This absinthe spoon was a popular and common fixture in the bars and bistros of France in the late 1800s. The surface of the spoon (or grid) contains 8 cross-cuts and 18 small circles. It is an exact reproduction of a 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 the glass and a sugar cube on 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 15.9 cm long.
• Stainless steel.
• Dishwasher-safe.
• Does not tarnish.