

So, now you know how to drink Absinthe using two traditional methods. When the fire gets low, stir the remaining sugar into the absinthe drink and enjoy your absinthe experience.Light absinthe laced sugar on fire and hold over the glass, the burning alcohol will melt the sugar into the glass.
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Take a teaspoon full of sugar, or sugar cube and briefly dip it in your glass of absinthe.Generally, French or Spanish absinthes are much sweeter. It has no influence on quality whatsoever and our absinthe is not as sweet. Our whole range of Absinthe Originals turns slightly cloudy, however, they do not louche as such. Important note about louching: Bohemian absinthe recipes have always meant that much less anise is used in their production, thus the majority of products that we sell don't 'louche' when water is added.


Accolades have been generous, which only deepens our commitment to the history and to those who have guided us along the way. It has received nearly every major award in its industry, including a Taste Talks award and a James Beard Foundation Award for “Outstanding Bar Program” in 2016. For years, it has been favorably written about in The New York Times, Esquire, GQ, Travel & Leisure, The New Yorker, Food & Wine, Playboy, and The Wall Street Journal. Maison Premiere has long been lauded for excellence in drink making as well as its unwavering commitment to service and hospitality.

House “originals” are designed to rhyme with the classics and compliment the joys of raw bar and champagne toasts. Classic cocktails are retold with clarity and purpose. In the years since its birth, Maison Premiere has demonstrated a dedication to being equally innovative and iconic. Showcased in the center of our bar is a meticulously fabricated replica of the absinthe fountain located in the famed Olde Absinthe House in New Orleans. Our absinthe list features the largest selection in the United States and in homage to the ceremony and story of the infamous spirit, we offer perhaps the grandest version of traditional absinthe service. We offer our guests a list of over thirty oyster varieties, all sourced through direct, established relationships with the farmers. We are inspired by the hotel lobbies and grand restaurants of New York, Paris, and New Orleans, replete with late-night diners brooding over bivalves and wading through glasses of pastis and absinthe. Maison Premiere is rooted in the traditions and ceremony of oyster bars and absinthe cafés, where at-hand service paired with frank advice about daily shellfish and quenching wines serve as well as the recipes from old bar manuals.
