Classic
Death in the Afternoon
1 min.Absinthe
Ingredients
- 1.5 cl
- 8 cl
- Champagne FluteGlass type
Step-by-step
- Pour absinthe into a chilled Champagne flute.1
- Add iced Champagne slowly until it attains the proper opalescent milkiness.2
- Stir gently if needed.3
Flavor profile
- bitterfloralherbal
Specs
- Origin
- Invented by Ernest Hemingway and published in 1935.History
- Hemingway famously wrote, "Pour one jigger absinthe into a Champagne glass. Add iced Champagne until it attains the proper opalescent milkiness. Drink three to five of these slowly."Trivia
- Oysters, CaviarPairings
- Absinthe Frappé A lighter, diluted absinthe drink without champagne.
Alts.- Ernest HemingwaySource