Death in the Afternoon
The Death in the Afternoon is a herbal wine cocktail made with Absinthe and Champagne. It is built and served in a champagne flute, about 26% ABV before ice melts.
- Method
- Built
- Glass
- Champagne flute
- Served
- Flute
- Strength
- About 26% ABV before ice melts
- Family
- Spritz & Wine
- Flavour
- Herbal & floral
- Listed in
- Difford's Guide Hall of Fame
How to make it
- Pour absinthe into champagne flute.
- Slowly top with champagne until milky.
Tip: Fill the glass right to the top with ice so the drink stays cold without watering down fast.
About the Death in the Afternoon
Created by Ernest Hemingway for a 1935 celebrity cocktail book.
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