Absente is a dazzling emerald green spirit…made from natural, traditional botanicals and a special century's old recipe. Absente is distilled in the tradition of absinthe from a potion of fine herbs and spices. Absente was the first legal Absinthe in the United States since 1915. In fact, the same process that went into producing the original absinthes from 19th century France was strictly adhered to in creating Absente. Absente is made with a full measure of the legendary botanical, wormwood, also known as artemisia absinthium.