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A drink named Death in the Afternoon was a favorite of Ernest Hemmingway and involves adding a shot of absinthe to a champagne glass, then filling it with sparkling wine. The supper club-staple ...
Absinthiana is the paraphernalia surrounding the consumption of absinthe. Due to the bitter taste and high alcohol content of this drink (45–72% ABV), a need for dilution with water had led drinkers to a drinking ritual. [1] [2] Originally, absinthe was served in standard stemmed wine or water glasses and water was added from a simple carafe.
Absinthe was created in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland in the late 18th century by the French physician Pierre Ordinaire. [7] [8] It rose to great popularity as an alcoholic drink in late 19th- and early
Death in the Afternoon, also called the Hemingway or the Hemingway Champagne, [1] [2] is a cocktail made up of absinthe and Champagne, invented by Ernest Hemingway.The cocktail shares a name with Hemingway's 1932 book Death in the Afternoon, and the recipe was published in So Red the Nose, or Breath in the Afternoon, a 1935 cocktail book with contributions from famous authors.
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10 ml absinthe; One sugar cube; Two dashes Peychaud's Bitters; Preparation: Rinse a chilled old-fashioned glass with absinthe or anisette, and add crushed ice. Stir the other ingredients, with ice in a different glass. Discard ice and excess absinthe from the first glass, and strain the mixture into that glass. Commonly served: After dinner
The ouzo effect during the preparation of absinthe. The ouzo effect (/ ˈ uː z oʊ / OO-zoh), also known as the louche effect (/ l uː ʃ / LOOSH) and spontaneous emulsification, is the phenomenon of formation of a milky oil-in-water emulsion when water is added to ouzo and other anise-flavored liqueurs and spirits, such as pastis, rakı, arak, sambuca and absinthe.
Less a drink in a garden than a garden in a drink, El Jardin combines blanco tequila, extra dry vermouth, kummel, lemongrass mezcal, and a bouquet garni into a well-balanced powerful tequila ...