Dorcadion absinthium is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Plavilstshikov in 1937. It is known from Kazakhstan.BioLib.cz - Dorcadion absinthium.
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Artemisia absinthium (wormwood, grand wormwood, absinthe, absinthium, absinthe wormwood, mugwort, wermout, wermud, wormit, wormod) is a species of Artemisia native to temperate regions of EurasiaAltervista Flora Italiana, Assenzio vero, Artemisia absinthium L. and Northern Africa and widely naturalized in Canada and the northern United States.Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 519 Common wormwood, armoise absinthe, Artemisia absinthium Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 848. 1753. It is grown as an ornamental plant and is used as an ingredient in the spirit absinthe as well as some other alcoholic beverages.
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The larvae feed on Artemisia absinthium. Larvae can be found from August to May.
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Depressaria absynthiella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania and Greece. Shoots of Artemisia absinthium inhabited by larvae Larva The larvae feed on Artemisia absinthium.
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The wingspan is about 23 mm.Lepiforum.de The larvae feed on Artemisia vulgaris, Artemisia absinthium, Aegopodium and Senecio species.
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Adults are on wing from May to August. The larvae feed on Artemisia absinthium. They feed internally in the roots.
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The etymology of the name is not attested: it could mean "Silver Door" (), "Door of the Winds" () or "Door of Absinthium" ().
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Absinthin is a naturally produced triterpene lactone from the plant Artemisia absinthium (Wormwood). It constitutes one of the most bitter chemical agents responsible for Absinthe's distinct taste. The compound shows biological activity and has shown promise as an anti-inflammatory agent, and should not to be confused with thujone, a neurotoxin also found in Artemisia absinthium.
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Hapsburg Classic is made to a traditional recipe and infused with Artemisia Absinthium (grand wormwood). It has an alcohol content of 72.5%.
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The species feeds on plants from the family Asteraceae, including Achillea millefolium, Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia campestris and various plants Tanacetum species, including Tanacetum corymbosum and Tansy.
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It feeds on Glebionis segetum, Solidago virgaurea, Artemisia campestris, Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia vulgaris, Artemisia sieversiana, Leucanthemum vulgare, and Tanacetum vulgare.BioLib.cz - Phytoecia nigricornis. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
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Coleophora absinthivora is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in France and Spain. The larvae feed on Artemisia absinthium. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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Lixus fasciculatus is a univoltine species. Adults can be found from May to September. They feed on Artemisia vulgaris, Artemisia absinthium and Tanacetum vulgare. Mating occurs on the host plants.
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Adults are on wing from June to July. The larvae feed on Artemisia species, including Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia campestris and Artemisia vulgaris. Other recorded food plants include Matricaria and Tanacetum vulgare.
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The length of the forewings is . The moth flies in three generations from April to October . The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants such as Lamium, nettle, Artemisia absinthium and chamomile.
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In the US, a Chicago producer makes a bitter brännvin (beskbrännvin), called Jeppson's Malört. "Malört" ("ma-laert") is the Swedish word for the plant Artemisia absinthium, wormwood, often used as an ingredient in absinthe.
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Adults are on the wing from the start of June to the end of August. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on flowers and seeds of Artemisia absinthium and Artemisia vulgaris.
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Artemisia absinthium is used to make the highly potent spirits absinthe. Malört also contains wormwood. The aperitif vermouth (derived from the German word Wermut, "wormwood") is a wine flavored with aromatic herbs, but originally with wormwood. Artemisia pycnocephala (beach sagewort) flowers Artemisia abrotanum Artemisia annua Artemisia absinthium Artemisia californica (California sagebrush) leaves Artemisia mauiensis (Maui wormwood) Artemisia nilagirica (Indian wormwood) Artemisia pontica (Roman wormwood) Artemisia arborescens (tree wormwood, or sheeba in Arabic) is an aromatic herb indigenous to the Middle East used in tea, usually with mint.
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Subgeneras Artemisia and Absinthium, are sometimes, but not always, considered the same subgenera. Subgenus Artemisia (originally Abrotanum Besser) is characterized by a heterogamous flower head with female outer florets and hermaphrodite central florets, and a fertile, glabrous receptacle. Absinthium DC, though sometimes merged with subgenus Artemisia is characterized by heterogamous flower head with female outer florets and hermaphrodite central florets, and a fertile, hairy receptacle. Generally, previously proposed monotypic and non-monophyletic subgenera have been merged with the subgenus Artemesia due to molecular evidence.
