This popular Eiffel Tower spoon is one of a small selection of 4 absinthe spoons originally made for the introduction of the Eiffel Tower at the Exposition Universelle, the Universal Exhibition held in Paris, France, in 1889. The year was also the 100th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, which marked the start of the French Revolution. The original design of the antique spoon is highly sought-after. It is an exact reproduction of this late 19th century absinthe spoon.

This spoon is used in the preparation of a traditional French or Swiss absinthe. A traditional absinthe is prepared by pouring an ounce of absinthe into an absinthe glass, then placing the absinthe spoon on top of the glass and a sugar cube on top of the spoon. Iced water flows slowly from a fountain, carafe or balance on the sugar cube. The cold sugar water then flows from the spoon into the absinthe glass, releasing oils and perfuming the air with fennel, grand wormwood and anise. The combination also begins to take on a milky white color, as the water mixes with the anise.

• Measures 16 cm long.
• Chrome-plated brass.
• Does not tarnish.
• Dishwasher-safe.