aren't you supposed to pour the iced water over the sugar cube that should be on top of the absinthe spoon...? anyhow, that's the traditional method...
there's another, more interesting way, i think it's called the czech (or was it dutch...? dunno, i was too wasted... lol) ----> you pour a shot of absinthe into the glass, dip a sugar cube into it until it sucks up some absinthe, pick up the sugar cube with an absinthe spoon, then light the sugar cube on fire above the glass and let the melting caramelized sugar drop into the absinthe, then mix in the water... lovely...
