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Real Tuijon - Absinthe: Recipes
Absinthe Perrier
The classic way to drink Absinthe is the following:
You need:
Absinthe
Water
Sugar cube
Spoon
Glass
Put the Absinthe (1 part) in the glass, place the spoon over it, put the sugar cube on the spoon, then pour 3 to 5 parts water over it. It is recommended to put a saucer under it.
Question: what kind of water? You can't go into the kitchen and pour water straight from the tap over your delicious Absinthe - it spoils at least the atmosphere. Of course you can get a carafe and put the water in it, but tap water is not the same everywhere, the taste and structure are different.
Better to buy a bottle of water. Again: what kind of water? I preferred the Perrier - it has gas in it, I know, but the bottle is stylish and the water has a kind of metallic bite I like.
Now, this is a strange ritual, pouring water over a sugar cube. Maybe I used the wrong sugar cubes, but nothing happened, the cube did not melt away or anything, even if I poured very slowly. Should I drip it then? But even if I tumble the cube into the absinthe-perrier, it will not disintegrate and mix with the water unless I start stirring... I can't understand the fun of it.
Bohemian Absinthe
Needed:
a glass
a metal spoon or sieve (if you can get hold of it, an Absinthe spoon)
matches
absinthe, the more alcohol, the better the effects...
a sugar cube
water
Put the glass somewhere where it is safe to burn things. Make sure to have a good surface to put it on, something steady and metal will do. Put the sugar cube on the spoon (if it is an Absinthe spoon, the spoon can be placed over the glass so you have your hands free).
Pour the Absinthe slowly over the sugar cube, so it gets soaked in it. Continue until the glass is filled for 1/4. Be careful not to spill the Absinthe.
Get the matches and set the sugar cube alight. This is my favourite part, and it works best in a dimly lit or dark room.
Watch the blue flame dance on the spoon and relax. The flame might rise up several inches, so be careful.
When the fire is out, drop the burned sugar cube in the glass, add water and stir. The absinthe will blur.
Enjoy the drink.
By the way, many sources refer to the "Bohemian Method" as being a Czech method -after all Bohemia is a part of the Czech Republic. But I think Bohemian relates to the bohémiens in Paris; an artistic group of people who actually were the ones that might have drunk Absinthe the most.
This bohémien method is also refered to as the original or the real one. It probably is not. But I do think that the ritual of burning the sugar cube is a ritual to relax. Like rolling a joint might be a relaxing ritual before the actual chemical relaxing of the mind begins. Or as some erotica might be before the real sex starts.
Green Magic
(Absinthe Curaçao)
Needed:
a glass
a stirring device
absinthe
blue curaçao
orange juice
Put 1/4 Absinthe, 1/4 Blue Curaçao and 2/4 orange juice in the glass. Stir.
Watch the drink turn into an incredible green colour.
Enjoy the magic.
Too much blood in my alcohol
Same as Green Magic, but use blood orange juice instead of normal orange juice. The drink will be a bit purple/brown, with a less sweet taste.
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