Best Substitutes for Wormwood
Out of Wormwood? Here are the best alternatives that work in cocktail recipes.
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Original Ingredient
Wormwood
Other
Intensely bitter, herbaceous nose with dried herbs, camphor, and musty earthiness. Palate is sharply bitter with vegetal, medicinal depth. Pungent, drying finish with lingering bitterness.
Recommended Substitutes
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Absinthe
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
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Angelica Root
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
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Bitters
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
General Substitution Tips
- → Match the alcohol level: a 40% spirit needs a similarly strong replacement or adjust volume.
- → For liqueurs, dilute spirits + simple syrup can replicate sweetness and proof.
- → Citrus substitutions: lemon and lime are mostly interchangeable at a 1:1 ratio.
- → For bitters, Angostura is the most neutral substitute for most other aromatic bitters.