easily, but what percentage is Absinthe and what is the proof?
Let’s look at the alcohol by volume levels of popular brands of Absinthe:-
La Fee XS Absinthe Francaise 68% alcohol by volume (136 proof)
Doubs Mystique Carte D’Or 65% alcohol by volume or 130 proof
La Clandestine Absinthe is 53% alcohol by volume or 106 proof
Jade Edouard 72% alcohol by volume (144 proof)
Sebor is 55% alcohol or 110 proof
Jade Nouvelle Orleans 68% abv (136 proof)
Mari Mayans Collectors 70 is 70% abv is 140 proof
La Fee Parisian which 68% alcohol by volume (136 proof)
Lucid Absinthe 62% abv is 124 proof
Jade Verte Suisse 65% alcohol by volume which is 130 proof
Pernod Absinthe is 68% abv or 136 proof
Kuber 53 is 53% alcohol or 106 proof
Pere Kermanns 60% abv (120 proof)
Jade PF 1901 68% abv is 136 proof
La Fee XS Absinthe Suisse 53% abv or 106 proof
Roquette 1797 75% abv (150 proof)
La Fee Bohemian 70% abv (140 proof)
Let’s now compare Absinthe to other beverages:-
Whisky – Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch 40% alcohol by volume is 80 proof
Absinthe can be up to 75% alcohol by volume (150 proof)
Regular Tabel Wine 9-12% abv (18-24 proof)
Beer tends to be 4 or 5% alcohol by volume (8-10 proof)
The alcohol-information.com website reports that if you drink 1 shot of Everclear (190 proof) to drinking 2.8five bottles of beer and about 3 brandies. With this information we can establish that one shot of Absinthe is equivalent to two.2five cans of beer. So, the 22 shots of Absinthe is equivalent to forty-nine.five bottles of beer!
As you can see, Absinthe is stronger than types of fermented drinks such as wine and beer and even stronger than whisky. We therefore need to be careful when consuming Absinthe, not because it will make us have hallucinations, or any other psychedelic effects, but because it is strong and intoxicates quickly. We need to take particular care when mixing Absinthe with other alcoholic drinks in cocktails.
When your are making your own Absinthe drink, care needs to always be taken. If you buy an Absinthe kit from Green Devil then you are steeping herbs in a neutral alcohol such as Everclear or vodka. Everclear has an abv of 95% which is 190 proof so it is much stronger than commercial Absinthe. Absinthe essences from AbsintheKit.some have to be mixed with a neutral alcohol such as Everclear or vodka. Your finished Absinthe will be whatever the proof or abv of the neutral alcohol you used.
What is the percentage in Absinthe? For commercial Absinthe just look on the bottle label or, if you are ordering online, look at the product details for abv or proof. If you are making your own Absinthe from a kit, you need to look at the bottle of Everclear or vodka that you are using.
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1 responses to What Percentage is Absinthe?
My local off licence sells various bottles of Hapsburg Absinthe. The weakest percentage is 72.5%, and the strongest is 89.9%. Not quite as strong as EverClear, but considerably stronger than any of the brands listed here.
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