How To Make Hemingway’s Favourite Cocktail

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Are you a fan of Ernest Hemingway? If so you’ll love this cocktail, rumoured to be the author’s favourite and which was in fact created by the literary goliath himself.

The drink is a mix of absinthe and champagne and even today, bartenders and drinkers around the world love its combination.

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz absinthe
  • 4 oz champagne
  • Lemon twist

Method:

Pour absinthe into a champagne flute or coupe, add chilled champagne, and stir. Express a lemon peel over the top the drink and drop in.

Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-08/how-to-make-hemingway-s-death-in-the-afternoon-cocktail