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.
Absinthe glass and spoon.
Place a sugar cube on top.
This set is the perfect kit for the traditional absinthe ritual.
We stock everything you need to pour the perfect absinthe drink.
They come in a great variety of shapes and sizes many of them wonderfully elegant.
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.
If you do not have an absinthe spoon a large fork will work.
L absinthe ses dessinateurs de presse perforated absinthe spoons appeared in 1875 1880 whereas absinthe was already drunk since decades.
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.
Absinthe glasses have a line or a reservoir to show the correct amount of absinthe to pour in.
On the top right you can see a 19th catalogue showing an 18 centimeters.
It is made with molded glass and its reservoir will be ideal to measure correctly your absinthe.
Place a sugar cube on an absinthe spoon and lay the spoon across the top of the glass rim.
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.
Then you place the absinthe grille or spoon on the rim of the glass put a sugar cube on top and slowly add water.
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.
The spoon is normally flat with a notch in the handle where it rests on the rim of the glass.
Helps you to select the perfect measure of absinthe.
Gently drip iced water on to the sugar which will then slowly dissolve and flow through the absinthe spoon into the absinthe below.
As the most popular drink in belle epoque absinthe had glasses especially designed for it.
As well as 2 croix ii spoons.
For example some.
Get absinthe glasses absinthe spoons and absinthe fountains at kegworks.
The preparation of absinthe is an art and the absinthe spoon an essential utensil.
Packed in a classic beige box not the black one shown on the pho.
Sometimes they were sold as tourist items.
Most are tall large enough for the appropriate quantity of water poured.
Before then absinthe was drunk using long spoons also called mazagran spoons so that sugar was directly mixed into the glass.
It features one absinthe carafe 2 high quality pontarlier glasses.
After pouring a measure of absinthe into a glass rest the spoon across the rim.
Pour about 1 ounce of absinthe into an absinthe glass or similarly stemmed glass.
This is how it works.
You need an absinthe glass an absinthe grille or spoon sugar cubes and ice cold water for the traditional absinthe ritual.
