Death in the Afternoon

Death in the Afternoon
Death in the Afternoon

Ernest Hemingway contributed this drink to a 1935 collection of celebrity recipes, instructing “pour one jigger of absinthe into a champagne glass. Add iced champagne until it attains the proper opalescent milkiness. Drink three to five of these slowly.”


Ingredients: 

  • 1 oz absinthe
  • Champagne

Instructions: 

Listen to Papa Hemingway and pace yourself.


Source: Ernest Hemingway 

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette

Rumor has it Marie Antoinette’s left breast served as the model for the coupe glass…here an ode to one of history’s infamous queens:


Ingredients: 

  • 2 oz Gin
  • 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
  • 4-6 fresh raspberries (plus extra for garnish)
  • 2 0z Champagne

Instructions:

Combine gin, simple syrup and raspberries and shake well. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Top with champagne.


A Green Hour original