Absinthe Glass Versailles

Versailles is the famous palace of Louis XIV. This Absinthe glass represents this exclusiveness with its decorated ornaments. You can also use this glass for wine or other drinks, as it does not have a reservoir in the stem. Nevertheless, it has a dosing line at the side, to measure the correct amount of Absinthe.

Absinthe ritual with Absinthe glass, spoon and sugar

In the following video, you can see how you prepare Absinthe the traditional French way. You need an Absinthe glass, an Absinthe spoon, sugar cubes and ice-cold water for this ritual. This is how it works: You place the Absinthe spoon on the rim of the glass, put a sugar cube on top and slowly add water. The Absinthe in the glass blends with water and magically louches from green to an opalescent white color. Santé, your sugared Absinthe is prepared!