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Pontarlier Absinthe Glass The Pontarlier absinthe glass has a long tradition of being the most popular glass and having the most history. The mouth blown glass is a replica of a traditional Pontarlier antique absinthe glass. The glass was originally named after Pontarlier, France after the glass appeared in an advertisement for Producer Pernod fils, which featured it’s hometown newspaper from Pontarlier. A must have for any absinthe drinker…. More >>

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Absinthe spoons have been around for hundreds of years. Originally invented in France and Switzerland the spoons were used to properly prepare one’s absinthe. An absinthe spoon is a perforated or slotted spoon that is used to dissolve a sugar cube in a glass of absinthe, usually to sweeten the drink and counteract its mild bitterness. The bowl of the spoon is normally flat, with a notch in the handle where it rests on the rim of the glass. Originating circa the 18… More >>

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Absinthe is historically described as a distilled, highly alcoholic (45% -74% ABV beverage). It is an anise-flavored spirit derived from herbs including the flowers and leaves of the herb Artemisia absinthium, commonly known as “great wormwood.” Absinthe traditionally has a natural green color, but it can also be colorless. It is commonly known in the historical literature of drinks as “la fée verte (the green fairy).

Though sometimes mistakenly called a liqueur, absinthe is not bottled with added sugar and is therefore classified as a spirit. Absinthe is unusual among spirits in that while it is bottled at a high proof, but is normally diluted with water when drunk.

Absinthe originated in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. It achieved great popularity as an alcoholic beverage in the late 19th and early 20th century France, particularly among Parisian artists and writers.

Due in part to its association with bohemian culture, absinthe was opposed by social conservatives and prohibitionists. And perhaps most importantly to the prohibitionists they were against such people as Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Vincent van Gogh, Oscar Wilde, and Aleister Crowley. These were notorious “bad men” of that day who were (or are thought to be) devotees of the Green Fairy.

Absinthe was portrayed as a dangerously addictive, psychoactive drug. The chemical thujone, present in small amounts, was singled out and blamed for its alleged harmful effects.

In 1915, absinthe was banned in the United States and most European countries except the United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Denmark and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Although absinthe was vilified, no evidence was shown that it was more dangerous than any other common spirit. Its psychoactive properties, apart from alcohol, were greatly exaggerated.

A revival of absinthe began in the 1990s, when countries of the European Union began to reauthorize its manufacture and sale. In February 2008, nearly 200 brands of absinthe were being produced in a dozen countries, notably France, Switzerland, Spain and the Czech Republic. Commercial distillation of absinthe in the United States were resumed in 2007.

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When it comes to the actual consumption of absinthe in mixed drinks, what you will find, is that absinthe is not even mentioned in any cocktail recipe books. Yes, you can find some recipes online, but these mixed drinks are just from people who have recently begun experimenting with absinthe as the basic liqueur.

There is a traditional method of how to drink absinthe, of course. This entails the drizzling of cold water over a cube of sugar that is contained in a spoon with holes in it suspended over a small glass of absinthe. When a solution of thick sugar water is carefully dripped into the absinthe it becomes cloudy, due to the reaction of the sugar with the oils in the absinthe.

While it is fun to go through the “absinthe ritual,” especially when entertaining guests, you don’t have to. You can dilute the bitter taste of the absinthe and get the cloudy effect without having to use an absinthe spoon and sugar cube. Simply mix a saturated solution of sugar in a small cup and then spoon it in as needed.

When it comes to making mixed drinks that contain absinthe, though, it is very likely that you are going to have to create your own concoction using your favorite drinks as the starting point.

Today, it is possible to find absinthe which is 160 proof, which means it is 80% alcohol by volume. That is quite strong considering that this is twice as much alcohol as is in whiskey or vodka. Most likely though, the absinthe you purchase online will be be slightly lower – 70% alcohol in volume. This is still quite high! So, when mixed with non-alcoholic beverages, you will logically have twice the amount of alcohol in the drink compared with other types of liquors in mixed drinks. So drink this carefully…

It is for this reason that a large majority of absinthe drinkers generally end up taking shots of absinthe after leaving it in the freezer for a while, allowing the absinthe to become ice cold. Also some people like to “chase” their shots with a few swallows of a carbonated beverage, like 7up, to moderate the strong licorice taste in their mouths.

Since very few recipes for mixed drinks containing absinthe exist, most people drink it straight or with the aforementioned chasers. Still, there are certainly some interesting beverage combinations to be discovered and if you come up with some good absinthe drink recipes, please share them here.

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