Death In The Afternoon
Here's a super simple two ingredient cocktail; it's just Absinthe and Champagne! The Death In The Afternoon cocktail was invented by Ernest Hemingway and has the same name as one of his books. Because of this, the Death In The Afternoon cocktail is sometimes called the Hemingway Champagne or just the Hemingway. Just don't confuse it with the Hemingway Daiquiri, which is also a very tasty cocktail. It's just different.This cocktail isn't for the feint hearted though. Absinthe can be strong and bitter, but mixes well with Champagne. If you're up for it, feel free to take Hemingway's advice:"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."If that's too much for you, feel free to have just one cocktail. That's probably more sensible.
Ingredients
- 45 mL Absinthe
- 135 mL Champagne or any Sparkling Wine
Instructions
- Pour Absinthe into a Champagne Flute or Coupe.
- Add Champagne until the drink looks cloudy.
- Enjoy your cocktail.
Notes
Although it's only two ingredients, this cocktail is interesting to make because of the spontaneous emulsification of the Absinthe when it's mixed with the Champagne. Don't ask us how or why this happens, but it does!
What's also nice about the Death In The Afternoon cocktail is that it's both decadent and strong. Perhaps we can't all be as heavy drinkers as Ernest Hemingway, but we can live a little bit of his lifestyle by enjoying maybe one or two of these wonderful drinks! If you're really keen, sure, take Hemingway's advice and have three to five of these, but that may be dangerous.
Either way, enjoy. We're sure you're surprised that you found a use for your bottle of Champagne and bottle of Absinthe after putting the two in our cocktail builder.