This method came about in the early 90s when it was re-legalized and was subsequently daubed "the bohemian" method of preparation. As previously mentioned the original method of preparation is to slowly pour ice water over a sugar cube preferably through an absinthe spoon as this distributes the water more evenly. You will then see the louching effect turning the absinthe into a cloudy green, then once the sugar is dissolved completely it is ready to drink. 😀

@joirjoja1

9 жыл бұрын

They should be serveing anti-freeze ....They just killed it ...

9 жыл бұрын

Once we drunk absinthe like that. Then we realized, that pouring water, sugar and absinthe into one glass and mixing it there makes the same drink, just 20x faster, so we did that ^^. What happened later, donno.

This would work great at a kids birthday party. Fun to watch and left with NO alcohol.

An excellent way to get rid of the alcohol and fooling tourists. I have never heard of serving absinthe without water!

@guyonthecouch007

10 жыл бұрын

yea he does let it burn for too long..

@guyonthecouch007

10 жыл бұрын

but its such a show...look at all the people that want one!

@F00dTube

10 жыл бұрын

guyonthecouch007 What a show. It looks like he's rolling sausages on a grill. Way too make it look cheap and gaudy. If you are going to do a ritual, at least do it with some class.

@TacoSt8

9 жыл бұрын

Therese Mårtensson :3

this is just for show -_- you're literally evaporating the alcohol.sorry but you're ruining it, the best method is t dissolve the sugar cube through water.

@vico6261

8 жыл бұрын

+Saydie crofilde hi baby

@lainiwakura4678

5 жыл бұрын

Meh, that isn't even absinthe anyway. Just Czech swill. Had they set fire to my Walton Waters or something, then we'd have had words.

@lainiwakura4678

4 жыл бұрын

@Bush 911 I haven't been keeping up lately on new brands. I found stuff I liked 10+ years ago now and stuck with it. What country are you in? That could decide your selection. I used to order stuff from LDF (Liquers de France) and DUNY (Drink Up NY) back in the day. I live in PA, US. May not be options for you though. Then this girl Cheryl started making amazing stuff. That's where Walton Waters is from, my current favorite, also Meadow of Love. She operates Delaware Phoenix Distillery and her stuff can be found at Castskill Cellars. Also perhaps not an option. Then a good brand started being made in my neck of the woods, Vieux Carre. I can pick up a bottle in my state store so it's convenient, and delicious. If LDF is still around and an option give Nouvelle Orleans a try. Or Enigma, formerly FdV.

@tlf361

4 жыл бұрын

Heating it activates the wormwood that gives the psychoactive properties in the drink (the whole reason why you're drinking this instead of 90 proof vodka), while simultaneously removing some alcohol content... Educate yourself before telling others off :)

@lainiwakura4678

4 жыл бұрын

@@tlf361 Oh dear God... don't tell me the Czech companies are still pushing that "thujone will fuk you up bro" narrative. I'd have thought that would have been dispelled by now. Absinthe has a unique mix of herbs. So sure you can feel various secondary effects depending on the brand. It's very subjective though. I've felt very pronounced effects from brands with hardly any thujone in it. And nothing but an upset stomach from brands with high concentrations of it.

The Bohemian fire preparation works fine, if done right. For obvious reasons one should absolutely avoid setting the shot of absinthe that is in the glass a blaze. The only thing that should be ignited is the sugar cube drenched in absinthe. Then water should be applied to the fire and sugar cube, ultimately extinguishing any flame long before the sugar cube starts to carmelize and turn brown. If there is any color change of the sugar cube it's going to ruin the delicate taste of the absinthe. The fire ritual has a cool showmanship quality to it and does not need to be abandoned completely. Absinthe may be enjoyed this way, but only when done right.

@LuisCarmezim

Жыл бұрын

Wholeheartedly agree. This video was painful to watch. If you wanna see cool fire tricks go to an asian restaurant and see the waiters flambé the food and ice cream desserts. Serving absinthe this way is a disgrace.

