Here at Under Raidar we have lots to cheers to this holiday season and, in honor of Wet Wednesdays this week, we’re celebrating with the classic Ernest Hemingway cocktail Death in the Afternoon. Some may be more familiar with Hemingway’s book titled Death in the Afternoon, but we’re thirsting for the liquid version.

With the holidays around the corner, and the drinking under the table, we found it fitting to feature a bubbly cocktail this Wet Wednesday. This cocktail will certainly add that extra something to your holiday, especially if you follow Hemingway’s original instructions:

“Pour one jigger absinthe into a Champagne glass. Add iced Champagne until it attains the proper opalescent milkiness. Drink three to five of these slowly.”

Wet Wednesday’s Death in the Afternoon Cocktail Recipe

• 1.5 oz Absinthe
• 4.5 oz Champagne, chilled

Pour the absinthe into a Champagne flute or coupe.

Top with the Champagne.

Happy Drinking Holidays from Under Raidar!

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