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Adults are on wing from June to September in two generations per year. The larvae feed on Artemisia absinthium. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a fine corridor with a central frass line.
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Lucid is characterized by upfront flavors of anise and fennel, followed by mild mid-palate earthy textures attributable to the absinthe (Artemisia absinthium). The herbs round out the flavor with additional spice and grassy notes, which linger in a moderately long finish.
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The version marketed in Europe under the same name is and has always been made with "essence of grande wormwood" (Artemisia absinthium). The label design differs mildly from the U.S. version by having "Liqueur aux Plantes d'Absinthe" above the main label and a silver capsule.
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Hapsburg is a brand of absinthe sold by Wine & Spirit International Limited of London. Hapsburg Absinthe was established in 1999. Hapsburg contains the herb wormwood (Artemisia absinthium). The Hapsburg Absinthe line includes five producs: Hapsburg Classic, X.C., Flavoured Absinthe, Irish Cream Absinthe, and La Magnifique.
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Coleophora succursella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from France to Poland and Slovakia. The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium, Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia campestris and Artemisia vulgaris. They create a tubular silken case.
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Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research Serie II 42 (1): 1-10. Abstract and full article: The wingspan is 17–23 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July in Europe. The larvae feed on Artemisia species, including Artemisia vulgaris and Artemisia absinthium.
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Matricin is a sesquiterpene. It can be extracted from flower of chamomille (Matricaria chamomilla). Matricin is colorless. Chamazulene, a blue-violet derivative of azulene, found in a variety of plants including in chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) and yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is biosynthesized from matricin.
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Its eastern range includes Northeastern Bulgaria, Eastern Romania, Northwestern Moldova & Southwestern Ukraine. Adults are on wing from April to June and July and August. There are two generations per year. The larvae feed on Artemisia alba, Artemisia absinthium and probably other Artemisia, Matricaria and Achillea species.
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Her silver garden caught the heat of the day, and her damp, shady garden used a stream that ran behind an old malthouse. The silver-leafed wormwood Artemisia absinthium 'Lambrook Silver' is still a popular variety. Other varieties named after her garden include the spurge Euphorbia characias ssp.
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The wingspan is 14–19 mm. This moth has a characteristic wing pattern, with a whitish ground colour, pale brown fasciate markings on the forewings and well-developed black ocelli.Hantsmoths Adults have been recorded on wing from July to August in Europe. The larvae feed on Artemisia absinthium.
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Swedish Moths The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium, Artemisia absinthium and Artemisia alba. They create a laterally strongly compressed, two-valved, black silken case of 10-11.5 mm long. The rear end is narrowed and the mouth angle is 20-25°. Larvae can be found from September to May.
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La Clandestine Absinthe is a Swiss La Bleue, or clear, absinthe brand produced by Artemisia-Bugnon distilleries. It is an anise-flavored, distilled liquor containing the herb wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), and when prepared with cold water will louche. La Clandestine Absinthe comes in four main styles, as detailed below.
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Lepidoptera of Belgium The larvae feed on Achillea clavenae, Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia vulgaris, Leucanthemella serotina and Tanacetum vulgare. Young larvae create a Phyllonorycter-like tentiform mine, with longitudinal folds. Older larvae live freely amongst spun leaves.bladmineerders.nl The larvae can be found from May to June and from September to October.
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Artemisia absinthium inflorescences The plant can easily be cultivated in dry soil. It should be planted under bright exposure in fertile, mid-weight soil. It prefers soil rich in nitrogen. It can be propagated by ripened cuttings taken in spring or autumn in temperate climates, or by seeds in nursery beds.
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The moth flies from May to October depending on the location. Larva dull dark green, black spotted, living when young in the heart of the central shoots; later, with dark dorsal vessel, limited by several whitish lines and a white lateral line. The larvae feed on Delphinium, Artemisia absinthium and Artemisia vulgaris.