Absinthe is not meant to be burned. Setting it on fire is contemporary, not traditional, serving of the beverage. i.e.: this is alcohol abuse. Stop abusing the alcohol! ;P

There is literally no reason to burn it.

@arasanm.96

5 жыл бұрын

what happens when you burn sugar?

@rebo2675

5 жыл бұрын

@@arasanm.96 It get caramelized

@sauravchakraborty4935

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly we need to follow the traditional way like suggested , and what's the use of fire if burn all alcohol content and burned caramelised sugar not worth it

@mashedpotatoes5957

4 жыл бұрын

It looks cool, that is the reason

@ferdnerd291

4 жыл бұрын

@@mashedpotatoes5957 it might be a good show but the alcohol that burns away makes the drink weaker,the blue blazer is a highly alcoholic drink because its made to burn for 5 minutes and still taste strong,absinthe on the other hand is more delicate,its basically the gas station burning a third of the gasoline you payed just for the show,would you like it? i wouldnt.

That is not the original way of preparing Absinthe This is the lame 21st century gimicky way of preparing Absinthe to pander to easily impressed idiot teenagers that think they're being "cool"

@mashedpotatoes5957

4 жыл бұрын

@Bush 911 Maybe try a specialized store close to you/a specialized webstore? A lot of things on the Internet are pretty cheap.

@IamFreeRu

4 жыл бұрын

Rivyn Daniel 100%

@lukas.prochazka

2 жыл бұрын

It's a czech tourist scam trick that originated in the 90s... However due to the strange green colour I bet this is not real absinthe (czechia is full of "fake" absinthe that is made by colouring alcohol and adding artificial flavours).

@agentorange3417

3 ай бұрын

Hemingway NEVER drank his absinthe like this. No one did. This is Cocktails movie shit.

Obviously, some people still confuse absinthe and the cheap fake substitute called "crapsith", which is really better used in lamps for lighting as demonstrated in the video. Azure mouthwash-style color is a signature of crapsith. Naturally colored absinthe (herb maceration) is colored by plant chlorophyll and never has that artificial bluish hue.

You're supposed to light the sugar cube (soaked with bohemian absinthe) and avoid lighting the actual absinthe. You let the sugar caramelize, blow it out, drop it in, add 2 or 3 measures of water, and stir. The correct way you do not light the absinthe. Only the sugar.

@nerdyday123

7 жыл бұрын

yeah like i am thinking this could cause cancer after too many kinda freaky

@alessiopricoco4423

7 жыл бұрын

yo bro.. to drink absinthe you should start by buying real absinthe and not macerated cancer

@vikkidaniels3081

7 жыл бұрын

Correct

@RenaissanceEarCandy

6 жыл бұрын

Even setting fire to the sugar is a bad idea.

@ambm9808

6 жыл бұрын

No, you light nothing on fire. People started doing this in the 90s to cover for shitty absinthe.

"OH IT'S BURNING! I WANT ONE TOO!" Pretty much this in a nutshell. This is just show.

@acexprt

9 жыл бұрын

At least they are burning shit absinthe. Which IMO is fine. I'd be glad to charge 20 bucks to set this shitty absinthe on fire.

MMMMM alcohol free Absinthe lol

@bejaises1

3 жыл бұрын

Hi past me, i finally got a nice bottle of absinthe, only took 5 years

@CrayRazy

2 жыл бұрын

@@bejaises1 how was it

love it when bartenders move things really quickly and swiftly and band shit to make it look like they are professionals

Traditionally it's 1 part absinthe to 4 parts water, you let dripping water dissolve the sugar, usually a dinner drink because this way it extracts the sweet flavors. (Also done in a chilled glass with quite cold water)

this is definitely not how you prepare absinthe for drinking.... this is only for show!

@charlesdiamond1904

6 жыл бұрын

tano brat exactly you never should burn it. It is technically just for body and burning it is pure for visual but fucks up drink

@user-wu5vv2rd7t

5 жыл бұрын

달게 차갑게 먹어야지 ㅅㅂ 뜨거워서 못머겠다 이스키야

@milosstanic8783

5 жыл бұрын

Jesi sa balkana

@lainiwakura4678

5 жыл бұрын

That isn't absinthe anyway. Doesn't much matter how you prepare that Czech swill, other than the fact that fire and inebriation is downright dangerous when combined.

