The combination also begins to turn milky white in color, as the water mixes with the anise., Measures 6., 5/165mm long., Stainless steel., Does not tarnish., Dishwasher safe., Imported. Check out our absinthe glasses and spoons selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our flatware & silverware shops Also available in gold-plating. Vintage French Handmade Handblown Absinthe Glass and Silver Plated Absinthe Spoon - C'est Jolie French Absinthe Preparation Pablo Picasso. Glass Of Absinthe. Paris, Spring 1914 Stained Glass Absinthe Spoon #20 Pattern The cold sugar water then drips from the spoon into the glass of absinthe releasing oils and perfuming the air with fennel, grand wormwood and anise. Buy Stained Glass Absinthe Spoon #20: Sugar Spoons - ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases Ice water is slowly dripped from a fountain, carafe or balancier onto the piece of sugar. A traditional absinthe is prepared by pouring an ounce of absinthe into an absinthe glass, then placing the absinthe spoon on top of the glass and a sugar cube atop the spoon.