Absinthe makes the heart grow weaker.

I was looking on 'Etsy' for Absinthe Glasses. I wanted to confirm that my own collection were in fact actual Absinthe Glasses, and not just ordinary wine glasses.

I came across this offer for THREE exactly like mine for £108. 

They are lovely glasses, and I use one daily for my evening glass or two of Piquette. 

I'm not sure exactly how many I have (below). I would always buy them at boot sales. I used to pay anywhere up to 20 Euros each for them, but I now see they are more like 40 Euros each. I shan't be buying any more.

I've decided to take four of them back to Brighton. We have plenty of glasses, but not all of them are one's I would ever use. I am quite particular about such things.

Drinking wine from such glasses makes all the difference; not unlike one's choice of plates or cutlery. A cheap wine can become delicious, and an ordinary meal a delight, simply by the right choice of table ware.

I do occasionally drink Ricard Pastis, but I have never tasted Absinthe. I imagine that they taste very similar, but are of different strengths. Absinthe is often over 70% proof.

Here, below, is another picture that I've just found of similar glasses to mine with an early Absinthe Fountain. It also shows a lump of sugar on a special Absinthe spoon.

Perhaps I should have bought more!