If Hemingway tasted this slop, he'd say it was not well or good.

This is NOT the original preparation of Absinthe! Yes you pour the Absinthe over an Absinthe sugar cube (preferably but can use plain sugar cubes) then you SLOWLY pour still ICE COLD water over the sugar to disslove the sugar & produce the louche (a fountain is the best & only way in my opinion)! The sugar and water release the aroma and flavors of the Absinthe! Make sure to start with a quality Absinthe. I prefer Duplais Verte myself but you can experiment, it's not cheap but not too expensive either to get a good one. The Duplais is 68 alcohol by volume but you can get alcohol lesser content in other brands but....why? Lol The water dilutes it enough and you sip it not chug it anyway. Hope this helps the novices out there! Enjoy it the right way, do not set it on fire, it really is abuse as several others have stated!

If this is the original way to prepare it, then I'm the green fairy.

that's probably the dumbest way to prepare absinthe...

@iamsonedisoncahaya4845

2 жыл бұрын

Why they burn? Why they not put sugar and water on glass and drink it.

Friends don't let friends burn absinthe.

How to drink absinthe. Straight from the fucking bottle.

@mirasand

7 жыл бұрын

Yeaaaa!!!!

It's like a flaming Moe

The wrong way

Do not, ever, burn your absinthe...

WRONG! The Original method is the french method, where you do NOT ruin the taste by burning it

"Damn you, Johnny Depp!!"

Friends don't let friends burn absinthe!

Yea.. it’s mostly for flair. The historic reasons behind this; that it was some sort of tradition/ritual in Bohemia/Czech .. but you use the alcohol as fuel. I guess, just to spice the mood up, you can do it the first glass, so you’re at least sober while doing it, and then do it the proper way the next.. may be stupid because you get the full experience when it’s your first drink anyway, so why compromise it? ... Still you can go for it just one time 😁

That's exactly how NOT to prep absinthe lol. I imagine it's just toxic muck by the end.

I just went to absintherie in Prague where they did it this way... IT wasn't bad, but they did burn off 10-12 % of the full strength absinthe.

here this a bohemian version, the authentic version isn't with the fire sugar. absinth musn't burn! the original version consist to pour drops of ice water over the sugar cube. this practice comes from my home country, Switzerland where we produce the original absinth.

I love it.

I can't even begin to understand why anyone would ruin Absinthe by burning off all the alcohol to turn it into a shot. I know some people like to light the sugar cube momentarily to caramelise it slightly, before adding water, but I'm not a fan. Ice cold water trickled over the sugar cube is the the only way..

You dont set fire to it. Read some history. 1 dispense a measure of absinthe in a glass 2 place an absinthe spoon across the rim of it 3 put a club of sugar 4 ice cold water is then dripped through the sugars into the spirit(yes the sugar WILL dissolve)! Lesson over.

@blackmagic998

2 жыл бұрын

Yes... Wheres the alcohol gone.... Oh yea 🔥 🤦‍♂️🤣

This is all for show... You are supposed to drip cold water over the ice cube to dilute into the alcohol.

When he put the spoon into the glass, the drink became black, that's the disgusted things, i'd try another way.

@jacopogrisolia2691

7 жыл бұрын

remy Khuong cause of the burned sugar whic became caramel

@charlesdiamond1904

6 жыл бұрын

Cause he did it wrong. You aren't supposed to burn the cube as you may see a ton of times. It tends to just fuck it up and isn't the original way it was intended to be served. It's most just more Hollywood bullshit you get from movies for better visuals but not for sake of the drink. Lol

@nuhajony4578

6 жыл бұрын

Charles Diamond may be its just show

Passed down from ancient tradition lol

this is not the original way to drink absinthe!! lol :'D

waat............. that pretty flame is all the alcohol burning away!

