Various bottles of absinthe may have different spelling. The spelling on bottle labels is different usually because of nationalities and languages. The spelling for absinthe may be different in different countries and if the product is coming from that country, it would make sense that the spelling on the bottle label is different.
Absinthe
Absinthe is the spelling that is used by most people across the world. On bottle labels, it is most common with absinthe from Switzerland and France. The reason that absinthe is the main term used across the world is because absinthe originated from these two places.
Absinth
Absinth is the term that is used with people from the Czech Republic. This is because of the transition of language and absinth is correct for Czech people compared to other spellings. Some absinthe products from Czech Republic are not genuine absinthe drinks and miss some key ingredients but they still call it ‘absinth’.
Absenta
This is the term which Spanish people and companies usually use for their absinthe.
For absinth (Czech), it has been found that some of their products are missing certain popular ingredients. There are still most of the ingredients which are important and it still contains a high alcohol level but it is not 100% authentic absinthe like the stuff from France and Switzerland. |
