Absinthe has become once again a popular alcoholic drink after being legalized in the USA and other countries. A number of young people are trying it for the first time and knocking it back without bothering about it’s alcohol content. Description of Absinthe proof?

Absinthe is produced by distilling alcohol with a blend of herbs together with wormwood, aniseed and fennel. The characteristic emerald green coloring of classic verte styles of Absinthe gave it the name of the Green Fairy, La Fee Verte.

One has to dilute Absinthe with iced water according to the Ritual. One can see the louche effect after dripping the water 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. The chemical thujone was found to be far more dangerous than ethanol (alcohol) from the tests done by Magnan. According to him and others in the medical profession thujone was psychoactive and caused psychedelic effects. Absinthe was therefore banned.

A nature magazine showed that due to similarities in the structure of a thujone molecule and THC from the drug cannabis their activities are also similar.

Everybody is now familiar with the inaccuracy of these proves. Thujone is not similar to THC though it acts on the GABA receptors of the brain, when taken in large amounts. Research prove that Absinthe contains very small amounts of thujone which is not harmful. To be effected with thujone one has to consume vast amounts of Absinthe!

However Absinthe will not cause hallucination but one should be careful while drinking it as it is a highly alcoholic drink.

Knowledge of Absinthe proof?

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

Jade Nouvelle Orleans 68% abv (136 proof)
There is 65% abv in Jade Verte Suisse
Jade Edouard is available with 72% abv (144 proof)
Jade PF 1901 is available with 68% abv (136 proof)
One can get 75% abv (150 proof) in Roquette 1797
The abv in Doubs Mystique Carte D’Or is 65% or 130 proof
Kubler 53 53% abv (106 proof)
There is 68% abv (136 proof) in La Fee Parisian
The abv in La Fee Bohemian is 70%
There is 68% abv (136 proof) in La Fee XS Absinthe Francaise
There is 53% abv (106 proof) in La Fee XS Absinthe Suisse
There is 70% abv (140 proof) in Mari Mayans Collectors 70
Pernod Absinthe contains 68% abv (136 proof)
The abv in Pere Kermanns is 60% (120 proof)
Sebor contains 55% abv (110 proof)
One can get 53% abv (106 proof) in La Clandestine Absinthe
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)
Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch Whisky 40% alcohol by volume (80 proof)
People can find 9-12% alcohol by volume (18-24 proof) in Table Wine
Beer tends to be 4 or 5% alcohol by volume (8-10 proof)
Jose Cuervo Gold Tequila is available with 38% abv (76 proof)
Absolut Blue Vodka 40% abv (80 proof)

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