Recommended Amount of Absinthe?
There is much renewed interest in Absinthe, which is also known as the Greeny Fairy or La Fee Verte. People ask questions about how to buy Absinthe, what type to buy, how to prepare it and what is the amount to use when preparing a drink.
First be sure to buy a quality Absinthe which is rich in essential oils and that contains wormwood. There are many Absinthe substitutes and fake Absinthes on sale which contain southernwood or roman wormwood instead of common wormwood (artemisia absinthium). Be sure you buy a proper real Absinthe. If you live somewhere where a good quality Absinthe is hard to fine, you can make your own using essences from AbsintheKit.com.
Once you have got your Absinthe, you will need to learn The Ritual called La Louche. This is the traditional French way of preparing Absinthe which uses one shot. Instructions:-
The Ritural is peformed with a slotted Absinthe spoon, a lump of suger, iced water and Absinthe glass.
– Pour 25 to 50 ml of Absinthe into a glass.
– Place the special Absinthe spoon over the rim of the glass and place a cube of sugar in it.
– Slowly drip iced water over the sugar either by dripping from the tap of the fountain or by using a steady hand to pour from a carafe. Slowly dripping it will give the sugar time to dissolve and drip through the slots of the spoon. You see a lovely “louche” effect as the water mixes into the alcohol. The Absinthe louches because the oils of the herbs are soluble in alcohol but not water and make the mixture cloudy or milky when water is added.
– Sit back and enjoy your Absinthe.
The Bohemian Method is similar to the Ritual but is a modern way of preparing cheap Czech Absinthes. The Bohemian method is generally scorned by Absinthe followers.
Instructions for using the Bohemian method:-
– Pour between 25 – 50 ml of Absinthe into a glass and dip the cube of sugar into it and soak the sugar.
– Place the Absinthe spoon on the rim of the glass and place the cube of sugar on the spoon.
– Set the sugar cube on fire for one minute to allow the sugar to melt and caramelize. The melted sugar cube will drip through the slots of the spoon and into the Absinthe.
– Place the spoon into the glass while pouring the iced water into the Absinthe to put out flames and to cause the liquid to louche.
– Enjoy your drink.
For total injoyment of your Absinthe and to enjoy properly then you will want some Absinthian – Absinthe glasses, spoons,, and perhaps even an Absinthe fountain to control the flow of the water. Replicas of antique glasses and spoons can be purchased from AbsintheKit.com.
What amount of Absinthe is recommended to use when preparing an Absinthe drink? About 45 ml or a shot glass full in the US. Obviously, Absinthe can be used in cocktails – search for recipes online.
