Absinthe Blog

For the complete Absinthe drinking experience, you would need a good Absinthe spoon.   This is not just your ordinary spoon; it is a slotted or perforated spoon where the sugar is dissolved. Once dissolved, it mixes with the absinthe and sweetens it. This is usually done by absinthe drinkers who want to reduce the liquor’s bitter taste.

The bowl of the Absinthe spoon is usually flat although drinkers can rest it on the glass rim because of the notch found in its handle. These spoons originated in the 1860s and usually feature a particular brand logo or name for advertising, similar to some alcohol paraphernalia that exist today.  Most of these spoons are made out of brass, which is plated in chrome, silver or gold.

In drinking Absinthe, you first have to place the spoon on the glass then stuff it with either one or two sugar cubes.  After that, you pour the Absinthe over it and see that it will dissolve the sugar.  But you would still need the water out of a decanter to create the typical louche.  The decanter is supposed to be filled with ice-cold water.  Once the water drips through the holes in the Absinthe spoon and into the Absinthe, the drink then changes from its green color to a milky white.

There is another less popular kind of the Absinthe spoon called “Les Cuilleres” spoon. The difference is that it has a spoon bowl that is quite normal and with a sugar holder that is built into its handle.  There are other varieties of Absinthe spoons on the market, usually replicas of original pieces made in larger quantities today.  But only the original Absinthe spoon will give you the perfect Absinthe drinking experience, just like you are sitting in the Moulin Rouge, the popular Absinthe bar in Montmartre, France.