There are different methods of feeding and drinking alcoholic beverages. Absinthe is not an exception. The drink is strong. In its pure form it can not be used. Or rather, you can, of course. But not many people like his strong bitter taste. Various methods of feeding are reduced to reducing the strength and slightly hide the bitterness of the drink. How to drink green absinthe, we will tell you now.
How to drink absinthe with sugar?
This type of consumption of absinthe is called French or classical. In the glass we pour absinthe, we place a special spoon with holes on it and put a piece of sugar on it. Before serving on sugar, it is very cold, almost ice-cold water, until the drink becomes cloudy. Thanks to water, essential oils, which are contained in alcohol, precipitate, and the drink is much easier to drink. The proportions of water and absinthe should be 5: 1.
How to drink burning absinthe?
In this case, there are several methods.
- Czech. A small piece of sugar-refined sugar is dipped in a drink and put it on a special spoon, which we put on a glass with absinthe. We light the sugar and after that the burning sugar will gradually drain into the glass. Immediately before drinking, pour a little cold juice or water into the drink.
- Russian. With this method of use, the absinthe is poured into a glass and immediately ignited. A few seconds the liquid will burn with a blue flame. After that, cover the burning drink with an empty glass. After the fire goes out, pour the absinthe into the glass with which it was covered. And the first glass is now covered with a napkin and turned over. We put a straw under it. At the same time, you first need to slowly inhale the vapors of the drink, and then drink them with burning absinthe.
- Bar. This method of use is similar to Czech. But at the same time there is one important difference - in this case, ignite absinthe, and not sugar. So, fill the glass with 4/5 cold absinthe, set it on fire. Just like in the Czech method, put sugar on a spoon and bring it to a burning drink. After dissolving the sugar, we remove the spoon. We put out the flame and serve a cocktail with a straw.
Is it possible to drink pure absinthe?
Absinthe is a very strong drink. And in its pure form, not everyone can drink it. But still such brave ones are. With this method of feeding, we pour absinthe into narrow glasses, fill them up to half and cool to zero degrees. But experienced bartenders do not recommend drinking more than 30 grams of pure beverage at a time.
And to drink absinthe was easier and more pleasant, there are some other ways of feeding it. So, with what you can drink absinthe.
- Absinthe with syrup. It is believed that this method of filing was invented in Russia. To do this, prepare the sugar syrup and pour it into a glass with absinthe. In this case, the proportions of syrup and absinthe can be taken to your liking. Most often, 70% of water and 30% of absinthe are taken.
- Absinthe with juice. If there is no time or just do not want to mess with sugar syrup, you can just dilute the drink with juice. In this case, proportions are also taken arbitrarily. The most suitable lemon, orange and pineapple juice.
Also for the dilution of absinthe, carbonated beverages can be used to your taste.
How to drink absinthe at home?
Above, we talked about how to properly serve absinthe. But we did not mention the time at which it is better to file it. Now let's talk about this. Absinthe is taken immediately before meals, since the drink is capable of exciting the appetite. In addition, during meals, it will not be appropriate, since its rich taste can interrupt the taste of food. But this applies more to the drink in its pure form. And if you use absinthe in cocktails, how often it is served, then there are no definite time frames - cocktails with absinthe can be drunk at any time. And after them you can serve slices of orange, lemon or bitter chocolate.