Absinthe Recipe: Death in the Afternoon
Published by on July 10th, 2008 Comments Off
There’s something magical about absinthe.
There’s something magical about champagne.
Ernest Hemingway knew this and for a 1935 celebrity recipe book he offered up Death in the Afternoon. His instructions went as follows: “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.”*
Put them together? Oh, yes please!
This drink tastes good and looks fabulous. Definitely one to offer friends who might be hesitant to try absinthe. However, be aware that since this is not being cut with water, but more alcohol instead, that Death in the Afternoon can be a very potent experience.
1 shot Absinthe
Champagne to fill
I won’t pretend to improve on Mr Hemingway’s instructions, but here’s our advice: Pour the shot of absinthe into a champagne flute and swirl it around, coating the inside of the glass.
Carefully – and slowly – pour in the champagne to fill the flute.
You can substitute champagne for a nice Cava, but again— pour slowly or you may end up with a fountain of fizzy! I speak from experience on that!
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