New genuine Absinthe available !
On February 08, 2008 in Czech Absinthe
Zufanek distillery announced their new product, Absinthe St. Antoine ! Information on their site is currently in Czech language only, so let’s take a closer English look:
Legendary, mystical, sinful beverage of bohemians, artists and bar good-for-nothings prepared by the original French recipe. Absinthe St. Antoine was born by slow destilation of chosen plants including two kinds of wormwood which gave the absinthe neurotoxic thujon.
With reference to our 100% pure products motto we prepared the absinthe from natural ingredients only. The essence is made up by very fine ethanol in which chosen plants and spices are macerated for an exactly determined time. After maceration it comes to destilation during which almost a pure liquor originates. Into such liquor other plants are put which give the absinthe a specific colour and thus compound the powerful flavour.
According to the fact that we watchfully kept the original recipe and the character of the original French absinthe (as opposed to most of the commercial „happily coloured“ absinthes blended in coolness), Absinthe St. Antoine also comprises neurotoxic thujon in a maximum amount of 25mg/l.
Absinthe (also absinth, French L´Absinthe from the Latin absinthium) is a spirit manufactured predominantely from wormwood, anise and other plants (coriander, veronica, sweet balm, hyssop and other). Nowadays, production of absinthe is illegal in most of the European countries (except for the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland, Spain and Portugal). Absinthe contains approximately 70% of alcohol, has halucinogenic effects caused by presence of neurotoxic thujon (latest labory tests declined it). In history, consumption of absinthe often caused schizophrenia. Today these side affects are reduced according to the modern way of preparation.
Modern world distinguishes two basic kinds of absinthe. The first of them is the French one, sometimes also called „genuine“. When mixed with water, it should make turbid and get milk-like colour. The second type is the east European absinthe often titled as Czech (bohemian style) which is usually blue-coloured. This type of absinthe is usually blended cool, coloured by dyestuff without anise component, which allegedly is not very popular among Czechs.
Absinthe is shrouded by many legends about its effects it was supposed to cause. We often encounter with drinkers who describe their halucinogenic experiences embodied by a green fairy or white mice. It´s interesting that most of the contemporary narrations can not come out of personal experience but are rather caused by extremely high volume of alcohol.
You can buy it at goodmood absinthe store.