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Death in the Afternoon

directement au verreCoupenone16% vol

Hemingway's invention: absinthe clouding into champagne like green smoke. Literary, louche, and stronger than it looks.

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Ingrédients

  • Absinthe15 ml
  • Champagne (or good Crémant)105 ml

134 ml · 1.7 Verres standards

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La préparation

  1. 1Absinthe into a chilled coupe.
  2. 2Top slowly with champagne and watch it cloud.

Le conseil de Remy

The absinthe louches — turns milky — as the champagne hits it. Two of these maximum; Papa's own dosage advice was famously reckless.