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"Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) for poorly responsive early-stage IgA nephropathy: a pilot uncontrolled trial" Am. J. Kidney Dis. 56 (6): 1095-9. .. In the Middle Ages, wormwood was used to spice mead, and in Morocco it is used with tea, called sheeba. In 18th century England, wormwood was sometimes used instead of hops in beer.
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Japanese Moths The larvae feed on Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia campestris and Artemisia maritima. They create a squat tubular silken case of 6–7 mm. The frontal half is covered with felt, while the rear half is greyish with some darker longitudinal lines. The case is trivalved and the mouth angle is about 15-30°.
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A common consideration applies to growing the plant with others as it tends to stunt their growth; accordingly it is not considered to be a good companion plant. A. absinthium also self-seeds generously. It is naturalised in some areas away from its native range, including much of North America and Kashmir Valley of India.Shafi et al.
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Pelin wine is made by mixing wine with Artemisia absinthium () during fermentation, giving the wine a bitter, refreshing taste. This wine is popular in Bulgaria from the 1st May until the summer. White wine and red wine can both be flavoured with Pelin. It is also well known in most parts of Eastern- Europe, such as Romania.
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Thujone is found in a number of plants, such as arborvitae (genus Thuja, hence the derivation of the name), Nootka cypress, some junipers, mugwort, oregano, common sage, tansy, and wormwood, most notably grand wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), usually as a mix of isomers in a 1:2 ratio. It is also found in various species of Mentha (mint).
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Adults are on wing from May to July.UKmoths There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on the flowers and leaves of Solidago virgaurea, Solidago canadensis, Artemisia absinthium and Artemisia vulgaris hiding by day under the leaves close to the ground. The species overwinters in the pupal stage, in a tough earthen cocoon usually among surface debris or sometimes underground.
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Notable species include A. vulgaris (common mugwort), A. tridentata (big sagebrush), A. annua (sagewort), A. absinthium (wormwood), A. dracunculus (tarragon), and A. abrotanum (southernwood). The leaves of many species are covered with white hairs. Most species have strong aromas and bitter tastes from terpenoids and sesquiterpene lactones, which discourage herbivory, and may have had a selective advantage. The small flowers are wind-pollinated.
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In Britain it is found as far as Wigton on the West and Aberdeen on the East; also in north-east Ireland and in the Channel Islands. It can be also found in Italy, on the Northern Adriatic coast. The plant somewhat resembles Artemisia absinthium, the absinthe wormwood, but is smaller. The stems rise about a foot or 18 inches in height.
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"Besk" is Swedish for the taste "bitter". Bäsk is also the name of a traditional bitters made from distilled alcohol seasoned with the herb Artemisia absinthium L. local to the province of Skåne, in which Lund is located. Reportedly this was an intentional and unnoticed pun after officials denied usage of the name CONIAC (Conny [Palm] Integrator And Calculator, compare Cognac and ENIAC) for the predecessor BARK.
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The Federal Alcohol Control Administration soon objected to Legendre's use of the word "absinthe",Absinthe Banned: Ruling Given by Analyst , reprint from New Orleans Item, May 6, 1934. (Access date December 7, 2010.) so the name was changed to "Legendre Herbsaint", French/Creole for "Herbe Sainte" (Sacred Herb), the Artemisia absinthium. As it happens, "Herbsaint" is a near-anagram of "absinthe". The Sazerac Company bought J.M. Legendre & Co. in June 1949.
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Chamazulene is an aromatic chemical compound with the molecular formula C14H16 found in a variety of plants including in chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), and yarrow (Achillea millefolium). It is a blue-violet derivative of azulene which is biosynthesized from the sesquiterpene matricin. :Biosynthesis of chamazulene (3) from matricin (1) via a carboxylic acid of chamazulene (2). Chamazulene has anti-inflammatory properties in vivo and inhibits the CYP1A2 enzyme.
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Hellinsia distinctus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found from Europe to India, Korea, Japan, China and Russia. Within Europe, it is found from Germany and the Benelux east to Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, from Italy north to Fennoscandia, and in Greece, Estonia, Latvia and northern and central Russia. The wingspan is . The larvae feed on Antennaria dioica, Gnaphalium luteoalbum, Omalotheca sylvatica, Artemisia absinthium and Artemisia chamaemelifolia.
