Absinthe Fountain drink

Absinthe was created in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland in the late 18th century by the French physician Pierre Ordinaire.
The consumption of absinthe was opposed by social conservatives and prohibitionists, partly due to its association with bohemian culture. From Europe and the Americas, notable absinthe drinkers included Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Lewis Carroll, Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Absinthe has often been portrayed as a dangerously addictive psychoactive drug and hallucinogen, which gave birth to the term absinthism. The chemical compound thujone, which is present in the spirit in trace amounts, was blamed for its alleged harmful effects. By 1915, absinthe had been banned in the United States and much of Europe, including France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, and Austria-Hungary, though it has not been demonstrated to be any more dangerous than ordinary spirits. Recent studies have shown that absinthe's psychoactive properties (apart from those attributable to alcohol) have been exaggerated.
The French word absinthe can refer either to the alcoholic beverage, or less commonly, to the actual wormwood plant. Absinthe is derived from the Latin absinthium, which in turn comes from the Greek ἀψίνθιον apsínthion 'wormwood'.

Absinthe Fountain Drink (classic version)

Add cold water to fill the Absinthe Fountain.
Fill the Absinthe Glass with just enough Absinthe to fill the lower reservoir part of the glass,

^ Place an Absinthe Spoon across the Absinthe Glass so that the wide part of the spoon (with holes in it) is above the opening of the glass.

Place a sugar cube onto the spoon.
Place the glass under one of the spigots of the Absinthe Fountain and slowly grip cold water onto the sugar cube.
This should create a milky opalescence is called the louche (French for 'shady'). The release of these dissolved essences coincides with a perfuming of herbal aromas and flavors that "blossom" or "bloom", and brings out subtleties that are otherwise muted within the neat spirit. Continue until the glass is adequately full.

Add cold water to fill the Absinthe Fountain.
Fill the Absinthe Glass with just enough Absinthe to fill the lower reservoir part of the glass,

^ Place an Absinthe Spoon across the Absinthe Glass so that the wide part of the spoon (with holes in it) is above the opening of the glass.

Place a sugar cube onto the spoon.
Douse the sugar cube with more absinthe (if it is greater the 100 proof and therefore flammable). Substitute a flammable alcohol if needed.
Light the cube on fire.
After a couple of seconds let the cube fall into the glass, which hopefully will cause the absinthe in the glass to ignite.
After a few more seconds, extinguish the flames with a healthy dose of water from one of the Absinthe Fountain spigots.
Continue filling until the glass is adequately full.