The preparation of absinthe is an art and the absinthe spoon an essential utensil.
Absinthe glass and spoon.
The final absinthe fairy will be a milky colored sweet and bitter drink with a distinct flavor that is certain to please your palate as well as your senses.
Most are tall large enough for the appropriate quantity of water poured.
First absinthe is put into the absinthe glass 2 to 4 cl about a tenth pint.
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Gently drip iced water on to the sugar which will then slowly dissolve and flow through the absinthe spoon into the absinthe below.
Place a sugar cube on an absinthe spoon and lay the spoon across the top of the glass rim.
We stock everything you need to pour the perfect absinthe drink.
Then you place the absinthe grille or spoon on the rim of the glass put a sugar cube on top and slowly add water.
A perforated or slotted spoon is used to dissolve a sugar cube in a glass of absinthe usually to sweeten the drink and counteract its mild bitterness.
If you do not have an absinthe spoon a large fork will work.
However you need to be sure that you only buy real absinthe drinks created using actual wormwood.
As well as 2 croix ii spoons.
As the most popular drink in belle epoque absinthe had glasses especially designed for it.
Packed in a classic beige box not the black one shown on the pho.
Absinthe glasses have a line or a reservoir to show the correct amount of absinthe to pour in.
Learn the lore of absinthe fairies and the wonder of wormwood with tips on how to drink absinthe and more.
After pouring a measure of absinthe into a glass rest the spoon across the rim.
Sometimes they were sold as tourist items.
You need an absinthe glass an absinthe grille or spoon sugar cubes and ice cold water for the traditional absinthe ritual.
This spoon holds the sugar cube which will dissolve as you pour water over it before it flows into the glass filled with absinthe drink.
The spoon is normally flat with a notch in the handle where it rests on the rim of the glass.
On the top right you can see a 19th catalogue showing an 18 centimeters.
Get absinthe glasses absinthe spoons and absinthe fountains at kegworks.
This set is the perfect kit for the traditional absinthe ritual.
L absinthe ses dessinateurs de presse perforated absinthe spoons appeared in 1875 1880 whereas absinthe was already drunk since decades.
It is made with molded glass and its reservoir will be ideal to measure correctly your absinthe.
Pour about 1 ounce of absinthe into an absinthe glass or similarly stemmed glass.
Originating circa the 1870s their use increased over the 1880s and 1890s and were often stamped with brand names or logos as advertising much like modern alcohol paraphernalia.
They come in a great variety of shapes and sizes many of them wonderfully elegant.
The elegant form of a wormwood plant artemisia absinthium is represented as a cutout shape in the centre of the spoon.
Before then absinthe was drunk using long spoons also called mazagran spoons so that sugar was directly mixed into the glass.
This is how it works.
Helps you to select the perfect measure of absinthe.