Das hab ich noch nie getrunken das würde ich auch gerne trinken

@TheMidoriDreams

3 жыл бұрын

kimmst vorbää?

In finland we just go to bar and order absinthe it just comes in big shotglass no water or anything :D

This is the bohemian method. I'm not a huge fan. To all noobs to the drink, the TRADITIONAL (not correct, because there is no right or wrong to be honest) method is put in a finger or two of absinthe, then slowly drip ice water over a sugar cube on an absinthe spoon until your absinthe has a full louche (cloudy), or till its a 4:1 or 5:1 dilution. Sip and enjoy.

@BodkaDudkaBhlam

9 жыл бұрын

riversendbaccy the "two methods" argument is invalid, absinthe has to louche if used on its own, that's the whole point. The so-called "bohemian method" was invented in the 1990s by purveyors of faux absinthe that doesn't louche properly.

@riversendbaccy

8 жыл бұрын

BodkaDudkaBhlam all I meant is that if you try to drink absinthe a different way, the police will not bust down your door and arrest you for it. Yeah, its not the way it was meant to be drank, but if you enjoy it then fuck it all i guess lol. I've been meaning to ask a fellow absinthe fan btw...have you ever tried a slipstream pipe??

Yeah, it's burning the alcohol. It's alcohol abuse by burning. :-/

You put the spoon over the glass,then add the sugar cube.Then you pour the Absinthe over the sugar,letting it run into the glass.

84 people have broken the glass for thermostatic shock !!

Do you ever give them a drink that has alcohol in it, or do you just burn it all off?

My man Just burnt off all the alcohol lol

Fajne :D

So he basicaly reduce the alcohol by set it on fire?

what about cold/iced water?

@AnonYmous-jf8jj

6 жыл бұрын

They skipped the water...Entirely. Probably so people couldn't taste that fucked up burnt shit drink.

Great way to get rid of the alcohol in your alcohol beverage 🙄

You're not to suppose to set sugar on fire! You slowly soak it with ice cold water.

ich würds hinbekommen mein haus dabei anzuzuünden

it's bohemian absinthe that's how you're supposed to do it haha but they were supposed to blow out the flame if the absinthe did catch flame though so idk. also this stuff doesn't get you high just really drunk really fast haha

Its alot easier to just go buy a soft drink if they serve you like this

That a crazy version to drink Absynthe. But if you go in France, you hade the Real version of Absynthe. This version burned the alcool uniquement for the show.

nice bar dude

Moosehair Underwear You are correct, but this ritual is proper only for Absinth Bohemian Style, which is ,,fake Absinth". Pure Absinth is French Style, that is what you´re talking about (ritual with ice water). Bohemian Absinth is only an imitation of the original Absinthe and won´t change colour with ice water.

blueeeh

someone needs to shut this bar down for false advertising. that's not even alcohol at that point.

I'm sure if I do that while I'm drunk I'll surely burn my house down

Whoever the marketer was that came up with the gimmick that flaming your absinthe and sugar was somehow going to make it taste better was banking on the ignorance of people. They were right.

He was trying to show off to the chick asking for the Absinthe 🤣

@Filipeeno

4 жыл бұрын

He could have shown off by knowing enough not to order a fake product from a spring break tourist trap.

Why would you ever want to burn the actual Absinthe? The sugar, yes..... but this just seems pointless and bad for the drink.

There's nothing traditional about this method, this is an abomination.

isnt the fire removing the alcohol ?

@up5k

10 жыл бұрын

yes it does, but absinthe is a high percentage alcohol so you should not be drinking it straight. In the real way to prepare it, you'll mix it with water to change the alcohol content to around 15-20%.

@stoffni

9 жыл бұрын

Carl Olsson Water does not "change the alcohol content". cold water was used to make it go down smoother. To make it taste less strong. See it this way. If you have a 1 litre of alcohol, 50%. Then you add ½ litre water into the alcohol. How much alcohol content is in the now total 1½ litre drink? Answer is, 50%.

@seriestallage

5 жыл бұрын

@@stoffni you never drink 1L50

Mmmm no alcohol left in that drink.

