Death in the afternoon cocktail: a recipe with absinthe and champagne.
Recipe
For 1 person
3 cl absinthe
9 cl Champagne
How to make
Technique: straight to the glass / Glass: flute / Type: long drink (12cl) / Time: 2 mn
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Pour the absinthe then the champagne into a flute.
History
The Death in the afternoon cocktail is attributed to Ernest Hemingway who around 1935 invited the addition of iced champagne until it reached a "good opalescent opacification".