Absinthe Spoon Sugar

Slowly pour cold distilled water onto the sugar just enough to saturate it and allow it to set until the sugar cube begins to dissolve.

Absinthe spoon sugar.

Before then absinthe was drunk using long spoons also called mazagran spoons so that sugar was directly mixed into the glass. Perforated absinthe spoons appeared in 1875 1880 whereas absinthe was already drunk since decades. The spoon is normally flat with a notch in the handle where it rests on the rim of the glass. First absinthe is put into the absinthe glass 1 oz.

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. Then you place the absinthe spoon on the rim of the glass put a sugar cube on top and slowly add water. Absinthe sugar spoon. The absinthe in the glass blends with water and magically louches from green to an opalescent white color.

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. This is how it works. These absinthe spoon and sugar holders are used to hold spoons and absinthe sugar which are used in the ritual of drinking a traditional french absinthe. Etsy accueille des milliers de produits et cadeaux faits main vintage et uniques en lien avec votre recherche.

Sometimes they were sold as tourist items. Gently drip iced water on to the sugar which will then slowly dissolve and flow through the absinthe spoon into the absinthe below. On the top right you can see a 19th catalogue showing an 18 centimeters absinthe spoon. For example some might be.

Finally you stir the absinthe with the spoon and voilá your sugared absinthe is prepared. Vous avez cherché ceci. If you do not have an absinthe spoon a large fork will work. You get everything you need for an absinthe evening with friends.

After pouring a measure of absinthe into a glass rest the spoon across the rim. Place a sugar cube on an absinthe spoon and lay the spoon across the top of the glass rim. This set comes with two tarragona glasses two eye absinthe spoons one absinthe carafe and a packet of absinthe sugar cubes. A bsinthe apocalypse is a traditional absinthe presented in a skull shaped bottle.

You need an absinthe glass an absinthe spoon sugar cubes and ice cold water for the traditional absinthe ritual. Place a sugar cube on top.