As a follow-up to the French Absinthe ritual I posted the other day, this is the Czech method. This is probably more appropriate, given the origin of the bottle pictured.
Absinthe ritual, Czech method
- 1 ounce absinthe
- 1 sugar cube
- cold water
Pour the absinthe into a glass, preferably a traditional absinthe glass. Place the sugar cube on a spoon, dip into the liquor, and then rest the spoon across the top of the glass. Flame the sugar and let it caramelize. Extinguish the flames by adding one to two parts water
This method uses half the water of the French method, and so makes a much stronger drink. The caramelized sugar adds a little additional flavor.
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The words Horka Lihovina indicate that it is an Amer and has >10mg thujone. Actually it has a reported level of about 28mg/l.
Absinthium 1792 has a strong anise note and this means that it will louche to iced water. I find it a little too sweet for my taste, and prefer the complex wormwood rich flavours of others.
How did you like it? I have a comment box on my blog for tasting notes :)
Thanks. I’ve only had a few different types of absinthe over the years and I’ve never done a side-by-side comparison. I just picked out the 1792 at random at a supermarket in Smíchov before heading to the airport, so I didn’t do any research before buying.
I’d like to do some comparisons but I’m not a big absinthe drinker and so don’t really see myself buying multiple bottles at once. Maybe I’ll do it at a bar the next time I’m in Praha. Sadly, this type of thing is difficult to do in the US.