Absinthe Drink: Important facts about serving
- Traditionally, Absinthe is prepared with ice-cold water and a sugar cube.
- This is the French way of serving the spirit.
- Do not set Absinthe on fire, the burning ritual is not recommended!
Best Absinthe: Which one shall I buy?
Best Absinthe: Most important facts
- YES, finding the best Absinthe is a matter of personal preferences.
- BUT, very good Absinthes have to conform to some important quality indicators.
- The quality of an Absinthe can furthermore be reviewed by 6 quality criteria.
How to make Absinthe the right way
There are different methods of making an Absinthe, especially when it comes to quality and taste. That’s reason enough for us to give you a closer look at the different production methods. How to make Absinthe is this weeks topic!
Continue reading “How to make Absinthe the right way”Absinthe Spoons and their usage
Welcome back, glad to have you here! Absinthe Spoons are an important accessory of the Absinthe culture. This week, we will give you some more information about this iconic accessory and their use: The Absinthe Spoon. We will briefly explain how to use an Absinthe spoon, in case you are new to the world of Absinthe. Additionally, we present some historical facts about their usage. There are as well many different spoon designs available. Therefore, we will give you as well an overview about the different styles.
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Welcome back, glad to have you here! Absinthe and Medicine is this week’s topic.
Absinthe and its relationship with medicine is a subject that is often discussed in old books about Absinthe. That’s why we are telling you a bit more about Absinthe and its relationship with medicine today. Enjoy!
Absinthe and its image in countries
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Welcome back, glad to have you here! We already told you some facts about Absinthe and its prohibition in our recent posts. Now you will learn more about the perception of Absinthe in different countries. Therefore, Absinthe and its image in specific countries will be this week’s topic!
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Last week we told you about Absinthe and famous Absinthe personalities. Because there are so many persons we could talk about, we decided to make a second part, here it is Famous Absinthe Drinkers!
Continue reading “Famous Absinthe Drinkers: Part 2”Absinthe and famous personalities
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Absinthe and famous personalities is this week’s topic. Because there are many famous personalities that came in contact with Absinthe. Some of these contacts helped the popularity of the Green Fairy, some stigmatized her as being dangerous and poisonous.
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This week, you are going to learn more about Absinthe and its negative image at the turn of the century. The drink was blamed of causing Absinthism, a mental illness. We will also deal with the question: Are Absinthe and Cannabis comparable? Enjoy!
Continue reading “Absinthism and the comparison of Absinthe to Cannabis”Some facts about Absinthe Prohibition
As probably most of you know, Absinthe, the Green Fairy, got banned by the beginning of the 20th century. In the following article, we have put together some information about Absinthe prohibition. There are so many rumors out there about Absinthe and its prohibition, therefore it is good advice to check out these facts.
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