… it is said that Hemingway invented the Death In The Afternoon cocktail, named after his book, having spent time in the Left Bank area of Paris where he enjoyed indulging in the absynth culture which was encouraged to be taken by artists as a way to free one’s mind. The cocktail is known for its decadence and strength and is claimed to have been one of his favourites… ‘decadent’ and ‘strength’ are beyond true when it comes to describing this cocktail but if you have a spare afternoon with nothing to do until the following day then i’d encourage you to indulge…
death in the afternoon
in Hemingway’s own words… “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”
… and darlings, here are the rest of your decadent entries to this months random recipes…
yes, ANOTHER disaster) from dear, sweet Jane from Onions and Paper who has basically made poison in a glass with her Virgin Maria Cocktail taken from the very random 30 Recipes for BBQ Sauce… says it all really…
… so the lovely Emily from StoliUK PR and I had a terrible time drinking our way through your cocktails to decide on our favourite and it was indeed a tough task but as they say, there can be only one winner and that person is…Choclette from Chocolate Log Blog and her delicious Pomegranate Chocktail! Please do get in touch and send me the address to which you’d like your bottle of Stoli Vodka sent.
… I hope you’re all sitting comfortable because for August I have a lovely random recipes challenge for you… watch this space on 1st August.!
Choclette says
Oh what a lot of lushes we are! I'd be happy to drink my way through the lot of these with the possible exception of the last. Fun theme and lovely round-up Dom and THANK YOU so much for picking my choctail. It's been a lovely birthday “month” and this finishes it off very nicely.
Jane Willis says
Well they all look absolutely gorgeous – except mine! I really hope you and Emily didn't try it! Well done to Choclette, your cocktail looks gloriously delicious – just the thing to wash away the taste of tomato-juice-and-tonic (I still haven't recovered)
Choclette says
Thanks Jane. The advantage of having a lot of chocolate books is that it's hard to get something disgusting.
Tricia Buice says
I may not die from this cocktail but I bet I would be fast asleep after indulging in 3, 4 or 5! I'm such a cheap date!
Sue/the view from great island says
Oh gosh what a lineup — I could very happily drink my way through this post!! I love your cocktail glasses, by the way!
Kate Glutenfreealchemist says
What a great party this lot would make! I ran out of time and didn't get round to entering, but I'll take any one of these on a warm afternoon!
Karen S Booth says
WE are the kings and queens of lushness Dom and I love your death in the afternoon recipe and photo too! Karen xxxx
Alison says
What a lovely selection of cocktails, well done Choclette that cocktail looks lush
sewwhite says
I love cocktails and I'm always looking for new ones to try. I can't wait to give a few of these a go!
Sisley http://www.sewwhite.com x