Etymology

Death in the Afternoon

Today it means: An alcoholic cocktail made with absinthe, champagne, and sometimes a twist of lemon. Full definition →

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Invented by Ernest Hemingway (the recipe was first published in 1935) and given the same name as his 1932 book Death in the Afternoon.

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