![]() These skull glasses are the perfect addition to our strong black Absinthe Hamlet Hardcore, which is bottled into a fascinating skull bottle. It is more in the direction of a shot glass, but large enough for one prepeared Absinthe with water and sugar. It has the shape of a skull but is smaller than regular glasses. If you like it special the Skull Absinthe glass could be the right one for you. Absinthe Glasses, what other designs exist?ĪLANDIA sells a wide selection of original Absinthe glasses, maning that they are authentic reproductions of antique originals. ![]() Overall, Absinthe glasses are like a personality symbol for a real Absintheur: Everyone has his prefered shape and combined with the perfect spoon it makes up your personal Absinthe accessory set, with which you can show off and travel back in time. As the Versailles glass is decorated by so many ornaments, this seam integrates quite well into the overall design. This glass is made of pressed glass, therefore it has a manufacturing seam. It has a very decorative design and comes with a dosing line to measure the correct amount of Absinthe. Another nice glass is the Versailles Absinthe glass. We recommend to buy for example the handmade Pontarlier Absinthe glass from the ALANDIA Absinthe glassware section. Premium glasses are handmade and mouth-blown to avoid an ugly manufacturing seam at the side. Brouille glasses create a very intense louche, as water and Absinthe blend slowly. ![]() This lid is filled with water and through the hole water flows in a thin beam into the glass. #Absynth glass plus#Brouilles are more of a two pieces glass, as you have a regular glass plus a glass lid with a small hole in the middle that you place on top. East glasses don't have a reservoir but a dosing line engraved into the glass. a ratio of one part Absinthe to three parts water in your prepared glass of Absinthe.įamous Absinthe glasses are the Pontarlier, Brouilles and the East glasses. The Green Fairy is prepared when the Absinthe is completely louched. While dissolving the sugar, the glass gets filled with water and the holy green spirit blends to an opalescent white. You can do it with a water carafe or even better, with an Absinthe fountain. Now you need cold water to dissolve the sugar. Then you place the spoon on the rim and place a sugar cube on the spoon. Once you pour the green spirit out of the bottle the reservoir gets filled. An authentic Absinthe glass has a special design: It is larger than a normal water glass and has a reservoir integrated in the stem, to measure the correct amount of Absinthe. Let us continue with the description of the Absinthe ritual: To drink Absinthe as it was done in the 19th century, you need three essential Absinthe accessories: An Absinthe glass, an Absinthe spoon, Absinthe sugar cubes and of course a bottle of the Green Fairy. Why do you need to buy an Absinthe glass? Therefore, an Absinthe spoon is the second essential accessory that you need to have for drinking Absinthe the classic way. Absinthe glasses have as well a very decorative design and just the right dimensions to place a sugar cube on top. The louche is the moment when Absinthe liquor changes its color from green to milky white, as soon as the liquor blends with water. The reservoir has also the functionality that it helps to create a nice and thick louche. First of all original Absinthe glasses have a reservoir in the stem to measure the correct amount of Absinthe for one serving. It has a special design, that helps you to prepare your drink. This might be why most absinthe drinks contain only a tiny amount of absinthe.An Absinthe glass is one of the essential accessories that you need to have to drink Absinthe the right way, which means according to the traditional Absinthe ritual. Is absinthe really a hallucinogenic? Despite its reputation, absinthe doesn’t cause hallucinations but it DOES have a very high alcohol content… It ranges between 55 – 75% alcohol by volume (ABV) making it 110 -144 proof. Some (less than great) absinthes include green (or blue) colouring, essentially these are coloured vodka, not real absinthe. This is then distilled to create absinthe in a similar way that gin is distilled.Īuthentic absinthe can be clear or have a (faint) natural green colour which is probably why it was dubbed “ La Fée Verte “, The Green Fairy. ![]() Absinthe is a spirit (not a liqueur), made by macerating botanicals, including the flowers and leaves of Artemisia absinthium (grand wormwood), green anise, sweet fennel, and other herbs in alcohol. ![]()
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