If you are a beginner, a new Absinthe drinker, you will want to know “how do you serve Absinthe?”. Absinthe is a strong liquor, stronger than other spirits, and is not usually consumed “straight” but is diluted with iced water.
There is an interesting history about Absinthe for being psychoactive like cannabis and being famously banned in many countries. It is legalized in many countries.
There are two main special methods for preparing Absinthe: Way of The RitualLa Louche, which is the traditional French way of serving Absinthe, and the modern Bohemian method also known as the Czech Method is used in serving Absinthe. Absinthe requires special preparation as it is a specialty drink. Here is a guide to preparing Absinthe using the two different methods:-
Use of the Ritual
Before the ban the method used in the cultural history of Absinthe in France and Switzerland.
For this method the need of equipment is as follows
– Absinthe
– An Absinthe glass
An Absinthe spoon is designed for use with Absinthe.
A cube of sugar is taken
Iced water for Absinthe.
The ritual recipe in use:-
Use Absinthe glass containing 25-50ml of Absinthe.
On top of the glass rest your Absinthe spoon and place the sugar cube on it.
To a slow drip set the tap on the fountain over the sugar cube. The sugar cube and water mix into the Absinthe.
Water makes the drink louche (go cloudy or milky). Absinthe contains essential oils like wormwood which causes louche effect as it is soluble in alcohol but not in water.
Stir to enjoy your Absinthe.
Content of water to Absinthe should be between 3:1 and 5:1
“Glass in a Glass” method is the Ritual method. Place a small glass containing the Absinthe into a larger glass and drip water into the small glass which then overflows into the larger glass. Remove the small glass when water and all of the Absinthe is in the larger glass.
Method of Bohemian
This method needs:-
– Absinthe
– An Absinthe glass
– An Absinthe Spoon with Absinthe
Use of sugar cube
A lighter or match
– Iced water
Fill the glass with 25-50ml of Absinthe.
Soak the sugar cube in Absinthe and then rest on the spoon.
Set light, caramelize sugar cube , melt and drip into Absinthe.
Iced water is added to Absinthe to louche it.
This method has become very popular in recent times. As it is not traditional method so it was scorn by many drinkers.
Alcohol should be carefully set
The louche of Absinthe needs quality Absinthe which contains real essential oils. If you cannot buy quality bottled Absinthe you can buy essences from Absinthe Kit.com Come to make your own top-quality, classic wormwood Absinthe.
Once you have your quality Absinthe you can enjoy learning how do you serve Absinthe and even use it in cocktails.