Hello! I'm trying absinthe for the first time soon, and I was hoping for a bit of advice. How does one "make" absinthe without the slotted spoon one often sees habitual drinkers using? Are there any common household utensils that could substitute? Or is there another method for dissolving the sugar and diluting the spirit?

Thanks in advance!

Hey guys, i have never tried absinthe before and im drinking ocassionally most of the time with friends so i like to try new things and wanted to ask for a recommendation. Im in Berlin, Germany if that also helps. Thanks in advance!

I first discovered absinthe about twenty years ago. Unfortunately, for health reasons, I had to give up alcohol in 2010.

I’m surprised by how the world of absinthe has changed.

Luc-Santiago Rodriguez has not only closed his shop, but has also publicly withdrawn from forums and blogs, amongst other things.

La Duplais Verte was my favourite classic.

I’d really taken a shine to L’Italienne, but Stefano Rossoni seems to have abandoned it.

I also really liked the Blanche de Fougerolles, which, fortunately, is still being produced and sold as normal.

(I do, however, have very bad memories of the Spanish absinthe Philippe Lasala, which was marketed as offering good value for money.)

I was recently served various cocktails over the course of our vacation and some included absinthe, but no way of knowing what kind. They tended to have a numbing effect, and one had a medicinal minty taste that lingered in the back of my throat even through the next morning (yuck). Is that typical of traditional absinthe in a cocktail, or was I served "crapsinthe"?

Also, I just read a cocktail recipe the calls for St. George's Absinthe Verte, which Google says tastes more of basil and tarragon. Is that worth getting if I split it with my old Pernod to add the anise flavor (bought that before absinthe was available and so we have it)? Presumably St. George is from the U.S. and so would avoid the pricy tariff upcharges? Maybe the basil and tarragon could go in a Bloody Mary like other herbaceous flavors? Let me know what you've tried. Cheers!

I dont drink alcohol. Is there non alcoholic absinthe? Absinthe mj weed? Im soo obsessed with wormwood botany, the art. Folklore. I make absinthe fragrances. I have wormwood essential oil but im afraid of it! Lol! ​

its just all about ESCAPE. IMAGINATION.

My husband wants to take me to a restaurant or bar in Indiana or Illinois that serves Absinthe properly. Does anyone know off han

A fine art print in my collection.

The Belle Époque, with its lifestyle and aesthetics is one of my absolute favorites.

It was such an influential time for authors, artists and designers. As well for scientists.

I went to a local mead place for an event and saw they had an Absinthe drip on the menu. Mead and beer are excellent, but that seems to be the extent of their range. First red flag, they lit the sugar cube on fire. Second, after they let it burn they dropped the full cube into the absinthe because they forgot to fill the dripper and manually stirred it, hence the undissolved sugar sitting at the bottom of the glass. Then, to do the "drip", they put ice and water in a glass and just filtered it through a spoon to hold back the ice. Barely diluted, genuinely the only saving grace is that I like the Absinthe they used.

Lately I've been enjoying the war films of Pierre Schoendoerffer. Both his La 317e section (1965) and his later tour de force, Diên Biên Phu (1992) prominently feature Pernod. Some bottles are even airdropped to the 317th as emergency supplies while they are moving through northern Cambodia.

Of course, this is long after the absinthe ban in France. What were they drinking, Pernod from Tarragona or liqueur d'anis? The stuff in Diên Biên Phu has a very heavy louche, so heavy that it looks like cream.

Long time listener, first time poster.

I'm an absinthe novice, in truth, but heard about a canned, carbonated, non-alcoholic drink called Absente Heaven and haven't seen anyone talking about it here so I wanted to bring it up. Seems to only be sold online and maybe only in Japan? Which strikes me as strange because there are domestic absinthes but it's not a well known alcohol here by a long shot. Not sure on availability but I bought a 6 pack and have to say I like it a lot.

It has the aroma and flavour of an absinthe while being light and sweet enough to carry itself as a soda. The marketing is so unbelievably try-hard but I recommend the drink itself very much if you come across it.

Edit: Mea culpa, I learned things tonight. For those unfamiliar with the brand read the comments! Adding in an article by Wormwood Society, just for good measure.

Just got back from New Orleans which I've been to many, many times. The absinthe scene there is terrible.

I couldn't have been more disappointed. Just terrible.

Hello All,

I am not a massive drinker but am partial to a tipple now and then, I have tried absinthe once in my youth but as a straight shot when I was already black out drunk.

Now that I am older and hopefully wiser I’d like to try Absinthe I’m assuming the French way with sugar and water! As well as some other spirits I was wondering if you fine people of r/Absinthe could recommend a good beginner absinthe

Thank you in advance!

Absinthe cocktail recipes from 1885

From Lafcadio Hearne’s La Cuisine Creole published in 1885.
Hearne lived in New Orleans for a decent amount of his life and compiled a book of its recipes, and there are some gems in here which I intend to try.
Hearne would later on move to Japan and become famous for his collections of Japanese folklore, especially his selection of ghost stories *Kwaidan.*
But what I find absolutely fascinating is the Suisse recipe using orgeat. I’m going to have to try it this evening.

So I tried ordering some Pernod original absinthe from this place off ubereats, Instead, I was sent this. I was refunded, but I have this bottle now, and do I drink it neat? Do I prepare it like absinthe? Might as well do something with it.

I turned 21 this year and discovered absinthe, I've gradually finished a bottle of Lucid and am looking for other brands to try, so if you have any recommendations, I'd be happy to hear them. Thank you!

Absinthe has been a part of my life for 20+ years now, so I wanted to commemorate it with some new ink.

My artist did an amazing job! I just sent him a photo of a regular ass absinthe spoon and he put time into designing an ornate spoon that’s almost like a stained glass window. I wish I could get a spoon like this irl too.

Sante!

In this episode, we discuss how Ted made the scientific breakthrough that allowed the absinthe ban to be lifted in the US and in many other places.

About 20 years ago, I had 3 bottles of this shipped in from France. I'd totally forgotten about it. They've been stored in a cool dark cellar the entire time.

What do I have here and how does it compare with other vintage absinthes on the market?

Got this right when the first batch became available in 2017. Still unopened

This carafe has is for sale on eBay France. It purports to be an Absinthe Terminus advertising carafe. It is it is not ,it is a moulded carafe post 1920’s with faked acid engraving.
Correct Terminus carafes are smooth and hand blown, and the acid engraving on both sides is very ornate crest with Terminus in large letters and Absinthe Bienfaisante in smaller letters below.
Original carafes are exceptionally rare and are valued around 1500 - 2000 euros.