Absinthe Blog by ALANDIA

Absinthe Sugar: Do you need it?

Today’s topic of Absinthe Sugar is a question that a good number of people are dealing with in regard to preparing and consuming Absinthe, especially Absintheurs that are new to the world of Absinthe. That is why we want to address it in order to make it easier for you to understand what this is all about.

Absinthe Gommée: The forgotten Absinthe Ritual

We have talked about different ways how to prepare Absinthe already. However, there is one more ritual that we have not yet talked about, but it is a big part of history as well: An Absinthe Gommée. Maybe some of you, already know what it is, but it seems, that this way of drinking Absinthe has been forgotten over the years!

Absinthe Cocktail: The Green Beast

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Green Beast: Most important facts

Green Beast is an Absinthe cocktail with cucumber and mint.
It is the perfect drink for a cocktail party as it looks exciting and tastes good even for Absinthe novices.

Did the RMS Titanic carry Absinthe?

Welcome back, dear friend. This week’s topic is a very controversial and also interesting one. We are sure you will love it. We will discuss whether there was Absinthe on the Titanic or not. It also has been discussed recently within the Absinthe community, which is why we wanted to talk about it, in order to give some more information. Of course, if the Titanic actually carried Absinthe, it would be awesome to be able to get one’s hand on some!

Absinthe and Water: That’s what you need to know

Dear Absintheur! This week you are in for a special post, because we are talking about the maybe second-biggest thing for Absintheurs: Water. Why is water so important? Well, because you use it every time that you prepare your Absinthe! We feel that this is not talked about enough, which is why we want to discuss Absinthe and Water in this week’s post.

GABA: What does it have to do with Absinthe & Thujone?

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We are happy to welcome you back to this week’s post! Last time we talked about Absinthe & Thujone. Today we will add some info to this topic. We will talk about an ingredient, which is less known, but also connected to Absinthe & Thujone: GABA.

Thujone: Why did it give Absinthe such a bad reputation?

We are pleased to welcome you back to our Absinthe blog. We have often talked about it, and we still get many inquiries from customers about this topic. But we never went into too much detail. Today’s topic is therefore a very basic part of Absinthe. It is apparently also one of the reasons for the Absinthe Prohibition. By now, you will probably already know. It is about Thujone and Absinthe.

Why does Absinthe lose its green color?

Welcome back dear Absintheur, as always we want to give you some interesting background information about our favorite drink, Absinthe. Therefore, we will find today an answer to the question of why Absinthe can lose its green color over time? We have received some questions regarding this topic. Let’s get right into it!

Absinthe Huffing Ritual: Why to avoid it

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Absinthe Huffing Ritual: Most important facts

Traditionally, you prepare Absinthe with ice-cold water and a sugar cube, no fire.
A modern preparation ritual is the Absinthe Huffing Ritual, where you burn and inhale the vapors of flaming Absinthe.

Absinthe on YouTube: Educative or just stupid!

YouTube has emerged to one of the biggest Social Media platforms. Everyday thousands of hours of video are uploaded and of course videos related to Absinthe also take a tiny part in that. However, there are very different type of videos.

Some videos are not really related to Absinthe too much, and others are packed with information about your favorite alcoholic beverage. You will also find lots of Absinthe cocktail recipes, which we can only recommend you to check out.

However, we picked out two Absinthe Videos on YouTube that we found especially well done. They also represent the two types of videos of Absinthe on YouTube that you will typically find.