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"Absinthe topped with Champagne — Hemingway’s own recipe, and he suggested drinking three to five slowly. Anise-forward, bubbly, and not for beginners."

Death in the Afternoon

Name: Death in the Afternoon
Prep time: 1 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 1 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1.5 oz Absinthe; 4.5 oz Champagne

Absinthe topped with Champagne — Hemingway’s own recipe, and he suggested drinking three to five slowly. Anise-forward, bubbly, and not for beginners.

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— Ingredients —

— The method —

Add absinthe to a flute. Slowly top off with Champagne.

— Make it at home —

Glassware Jigger Bar tool set

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