It’s 5:30 p.m. Friday, and the Old Absinthe House is starting to peak. Two days before Super Bowl LIX, the crowd has thickened inside the iconic Bourbon Street watering hole. Elbow room is scarce.

An Extraordinary Blend of History and Supernatural: Unveiling the Ghostly Narratives of Jean Lafitte and Andrew Jackson at The Old Absinthe House The Old Absinthe House is a place where history and ...

Double vision may be a common affliction for French Quarter revelers after a day or night of over-imbibement, of drinks like Hurricanes, Hand Grenades, Huge Ass Beers and the like. But starting in ...

Bartenders don’t have to work very long on Bourbon Street before they may confidently say they’ve seen it all. But a shift at the Old Absinthe House during Tales of the Cocktail can still throw some ...

Advocate photo by J.T. BLATTY- Bartender Melody Hunley chats with patron Al Eisman while preparing late afternoon cocktails inside of the Old Absinthe House. The Bourbon Street bar becomes an ...