At a Glance

Category: Wine & Champagne Cocktails
Glass: Champagne flute
Garnish: None traditionally

Ingredients

  • 1 oz absinthe
  • 4 oz Champagne

Method

Pour absinthe into a flute and top slowly with Champagne.

Glass & Garnish

Glass: Champagne flute
Garnish: None traditionally

Background & History

Reportedly created by Ernest Hemingway, who described the recipe in a 1935 collection of celebrity cocktails.

  • Wine & Champagne Cocktails
  • Classic
  • Cocktail Recipe