What ingredients do I need to make Death in the Afternoon?

This absinthe-based cocktail has 1 other ingredients. See detailed recipe .

How long does it take to mix Death in the Afternoon?

Death in the Afternoon has 2 ingredients, and it's pretty quick to mix. See detailed recipe .

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Death in the Afternoon is a crowd pleaser. This absinthe-based cocktail that's a favorite of 380 other cocktail lovers. See detailed recipe .

Death in the Afternoon

Name: Death in the Afternoon
Prep time: 4 min
Cook time: 2 min
Ingredients: 1.5 oz of absinthe; 4.5 oz of Champagne

Mixed Drink Recipe from Cocktail Builder

1.5 oz of absinthe
4.5 oz of Champagne

Pour the absinthe into a Champagne flute. Top with the Champagne. Champion drinker Ernest Hemingway claimed to have invented the Death in the Afternoon cocktail himself. His exact instructions suggested adding iced Champagne to a jigger of absinthe until it attained "the proper opalescent milkiness," then proceeding to drink three to five of the cocktails in one sitting.

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