Franmara Absinthe Spoon, Stainless Steel Absinthe Spoon, Brushed Stainless Steel For the traditional preparation of absinthe Elegant design All stainless steel, one-piece, 6-7/8 inches long, 1-3/8 inches wide. Absinthe liqueur, extracted from the wormwood, is served with sugar added. Classic ritual involves placing sugar cube on this perforated spoon. Iced water is slowly poured drop by drop, on to the sugar cube, over the absinthe.