Death In The Afternoon Lyrics

1.5 oz. Absinthe
4 oz. Brut Champagne

Glass: Flute
Tools: Jigger

Measure out the absinthe and pour into the flute. Then add chilled champagne and pour slowly over the absinthe until the the liquid begins to louche, or cloud up.

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Sharing the name of one of his books, the Death in the Afternoon was created by Ernest Hemingway. The first recipe was published in the 1935 cocktail book “So Red The Nose, or Breath in the Afternoon,” which featured cocktails invented by famous authors of the time. The original recipe given by Hemingway was as follows: “Pour 1 jigger of absinthe into a champagne glass. Add iced champagne until it attains the proper opalescent milkiness. Drink three to five of these slowly.”

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