Absinthe Gets the Slow Drip at the Sazerac Bar in Nola

Among the historic murals and trophies we spotted around the Sazerac Bar in Nola's Roosevelt Hotel during Tales of the Cocktail: a stunning absinthe drip, used by bartenders like Matthew Steinvorth. Dubbed "Lady Absinthe," the apparatus slowly drips ice water over a sugar cube placed on a strainer over a glass of absinthe. As the cube melts, the anise-...