A decadent cocktail made with absinthe and champagne is known as Death in the Afternoon. Thanks to its inventor - Ernest Hemingway, it is often referred to as the Hemingway Champagne, or simply The Hemingway. The cocktail originates from 1930's Paris, when the writer spent time in the city writing and enjoying absinthe.
Due to the emulsification of absinthe, the cocktail is milky in appearance, with a bubbly structure, and Hemingway’s instructions were to drink three to five of these cocktails slowly from a champagne glass.
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Rossini is a simple Italian cocktail made with a combination of only two ingredients - prosecco and puréed strawberries. In order to prepare it, strawberry purée is poured into a champagne flute, and it is then topped with prosecco and served with a strawberry slice garnish.
The cocktail is often served at brunch, as an aperitif, or as an accompaniment to desserts. It is named after the famous 19th-century composer Gioachino Rossini.
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A cocktail made with blackcurrant liqueur (typically crème de cassis) and white wine is known as Kir, a traditional French beverage that is usually consumed as an apéritif. The cocktail got its name after Felix Kir, who popularized it after World War II through the twinning movement, which promoted friendship between towns, cities, countries, and cultures.
In the past, it was called blanc-cassis, when it was made exclusively with a measure of liqueur topped up with Bourgogne Aligoté, but nowadays it is reinvented and includes various white wines in the preparation process. Traditional Kir is typically served in a flute glass, but if Champagne is added instead of white wine, it becomes Kir Royale.
Kalimotxo is a refreshing cocktail that originated in the early 1970s in Spain. The cocktail is made with a simple mixture of red wine and cola. Although some use cheaper wine in the mix, the best Kalimotxo is made with dry and tannic red wines of higher quality.
In order to improve the flavors, some variations also use anise extract, Ouzo, and lime or lemon twist. Due to its availability, the drink is popular throughout the world: in former Yugoslav republics it goes under the name Bambus, in Chile it is known as Jote, in Romania as Motorină, in the Czech Republic as Houba, and in Germany as Korea.
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