I hope they gave you a discount from burning all the alcohol off.

Am I the only one that noticed Drum and Bass being played in the background?

You just fuct my drink up

Traditions? Nope. Just Marketing.

The sad thing, is that all the comments are pretty mutch unanimous, that your not supposed to use fire to prepare absinth, to the point that its common knowledge, yet people still go for the fire shit.

Nisam još imao prilike da ga probam, kakav je Apsint?

there is no point in burning the absinthe. They will do it in the bar just as a type of stunt, like the bartender do with the bottles of wines before they pour it out into a glass. That doesn't enhance the flavor in anyway but makes a good show.

your not supposed to let the absinthe catch fire, only the sugar and only until it's slightly caramelized .

If you put on fire any alcoholic beverage, you will destroy the amides, the molecules that give the spirit it's aroma and flavour. So only do this if you want a very expensive substitute for a candle.

Same as pastis but using a sugar

With a bit laudanum it's perfect

You ruined the drink by setting it on fire, but cool party trick I guess.

this is how you drink windscreen wacher fluid.. first chew a burning sugar cube though

taken from absinthe ritual in depp movie from hell

where cant i get it ?¿?

don’t care if it’s traditional or not wtf. you pay for the experience and this is pretty cool

You destroy the green fairy this way! And this is not i repeat NOT the "original way" to prepare absinthe! You only destroy it like this!

si, se ve muy bonito, pero quemas todo el alcohol xD

Oh this was supposed to be a " How well does absinthe burn video" .

The whole thing is probably getting the alcohol down to 40 and the nice caramel flavor from burning the sugar ... u can add water to get the alcohol down.. anyway flames look sexy people like it

Well that's a wasted drink. Why'd you burn the actual absinthe? Sugar, okay. But bruh...

This is not the original way to make a absinthe drink you have to pour cold water over the sugar to louche the absinthe or with no sugar at all but the louche is the key point it is what makes the oils in the drink come out and gives it the complex flavor that absinthe is famous for!

Poor green fairy.....why you want kill her with fire??

This is the czech method which used a form of absinthe that did not Louche in the manner of french absinthe

@JoshKillcrop

10 жыл бұрын

This "form of absinthe" (also known as "Czech" or "Bohemian" absinthe) is not absinthe at all, but usually just a bitter herbal infusion in neutral grain alcohol (in fact, in Switzerland, it is illegal to sell this under the name Absinthe). Artificial colours are often used, giving it an unnaturally green colour (old-school absinthe was more of a "dead leaf" green). Since this imitation absinthe didn't louche, the flame method became popularized to distract from this particular short-coming. Real absinthe has it's roots in Switzerland (where it was often a clear distillation) before it gained it's popularity in France (where the green variety, that had an added infusion step, was very popular). Eventually banned by religious zealots, many false stories about it driving people insane or causing hallucinations were circulated. Many countries (the USA included) have since lifted the ban after recent studies showed that very little of the purportedly-hallucinogenic compound Thujone survives the distillation process. Though some of the herbs used in it's production are mild stimulants, possibly explaining the somewhat "clear headed drunkenness" people report from drinking absinthe (a classier version of FourLoko I guess). And that's my absinthe history lesson for the day.

I've never had absinthe and the spousal unit and I thought we'd try it. This strikes me as stupid, though. So you take and drink known for its spirits and burn out the spirits for like.. five minutes? I don't get it.

@Filipeeno

4 жыл бұрын

It's not absinthe. If you are still interested: www.wormwoodsociety.org

Ahhhh, wronggg. Killing the drink

3:42 saints row 2 :D

içerken de görseydik

I'm drunk on absinthe RIGHT NOW! All you need is a fucking glass no fire

lise balosuna gideceğime elbise parasını kenara atıp oslo’da şunu içer, deneyimlerim.

This is painful to watch. Hope those made this never work in a bar again.

Ansinthe for drivers.

Well points for the glass Staroplzenecký Absinth which I am drinking from right now, but this is NOT proper way to drink absint.