Silver Absinthe Spoon to infuse your tea

A great little conversation starter to pull out at your afternoon tea parties, this silver absinthe spoon is more ornate than your typical bistro absinthe spoon, and likely would have been made for private home use. You can now use it to strain your loose leaf tea, knowing its unique secret history. 

Back in the 19th century, people had a sweet tongue. Bitter flavors did not meet the taste of many customers. Therefore, it became apparent really quick, that sugar should be added to Absinthe. But, chemically spoken, sugar does not mix with alcohol, which Absinthe is mostly made of. This is why you have to add water, in order for the sugar to be dissolved due to a lower percentage of alcohol.

As you can imagine, just pouring water into an Absinthe glass is not the most beautiful thing on earth. A more elaborate method to pour water into the glass is the ceremony you (might) already know as the “Classic French Absinthe Ritual“: You fill a glass with Absinthe, take an Absinthe spoon, put a sugar cube on it, and pour water over the sugar. You can use a water carafe for that. Due to the thin beam of water the sugar cubes dissolves easily.