This absinthe spoon was made during World War I, from brass shell casings. If you look carefully, you can see two remarkable things: firstly, the soldier who owned this spoon inscribed his initials, “P.B.”, on the handle, and secondly, the holes form the date, “1914”.
One of the most expensive pre-ban absinthe spoons ever made, “Les Feuilles #20”. It was most likely used at high-end French hotels and restaurants.
The beautiful “Les Feuilles d’Absinthe #4 Absinthe Joanne”
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Source: The Savoy Cocktail Book, © 1930 Harry Craddock
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Lucid Absinthe hat… $16 on eBay, including shipping… would you buy?
Lucid Absinthe spoon & bottle of Lucid for only $17 on eBay… BUT the bottle is empty… would you buy?
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What kind of absinthe spoon do you own?
Some absinthe spoons can be amazing works of art…
A very special absinthe spoon was created in 1889 to commemorate the opening of the Eiffel Tower.
Want to educate yourself about absinthe? Next Thursday, May 30, The Savoy in Chicago is hosting “Exploring Absinthe: Oscar Wilde to Marilyn Manson.” Absinthe expert Deidre Darling (The Savoy’s bar manager) will focus on absinthe cocktails and the difference between types of absinthe. Tickets @ http://chicagoabsinthe-es2.eventbrite.com/
Tumblr users have taken some great absinthe art and, in the spirit of creativity, altered it…
“Who sit at the little marble tables, drink absinthe, and are invariably decorated.”
According to the artist, this is a painting of Opalina, the absinthe mistress, who serves la fee verte with flawless demeanor.
When the green fairy drinks absinthe, does she dream about herself?
“The French drank absinthe with ice water and an optional piece of sugar. In America, we were all about fancy [absinthe] cocktails.” – Lucid distiller Ted Breaux
“There’s an intoxicating romance and a ceremony to absinthe that no other liquor has.” – Cooper Gillespie, general manager and head bartender at Thirsty Crow
“The flavor of absinthe is… a unique and different one for the American palette to grasp.” – Marc Bernhard of Pacific Distillery
A new shirt design: “It Makes The Heart Grow Stronger”. This shirt is artist Megan Lara’s tribute to absinthe.
A beautiful video of absinthe louching. There is something so relaxing about watching the water drip and the absinthe turn opaque
Here’s a video of absinthe drinking in a beautiful hotel in Paris. The video is very informative, except for the part at 1:07 where wormwood is claimed to have hallucinogenic properties. This is not true! Other than that, terrific video.
Absinthe can be as beautiful to contemplate as it is to drink.
Do you recognize this absinthe artwork? It’s quite famous.
We’d like to believe that on a brick wall somewhere in the world, there really is a poster of absinthe. But doesn’t this look Photoshopped?
“Absinthe Drinker and the Hostile Silence” by Pamela Wilson (2011)
“The Butler’s In Love” by Mark Stock (1989)
“L’Absinthe, le poete Cornuty” by Pablo Picasso (1902/03)
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