Death in the Afternoon
Most people know Hemingway’s book on bullfighting, “Death in the Afternoon.” But few realize that Hemingway also created a cocktail with the same name. The recipe first appeared in the cocktail guide titled “So Red The Nose” — a book containing a collection of drink recipes submitted by leading authors from the early 20th century.
Here is the complete recipe for Death in the Afternoon:
Pour 1 jigger of absinthe into a champagne glass. Add iced champagne until it attains the proper opalescent milkiness. Drink three to five of these slowly.*
Translation: Use 1 1/2 ounces absinthe and 4 ounces Brut champagne. Siouxsie recommends Kübler Absinthe Superieure.
*WARNING — Do NOT drink five of these in one sitting.
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ooh. yum.
Indeed. One of my favorite restaurants has it on their brunch menu.
This combo works well together. Good drink. Bad book.
I don’t know; the book looks pretty bad-ass.
[...] 9. Make yourself a Death in the Afternoon. [...]
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