Once again Absinthe has become a popular alcoholic drink after it’s legalization in the USA and other nations. Lots of young people are trying it for the first time and knocking it back without giving attention on it’s alcohol content. Know about Absinthe proof?

Along with blend of herbs wormwood (artemisia absinthium), aniseed and fennel is used in the making of Absinthe. The Green Fairy, La Fee Verte is another name for Absinthe due to emerald green coloring of classic verte styles of Absinthe.

According to the Ritual one has to dilute Absinthe with iced water before consuming it. There is a louche effect when water is dripped over a sugar lump on a slotted spoon and into the Absinthe.

There was a ban on Absinthe in the early 1900s because of the wormwood in it. Dr Valentin Magnan tested worwmood on guinea pigs in 1845 and found that a guinea pig given wormwood oilhad convulsions, whereas, a guinea pig given alcohol just got drunk. According to the tests done by Magnan during 1872 thujone was declared to be far more dangerous than ethanol (alcohol). He and others in the medical profession were influenced that psychedelic effects were caused by thujone. Due to this reason Absinthe was banned.

In 1975, a nature magazine claimed that thujone molecule and THC have the same structure so they acted in a similar manner.

All these claims are away from reality. However thujone acts on the GABA receptors of the brain when taken in large amounts but it is different from THC. According to the experiments done on Absinthe the thujone content in it is so small that it cannot harm anybody. Before being affected by thujone one will die due to alcohol poisoning when taking Absinthe in large amount!

Absinthe is a highly alcoholic drink and will get a person drunk quite quickly.

Knowledge of Absinthe proof?

Let’s see what the proof of well-known brands of Absinthe is:-

Jade Nouvelle Orleans 68% abv (136 proof)
The abv is 65% (130 proof) in Jade Verte Suisse
There is 72% abv (144 proof) in Jade Edouard
Jade PF 1901 contains 68% abv (136 proof)
Roquette 1797 contains 75% abv (150 proof)
The abv in Doubs Mystique Carte D’Or is 65% or 130 proof
Kubler 53 53% abv (106 proof)
La Fee Parisian contains 68% abv (136 proof)
There is 70% abv (140 proof) in La Fee Bohemian
La Fee XS Absinthe Francaise contains 68% abv or 136 proof
One can find 53% abv (106 proof) in La Fee XS Absinthe Suisse
Mari Mayans Collectors 70 70% abv (140 proof)
Pernod Absinthe 68% abv (136 proof)
Pere Kermanns is available with 60% abv (120 proof)
One can get 55% abv (110 proof) in Sebor
The abv in La Clandestine Absinthe is 53%
Lucid Absinthe 62% abv (124 proof)

If we compare that to other alcoholic beverages we can see that Absinthe is very strong:-

Everclear 95% abv (190 proof)
One can find 40% alcohol by volume (80 proof) in Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch Whisky
Table Wine is available with 9-12% alcohol by volume (18-24 proof)
Beer contains 4 or 5% alcohol by volume (8-10 proof)
38% abv (76 proof) is found in Jose Cuervo Gold Tequila
Absolut Blue Vodka 40% abv (80 proof)

If you make homemade Absintheusing essences from AbsintheKit.The homemade Absinthe’s proof is according to the type of neutral alcohol that is being used.

Description of Absinthe proof? The answer is very high!