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251262)"Nouveau Manuel Complet du Distillateur Liquoriste", Lebead, de Fontenelle, & Malepeyre (1888, pp. 221–24) It is an anise-flavoured spirit derived from botanicals, including the flowers and leaves of Artemisia absinthium ("grand wormwood"), together with green anise, sweet fennel, and other medicinal and culinary herbs. Absinthe traditionally has a natural green color but may also be colorless. It is commonly referred to in historical literature as ' ("the green fairy").
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She laid out the gardens, which hold the National Collection of Geraniums, and a collection of snowdrops. Several varieties of plants are named after the garden, including a silver-leafed wormwood, Artemisia absinthium 'Lambrook Silver', a spurge, Euphorbia characias ssp. wulfenii, 'Lambrook Gold', and a primrose Primula, 'Lambrook Mauve'. The garden has been restored since 1985 into the state it was left at the time of Fish's death in 1969.
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The moth flies from May to July depending on the location. Larva pale brown; dorsal line pale; some dark oblique streaks; a whitish dark -mottled lateral line containing the spiracles which are bright red-brown, edged with black. The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants - Betula sp., Alnus incana, Sorbus aucuparia, Prunus padus, Pimpinella saxifraga, Angelica silvestris, Galium verum, Chrysanthemum vulgare, Artemisia campestris, Artemesia absinthium, Artemesia vulgaris, Hieracium umbellatum.
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A little sugar was also added to the ink concoction, as well as soot from the flame of burnt oils held against glass and ṣameġ (Gum Arabic).Qafih, Y. (1989), p. 965 In some places, wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), or what is called in Arabic shiba, was added to the ink to preserve the leather from mold and mildew. The traditional writing instrument in Yemen was the cane reed (calamus), rather than the feathered quill.
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Trypeta zoe, the daisy leafminer, is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Trypeta of the family Tephritidae.Nomen.at - animals and plantsGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility Foodplants include Achillea species, Artemisia vulgaris, Artemisia absinthium and Leucanthemum vulgare, where larvae form leaf mines. This species is present in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Netherlands.
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The principal ingredients in Kübler Absinthe are the herbs grande wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) and anise. Kübler uses a grain neutral base spirit distilled from Swiss wheat and also includes hyssop, lemon balm, coriander, star anise, fennel, Roman wormwood and mint. All ingredients are analytically certified to the standards of the Swiss Expert Committee on the Unification of Pharmacopoeias. Kübler Absinthe is distilled using the same traditional method that has been used for over one hundred years.
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A ban on absinthe was enacted in Germany on 27 March 1923. In addition to banning the production of and commercial trade in absinthe, the law went so far as to prohibit the distribution of printed matter that provided details of its production. The original ban was lifted in 1981, but the use of Artemisia absinthium as a flavouring agent remained prohibited. On 27 September 1991, Germany adopted the European Union's standards of 1988, which effectively re-legalised absinthe.
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Adults are on wing from April to May. Larva bluish green; dorsal and subdorsallines whitish; spiracular line white, black-edged above; spiracles white with black rings. The larvae feed on Myrica gale and Salix species (including Salix repens and Salix caprea). Other recorded food plants include Thalictrum flavum, Thalictrum aquilegiifolium, Ribes nigrum, Ribes rubrum, Rubus idaeus, Filipendula ulmaria, Malus domestica, Cotoneaster, Prunus cerasus, Prunus padus, Trifolium pratense, Lysimachia vulgaris, Chrysanthemum vulgare, Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia vulgaris, Cirsium arvense and Taraxacum vulgare.
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Vokou, Katradia, Kokkini 1993, p. 1,8 The plants used in these recipes include the lemon balm Melissa officinalis, Tilia tomentosa, the spearmint Mentha spicata, the gas-plant Dictamnus albus, St John’s Wort Hypericum perforatum, absinth Artemisia absinthium, the very popular Sideritis raeseri, known colloquially in Greece as “mountain tea”, and the elder bush Sambucus nigra.Vokou, Katradia, Kokkini 1993, pp. 3-8 A chemical screening of these native plant species has shown that a high number of them are characterized by biologically active ingredients.
