Hemingway’s Death in the Afternoon

Named after Ernest Hemingway's 1932 novel about the rituals of bullfighting, this champagne cocktail takes its greenish hue from a splash of absinthe.

  • Serves

    makes 1 Cocktail

Ingredients

  • 1 oz. absinthe (SAVEUR contributor David Wondrich recommends using a slightly sweet brand of absinthe, such as Lucid)
  • Champagne

Instructions

Step 1

Pour absinthe into a champagne glass. Top with champagne and stir to combine.
  1. Pour absinthe into a champagne glass. Top with champagne and stir to combine.
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Hemingway’s Death in the Afternoon

  • Serves

    makes 1 Cocktail

Hemingway's Death in the Afternoon
PENNY DE LOS SANTOS

Named after Ernest Hemingway's 1932 novel about the rituals of bullfighting, this champagne cocktail takes its greenish hue from a splash of absinthe.

Ingredients

  • 1 oz. absinthe (SAVEUR contributor David Wondrich recommends using a slightly sweet brand of absinthe, such as Lucid)
  • Champagne

Instructions

Step 1

Pour absinthe into a champagne glass. Top with champagne and stir to combine.
  1. Pour absinthe into a champagne glass. Top with champagne and stir to combine.

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