Absinthe Spoon

Topic created by Armagedon
on Tue, 1 Jul 2008 at 20:28

Armagedon said on Tue, 1 Jul 2008 at 20:28...

Can anyone tell me where to get a good absinthe spoon? I have been using a kitchen fork and it lokks kinda dumb. I also saw that you can set fire to the absinte but then i read it was not true. confused....

Old Nick said on Thu, 3 Jul 2008 at 10:18...

Difficult to balance a fork on a glass as well! Absinthe spoons often have liitle grooves in the handle so the the spoon can rest easily on the glass. Not sure where you can buy them as I got mine as a free gift with a bottle :-)

As for fire...ahh. That is a tricky one. The word is that it was invented as a marketing trick in the late 1990s. Others say it dates back to the days when absinthe was taken as a medicine and is older than the aperitif culture. What I do know is that lots of people do it and enjoy it, so where is the harm? Of course it will damage your absinthe spoon a bit and you'll need to clean that spoon. Setting fire to a sugar cube soaked in absinthe on a spoon will also impart a caramel flavour...could be nice.

Tony said on Wed, 6 Aug 2008 at 19:53...

You can find a full selection of absinthe ware here:

http://www.absintheonthenet.com/servlet/StoreFront