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When wine was first made, it was stored in amphorae and sealed using a sealant made from fir trees. This sealant added its own flavour to the wine, similar to the flavour which can be found in Greek retsina (). During the Roman era, the amphorae were replaced with wooden barrels; however, these did not seal very well, which resulted in the wine turning into vinegar. In order to prevent this, people began adding Artemisia absinthium to the wine while it was fermenting.
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The name malabathrum is used in mediaeval texts to describe the dried leaves of a number of trees of the genus Cinnamomum, which were thought to have medicinal properties. The Greeks used kásia (cassia) or malabathron to flavour wine, with absinth wormwood (Artemisia absinthium). Malabathrum leaves (folia) were used in cooking and for distilling an oil used in a caraway-sauce for oysters by the Roman gourmet Gaius Gavius Apicius.De re coquinaria, I, 29, 30; IX, 7 Malabathrum is among the spices that, according to Apicius, any good kitchen should contain.
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Arthemesia was a Finnish black metal band active between 1994 and 2010. The band derives their name from Artemisia absinthium, Latin for wormwood, thought to have many spiritual qualities. Their music mainly concerns a projection of the band's philosophy, namely glorification of the occult and Satanism, but also nature and Shamanism. The band was formed in 1994, originally under the name Celestial Agony, by vocalist Valtias Mustatuuli and guitarist Routa, but did not record their first demo until 1998, by which time the band included Jari "Arbaal" Mäenpää (guitar), Jukka-Pekka Miettinen (bass), and Oliver Fokin (drums).
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While pastis was originally artisanally produced from whole herbs like most spirits at the time of its creation, modern versions are typically prepared by mixing base alcohol with commercially prepared flavorings (essences and/or extracts) and caramel coloring. Pastis is often associated with its historical predecessor, absinthe, yet the two are in fact very different. Pastis does not contain grand wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), the herb from which absinthe derives its name. Also, pastis obtains its anise flavor from a distillation (or industrially prepared distillates) of star anise, a herb of Asian origin, whereas absinthe traditionally obtains its base flavor from green anise, a Mediterranean herb.
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Lucid is distilled entirely from all natural ingredients and is the first genuine absinthe distilled with real Grande Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) available in the United States in more than 95 years. Lucid is made with historically accurate volumes of Grande Wormwood, as well as other botanicals, such as green anise and sweet fennel that are traditional to the spirit. The recipe was developed by T.A. Breaux, an absinthe expert and historian.Absinthe Feels So Good When It Hits the U.S. Market - Grub Street - New York Magazine Lucid's green color is derived directly from the botanicals, without any artificial coloring added – a key feature of genuine absinthe.
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The full biosynthesis of Absinthin in Artemisia absinthium has not been elucidated, but a great portion of it can be inferred from the natural product precursors required to access Absinthin. While terpenoids like Absinthin can be said to consist of isoprene "units," isoprene by itself is unstable and does not react directly. Rather, the isoprene units are transferred and reacted as diphosphates. As the nomenclature for terpenes suggests, the first Absinthin precursor farnesyl diphosphate [A] contains 15 carbons, or 3 isoprene units. Diphosphate departure (1) generates a carbo- cation within the synthase, which can then be attacked by a carbon-carbon double bond at the opposing end of the molecule (2).
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Artemisia absinthium is a herbaceous perennial plant with fibrous roots. The stems are straight, growing to (sometimes even over 1.5 m, but rarely) tall, grooved, branched, and silvery-green. The leaves are spirally arranged, greenish-grey above and white below, covered with silky silvery-white trichomes, and bearing minute oil-producing glands; the basal leaves are up to long, bipinnate to tripinnate with long petioles, with the cauline leaves (those on the stem) smaller, long, less divided, and with short petioles; the uppermost leaves can be both simple and sessile (without a petiole). Its flowers are pale yellow, tubular, and clustered in spherical bent-down heads (capitula), which are in turn clustered in leafy and branched panicles.
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Most chemotypes of Artemisia absinthium contain (−)-α- and/or (+)-β-thujone, though some do not. (−)-α-Thujone by itself is a GABA receptor antagonist that can cause convulsions and death when administered in large amounts to animals and humans. However, there is only one case of documented toxicity of wormwood involving a 31-year-old man who drank 10 mL of steam-distilled volatile oil of wormwood, wrongly believing it was absinthe liqueur. Medicinal extracts of wormwood have not been shown to cause seizure or other adverse effects at usual doses. Thujones have not been shown to be the cause of excessive doses’ toxicity for any kind of wormwood extracts, including absinthe.
