Absinthe Spoon And Glass
The absinthe in the glass blends with water and magically louches from green to an opalescent white color.
Absinthe spoon and glass. As well as 2 croix ii spoons. If you do not have an absinthe spoon a large fork will work. Online shop offering rare antiques from the 19th century the belle epoque. Packed in a classic beige box not the black one shown on the pho.
Maison absinthe offices warehouse. Place a sugar cube on top. Pour about 1 ounce of absinthe into an absinthe glass or similarly stemmed glass. This set is the perfect kit for the traditional absinthe ritual.
14763 florida boulevard baton rouge louisiana 70819 united states phone. You need an absinthe glass an absinthe grille or spoon sugar cubes and ice cold water for the traditional absinthe ritual. First absinthe is put into the absinthe glass 1 oz. As the most popular drink in belle epoque absinthe had glasses especially designed for it.
First absinthe is put into the absinthe glass 2 to 4 cl about a tenth pint. Absinthe spoon absinthe glass absinthe carafe absinthe saucer absinthe poster and vintage absinthe to drink. Sometimes they were sold as tourist items. Another species are long absinthe spoons which are relatively rare in the world of absinthe nowadays.
They come in a great variety of shapes and sizes many of them wonderfully elegant. After pouring a measure of absinthe into a glass rest the spoon across the rim. Absinthe antiques from france. Then you place the absinthe spoon on the rim of the glass put a sugar cube on top and slowly add water.
Finally you stir the absinthe with the spoon and voilá your sugared absinthe is prepared. 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. The absinthe in the glass blends with water and magically louches from green to an opalescent white color. The preparation of absinthe is an art and the absinthe spoon an essential utensil.
This is how it works. Place a sugar cube on an absinthe spoon and lay the spoon across the top of the glass rim. Most are tall large enough for the appropriate quantity of water poured. This is how it works.
The spoon is normally flat with a notch in the handle where it rests on the rim of the glass. Then you place the absinthe grille or spoon on the rim of the glass put a sugar cube on top and slowly add water. You need an absinthe glass an absinthe spoon sugar cubes and ice cold water for the traditional absinthe ritual. 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.
Helps you to select the perfect measure of absinthe. For example some. Gently drip iced water on to the sugar which will then slowly dissolve and flow through the absinthe spoon into the absinthe below. This is the difference to the usual classic spoons which offer the sugar deposit at the upper end of the whole.
Usually the area on which the sugar cube is placed is in the middle of the entire length of the spoon. Absinthe glasses have a line or a reservoir to show the correct amount of absinthe to pour in.