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When you have bought or made your own Absinthehow to prepare it is the next issue because Absinthe is not like any other alcoholic beverage, it is usually served diluted with iced water. In La Belle Epoque in France and Switzerland Absinthe was served in a traditional way. It is known as “The Ritual” or “La Louche” and one can easily learn it.

Absinthe How to Prepare using The Ritual

To perform the Ritual, you will need the following:-

- Absinthe – A good quality Absinthe containing real herbal ingredients such as wormwood, aniseed and fennel. One must get the Absinthe having the thujone content.
– One will need an Absinthe glass – An antique Absinthe glass or replica one. One can get replicas of antiques from AbsintheKit.com.
– A slotted Absinthe spoon (also known as a cuillere).
– Use a cube of sugar.
– Take iced water in an Absinthe fountain or in a carafe.

Instructions for preparing the perfect Absinthe drink:-

- Pour 25-50ml of Absinthe into the glass.
– Place a cube of sugar on the Absinthe spoon which is resting over the rim of the glass.
– One can 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. The sugar dissolves by it’s slow dripping and drip from the opening of the spoon. As soon as the water mixes into the alcohol a “louche” effect is seen. The mixture becomes milky when added with water because the essential oils of the herbs in Absinthe are soluble in alcohol but not in water.
– An individual has to sit back and enjoy the Green Fairy.

The Bohemian or Czech Method

This method of preparing Absintheis not traditional but is a modern way of preparing cheap Czech Absinthes. The Bohemian method is despised by large number of Absinthe followers.

You will need:-

- Absinthe
– Importance of an Absinthe glass
– An Absinthe slotted spoon is important
– Use a cube of sugar
– Necessity of a lighter or match
– Iced water

Instructions and tips for using the Bohemian method:-

- Pour 25-50ml of Absinthe into the glass and dip the sugar cube into it to soak the sugar.
– The process is to place sugar cube on the Absinthe spoon and rest on the rim of the glass.
– It is necessary to alight the sugar cube for one minute for it’s caramelization and melting. The right way is to drip the sugar through the slots of the spoon into the Absinthe.
– It is necesary to keep the spoon into the Absinthe and pour the iced water into it for releasing the flames and causing the Absinthe to louche.
– A person can enjoy his Absinthe drink.

* Care should be taken with this method because the Absinthe in the glass may set alight too *

Absinthe can also be used in many cocktails. It was called as “Death in the Afternoon” by Ernest Hemingway who liked mixing it with champagne.

Various mysteries, stories and legends are there focusing on different features of Absinthe. Now it is ready to give the enjoyment to the drinker.

We are experiencing an Absinthe revival with the legalization of a few brands of Absinthe in 2007 in the United States. Yet, some people don’t really know how to use Absinthe correctly or even what Absinthe is.

What is Absinthe

Absinthe is not a hallucinogen or a drug. It is a strong alcoholic beverage with an alcohol by volume of up to 75% and an anise flavor.

Dr Pierre Ordinaire in Couvet, Switzerland in the 18th century prepared Absinthe as an elixir for his patients. Henri-Louis Pernod used to distill Absinthe and sell it commercially by the turn of the 19th century. Wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium), fennel, hyssop, lemon balm, angelica,aniseed, star anise,  juniper, dittany, nutmeg and melissa were also used along with a wine alcohol base distilled with different types of natural herbs by Pernod.

In France Absinthe became more famous than wine. Absinthe bars became popular and gave rise to the “Ritual” or traditional procedure of using and preparing Absinthe.

France banned Absinthe when it was claimed that Absinthe contained psychoactive chemicals and cause hallucinations, convulsions, insanity and death. These claims were unreal and now every one knows that. Absinthe cannot and does not give rise to such effects. In most of the nations Absinthe was legalized in the 1990s.

How to Use Absinthe the Traditional Way

To prepare Absinthe in the traditional way is to use the “Ritual”.
The requirement is:-
– One must have the Absinthe glass or a large glass.
– Absinthe
– An Absinthe spoon– replica glasses and spoons can be purchased online at AbsintheKit.A person can also prepare his own Absinthe with top-quality Absinthe essences. One can prepare his own Absinthe by using top-quality Absinthe essences.
– A sugar cube is needed.
– Chilled carafe iced water.

Pour a shot of Absinthe into the glass.
Put the sugar cube on the resting spoon.
The sugar can be mixed by dripping slowly the iced water over it.
The Absinthe louche appears when the water is mixed into the Absinthe. Because of insolubility of the essential oils in the water the mixture gets cloudy.
A person can enjoy the taste of the Green Fairy after stirring his Absinthe.

It is very easy to get drunk on Absinthe though it does not give hallucinations. Absinthe is made from naturally sedative and stimulants herbs. One can feel a very different drunkenness with this blend of herbs. Some call it as a “clear headed” drunkenness.

The Czech or Bohemian Method

With this method, once you have poured the shot of Absinthe into the glass you dip the sugar cube into the alcohol and then set it alight on the spoon with a match. Add the iced water into the Absinthe after the caramelization and melting of sugar.

One can have fun while drinking Absinthe with the Bohemian method. There are some risks as the fire can catch the whole Absinthe glass! Be careful.

The Ritual is the very famous way of using Absinthe however it can also be used in cocktails.