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Herbsaint is a brand name of anise-flavored liqueur originally created as an absinthe-substitute in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1934,Jay Hendrickson, Absinthe in America I - The Story of Herbsaint , The Virtual Absinthe Museum at Oxygénée Ltd. (Access date December 7, 2010.) and currently produced by the Sazerac Company. It was developed by J. Marion Legendre and Reginald Parker of the city, who had learned how to make absinthe while in France during World War I. It was originally produced under the name "Legendre Absinthe", although it never contained absinthe's essential ingredient, Grande Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium). It first went on sale following the repeal of Prohibition, and was unique in its category as an absinthe substitute, as opposed to a pastis.
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Artemisia pontica, the Roman wormwood or small absinthe, is an herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth. Originating in southeastern Europe (the specific name refers to the Pontus area on the shores of the Black Sea,Archibald William Smith ) it is naturalized over much of Eurasia from France to Xinjiang, and is also found in the wild in northeastern North America.Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 687 西北蒿 xi bei hao Artemisia pontica Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 847. 1753.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapAltervista Flora Italiana, Assenzio del Ponto, Artemisia pontica L. includes photos and European distribution map Artemisia pontica is called "little absinthe" because it is smaller in stature and leaf than the "great absinthe" A. absinthium.
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A significant number of herbs of the Vikos Gorge and adjacent areas within the Vikos-Aoos National park were regarded to have medicinal properties and were once harvested by local healers, colloquially referred to as "Vikos doctors" (, "Vikoiatri").Hanlidou, Kokkini 1997, p. 1 These herbal healers used special recipes that were often copies of ancient Greek recipes of Hippocrates or Dioscorides and became famous beyond the borders of Greece.Vokou, Katradia, Kokkini 1993, p. 1,8 The plants used in these recipes include the lemon balm Melissa officinalis, Tilia tomentosa, the spearmint Mentha spicata, the gas- plant Dictamnus albus, St John’s Wort Hypericum perforatum, absinth Artemisia absinthium, the very popular Sideritis raeseri, known colloquially in Greece as “mountain tea”, and the elder bush Sambucus nigra.
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La Fée Absinthe Blanche Parisienne was first distilled in 2011 in association with the Musée de l’Absinthe, Auvers-sur-Oise, France, and its founder and curator, Marie-Claude Delahaye. It is distilled in copper stills at the Cherry Rocher distillery in the Rhône- Alpes region of south-east France and contains 11 different herbs and spices, including Artemisia absinthium (Grande Wormwood) and Artemisia pontica (Petite Wormwood). It is bottled at 53% ABV: The traditional strength for Blanche absinthe was 53% ABV - 55% ABV. La Fée Absinthe Blanche can be drunk in the traditional manner of adding 2-4 parts iced water, to one part absinthe (less dilution is required due to the lower alcoholic strength, and sugar is not usually required for Blanche Absinthe, but some prefer it with).
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This reduction does not necessarily occur at step (4), but may occur further downstream. With the carboxyl and hydroxyl group in position, the guaiano-lactone [C] formation via dehydration (7) can occur, as proposed for a general guaianolide pathway. Formation of the Absinthin sesquiterpene guaianolide monomer [D] from hydroxylation and double bond rearrangement (8,9) is then postulated to directly precede dimerization to Absinthin [E] via a naturally occurring Diels-Alder reaction [10], which is likely facilitated by the associated synthase even though the reaction itself can occur in good yields spontaneously, albeit slower than typical natural product biosynthesis. Illustration of the proposed biosynthesis of Absinthin as interpreted from similar Guaianolide pathways in Artemisia While no synthases specific to Artemisia absinthium have been sufficiently isolated to recreate this particular sesquiterpene formation in vitro, the general reaction scheme presented here portrays a likely scenario for Absinthin biosynthesis through the use of terpene intermediates utilized in the biosynthesis of Germacrene A, another sesquiterpene lactone.
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