Absinthe Glass And Spoon
Then you place the absinthe grille or spoon on the rim of the glass put a sugar cube on top and slowly add water.
Absinthe glass and spoon. The elegant form of a wormwood plant artemisia absinthium is represented as a cutout shape in the centre of the spoon. However you need to be sure that you only buy real absinthe drinks created using actual wormwood. 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. They come in a great variety of shapes and sizes many of them wonderfully elegant.
On the top right you can see a 19th catalogue showing an 18 centimeters. Absinthe glasses have a line or a reservoir to show the correct amount of absinthe to pour in. You need an absinthe glass an absinthe grille or spoon sugar cubes and ice cold water for the traditional absinthe ritual. The preparation of absinthe is an art and the absinthe spoon an essential utensil.
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. Helps you to select the perfect measure of absinthe. L absinthe ses dessinateurs de presse perforated absinthe spoons appeared in 1875 1880 whereas absinthe was already drunk since decades. Place a sugar cube on top.
We stock everything you need to pour the perfect absinthe drink. Pour about 1 ounce of absinthe into an absinthe glass or similarly stemmed glass. Packed in a classic beige box not the black one shown on the pho. Learn the lore of absinthe fairies and the wonder of wormwood with tips on how to drink absinthe and more.
Get absinthe glasses absinthe spoons and absinthe fountains at kegworks. For example some. Before then absinthe was drunk using long spoons also called mazagran spoons so that sugar was directly mixed into the glass. First absinthe is put into the absinthe glass 2 to 4 cl about a tenth pint.
This set is the perfect kit for the traditional absinthe ritual. As well as 2 croix ii spoons. The spoon is normally flat with a notch in the handle where it rests on the rim of the glass. Sometimes they were sold as tourist items.
It is made with molded glass and its reservoir will be ideal to measure correctly your absinthe. 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. As the most popular drink in belle epoque absinthe had glasses especially designed for it. 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.
Most are tall large enough for the appropriate quantity of water poured. 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 how it works. After pouring a measure of absinthe into a glass rest the spoon across the rim.
1 absinthe spoon feuille t he pleasing outline of this spoon is a leaf but the beauty is in the detail as well as the shape.