Absinthe Mixology
Mere mention of the word “absinthe” conjures colorful imagery of a world gone by, a world filled with beauty, creativity, controversy and madness. Originally crafted as a distilled folk medicine from the Swiss outback, absinthe emerged as a curious tonic of the rural Franco-Swiss culture. Having caught the fancy of an intrepid businessman who became enchanted with its powers, the commercial world was allowed to receive its first taste of the distinctive green spirit in 1805. Throughout the 1800s, absinthe reigned as a defining icon of the Belle Époque in France (The Beautiful Era). Many an artist caught a glimpse of the world through absinthe-colored glasses, including the likes of Van Gogh, Manet, Degas, and Picasso.
Across the pond in the “little Paris” that we call “New Orleans”, the creoles were reveling in a café culture all their own at The Old Absinthe House located in the heart and soul of the French Quarter. But like all good things, the bittersweet popularity of absinthe would come to a controversial end at the hands of those who stood to profit from its demise. Bad science, bad religion, and bad government would pin all societal problems not on the decadent culture that fostered them, but on the cloudy green national drink.
Almost a century later, armed with better science, strange religion, and sympathetic government, the few, the proud, the champions of all things absinthe have resurrected the Green Fairy and vindicated her from the accusations. -- T. A. Breaux - Absinthe Historian / Chemist - Creator of Lucid, the first absinthe allowed into the USA after being banned for 95 years.
BarConic® Stainless Steel Absinthe Spoon - Leaf
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The Absinthe Spoon has played an important role in absinthe drinking since the beginning. Traditionally absinthe is prepared by pouring a single ou...
View full detailsBarConic® Stainless Steel Absinthe Spoon - Tower
Since the beginning the Absinthe Spoon has played a vital role in absinthe drinking. The absinthe is traditionally prepared by slowly pouring ice w...
View full detailsToulouse Latrec Absinthe Spoon - Stainless Steel
This spoon was originally designed for Toulouse Lautrec, who has been noted as the inventor of the “Earthquake” or “Tremblement de Terre” cocktail ...
View full detailsBelle Epoque Absinthe Spoon - Stainless Steel
Belle Epoque (Beautiful Era) was a period in French history dating back to 1871 and ending when World War 1 began in 1914. This was the era when Ab...
View full detailsLong Stainless Steel Absinthe Spoon
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This elegant long absinthe spoon is a stainless steel reproduction of the oldest designs of all absinthe spoons. It has heart like shapes on the gr...
View full detailsPontarlier Absinthe Glass - w/o Facet Cuts
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This absinthe glass is an exact replica (except for the facet cuts around the sides) of the legendary Pontarlier Glass that was originally named af...
View full detailsLeaf Design Sugar Tongs
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These Stainless Steel Sugar Tongs provide superior grip and are molded in an elegant leaf pattern. Great for any normal bar usage, espeically in ic...
View full detailsGold Plated 4 inch Sugar / Garnish Tongs
These elegant Gold Plated Sugar / Garnish Tongs are a must-have tool in any bar or kitchen. They are made of gold plated stainless steel so you can...
View full detailsAbsinthe Bar Set
Prepare and enjoy absinthe in the traditional French method with this elegant bar set. This set is designed to allow you to prepare and serve absin...
View full detailsScalloped Absinthe Spoon
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This beautiful stainless steel leaf spoon imported from France has scalloped edges, 10 cut-out stars and a small hole at the bottom of the spine to...
View full detailsSkull Absinthe Spoon - Stainless Steel
This long absinthe spoon is a stainless steel reproduction of the oldest designs of all absinthe spoons. It has sinister skull on the grill in the ...
View full detailsBird Sugar Tongs
Stunning style serving absinthe sugar cubes, also use for dispensing ice cubes. These pewter-plated bird shaped tongs have a true antique look, mea...
View full detailsBarConic® Traditional Pontarlier Absinthe Glass w/Cuts
Named after the French town, that was the Absinthe hub in the 19th century, located close to the Swiss border. The glass has been used for centurie...
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Absinthe Fountain Replacement Spout - Plastic
BarConic® Glass & Metal Absinthe Fountain - 4 spout
In the 19th century, Absinthe Fountains were extremely popular; usually in high class bars and clubs which is not always so now. In today's bar sce...
View full detailsBarConic® Glass Absinthe Fountain - 4 spout - 56 ounce
For a time in the late 19th century Absinthe Fountains were popular in swanky high end bars due to their high expense. This is not always so now, a...
View full detailsBarConic® Globe Absinthe Fountain - 2 spout
For a time in the late 19th century Absinthe Fountains were popular in swanky high end bars due to their high expense. This is not always so now, a...
View full detailsBarConic® Globe Absinthe Fountain - 4 spout
For a time in the late 19th century Absinthe Fountains were popular in swanky high end bars due to their high expense. This is not always so now, a...
View full detailsBARCONIC® BAR SPOONS - COCKTAIL FAIRY - 30CM - COLOR OPTIONS
These cocktail fairy bar spoons will certainly add an adorable girly element to your stirring technique! A twist off of the historic absinthe green...
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