But also had more of the liquorice taste that David was looking for.ĭavid likes liquorice drinks so he definitely wanted to visit an absinthe bar in Prague. David was told to sip slowly and hold the liquor in this mouth before swallowing. For this Tomas provided a small glass with the very strong, high drug content (200mg/l not 25mg/l) macerated absinthe. Not to be content with drinking the watered down version, David asked Thomas about taking a shot straight. For those people not used to drinking straight alcohol, it was one sip of water to one sip of the watered down absinthe. He also made sure we had another glass of cold water.
#Old absinthe house full
When the glass was full, Tomas gave us the full glass of absinthe and water. As the water droplets continued, the absinthe in the glass turned a more milky consistency, called the louche effect. Tomas used a light to show us the colour. In a little bit of time as the absinthe was diluted, the liquid turned green. Tomas opened one of the spigots and let water droplets fall slowly into the glass of absinthe. The glass was then put under a large glass container filled with ice water. It looked like a clear liquor at this point. We chose to taste test one of the good distilled absinthes (St Antoine – 70% alcohol and 25mg/l thujone). So we had a bit of an idea of what the absinthe process was like. We watched Tomas take another couple through a taste test.
We enjoyed just looking around when we chose to visit an absinthe bar in Prague. The lower bar level had another extensive collection of different types of absinthe bottles. Of course, no discussion of absinthe is complete without some discussion about Vincent Van Gogh. Many of the decorations were absinthe in theme. Green devils were sometimes offset by colourful fairies.Įverywhere we looked we saw an eclectic collection of knick knacks. The theme of green devils was repeated throughout the shop. We should have known when we looked at the shop from the outside that the inside would prove to be equally as interesting. The Green Devil’s Absinthe Bar Was An Interesting Spot He could hardly taste the liquorice flavour! But that did not have the punch he was looking for. David started with an absinthe ice cream cone. He definitely wanted to visit an absinthe bar in Prague. But he wanted to sample the local Czech or Bohemian variety. David engaged Tomas in a discussion and we were invited to go downstairs to the bar for a tasting.ĭavid had tried absinthe in France. Pot was decriminalized in Prague in 2010. Along with an interesting display case of cannabis products. In the main showroom, there were many different absinthes for sale. The Green Devil’s Absinth Bar had a large supply of both versions. The more expensive and rare form is distilled. It is bitter and often served with sugar. The more common and less expensive version is mixed and macerated. The actual chemical is thujone and it is illegal in many countries.Ībsinthe (or absinth) is made in two forms in the Czech Republic.
Wormwood in the absinthe is responsible for the hallucinogenic side effects sometimes claimed. Anise and fennel gives it a liquorice flavour. That was the spot David picked for our adventure.Ībsinthe is a high alcohol drink made from a variety of herbs.
It was lit up at night with a green glow, like the drink that is referred to as the “green fairy”. One of the places he found was the Green Devil’s Absinth Bar. One night David went out after dark to look for interesting pictures. After our river cruise one day, we decided to do a detour to visit an absinthe bar in Prague. When we looked at things to do in Prague, we found two large absinthe bars. Absinthe is widely found in the Czech Republic. When we visited the town of Cognac, we needed to sample a range of cognacs. You can’t visit Porto without trying the port wine. We alway like to try the local food and drink when we travel.
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