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Death in the Afternoon
built in glassCoupenone16% vol
Hemingway's invention: absinthe clouding into champagne like green smoke. Literary, louche, and stronger than it looks.
Sweet
Sour
Bitter
Strong
Fresh
Ingredients
- Absinthe15 ml
- Champagne (or good Crémant)105 ml
≈ 134 ml · 1.7 standard drinks
Open in the Mix LabHow to
- 1Absinthe into a chilled coupe.
- 2Top slowly with champagne and watch it cloud.
Remy's tip
The absinthe louches — turns milky — as the champagne hits it. Two of these maximum; Papa's own dosage advice was famously reckless.
