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Absinthe Fountain Set

by Heather McLaughlin

With the new that Absinthe has been made legal in the United States for the first time in a hundred years, you’re going to want to be sure to serve that 120 proof beverage under perfect circumstances.

This is where the Authentic French Absinthe Fountain Set comes in. This Fountain costs $399.95 and serves up to four glasses (or shots) at a time.

The fountain is handmade from mouth-blown glass and plated brass, and the set includes four 12-oz. absinthe glasses and four stainless steel spoons with machine-tooled perforations. The set is the same one used in La Louche, an ubiquitous ritual performed at French absinthe cafes in the 19th-century. Ice water is slowly released from the fountain over a sugar cube that is held by the slotted spoon as it rests atop the absinthe-filled glass. As the water drips from the spigot, it dissolves the sugar into the absinthe, creating the milky, iridescent cocktail favored by Vincent Van Gogh and Pablo Picasso.

Sounds intoxicating, doesn’t it?

You can order this handy absinthe fountain at Hammacher