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We recommend rinsing your fountain before first using it, as there may be traces of powder left from the traditional metal-casting process.
Ice can be added to the water in the reservoir, to create the perfect temperature.
Rather than emptying the fountain straight after using it, it is recommended to leave it overnight, avoiding any small risk of thermal shock to the glass parts.
Contrary to what one might assume, absinthe fountains actually arrived very late in its history, carafes having been used before. It is thought that they were introduced by the absinthe-makers Cusenier in 1886, trying to give absinthe a healthy image. Water quality was not known to be of high quality, and so the fountains also contained a filter to remove impurities in the water supply.
Antique fontains are normally found with four taps, and were decorated with a coquerel, a symbol of France; an acorn; or a stylised pineapple, a traditional decorative form. It is believed these symbols were used to make the fountains, and absinthe, more acceptable to women at the time.
By ESJ
Added on the : 05/12/2019 EnglishWe were saddened when our fountain was knocked off the table and the top shattered. Luckily we were able to replace the top and not the entire fountain. The replacement did not have the same metal base allowing for the transport of ice without the water in it prior to screwing it into the fountain, but we always have it attached to the fountain anyways when filling it with ice, so that was not a problem for us.
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