My Favorite Death In The Afternoon Recipe

[@AndersErickson]

Hey folks! It was brought to my attention that there are two typos in the video (specifically the ounce measurements for the simple and lemon juice). Sorry! 🤦‍♂️ So I used KZbin’s sophisticated editing tools to blur out the incorrect measurements so it’s less confusing, I hope that helps. The correct recipe is always in the description too, if you prefer to look at that. Thanks everyone and cheers!

[@soohyun5804]

I can die to set me free. ^_^

[@dougsmith8104]

Anders version is "The Afternoon Nap" lol

[@AndersErickson]

😂 How did I not think of that one?

[@Barprints]

LOL...best name ever! 😂

[@ozymandias3456]

The siesta, too bad it’s already a drink

[@keithonplay]

Funnily enough, I reckon Cosby made a drink by that name

[@richyrich11]

"Hemingway was actually a diabetic, so he wasn't using sugar in his drinks." Nah, cause Hemingway was truly a beacon of health and healthy living :D

[@tedwojtasik8781]

Plus that shotgun sure didn't help

[@rezalustig6773]

I’m actually kind of paranoid about eating too much sugar, so I also gravitate towards sugarless drinks (martini, whiskey soda, gin rickey, spritzer, etc.). I may just try this.

[@WilliamSurles]

"Less death... more afternoon." 😂 Yes, that's always what I'm shooting for.

[@Bunny-ch2ul]

Death in the Afternoon was my go-to clubbing cocktail when I was nineteen, and living in Paris. So, so much fun. Everything just sparkles.

[@ericlin9882]

I watch a lot of cocktail videos, and you're definitely the most entertaining. Thanks Anders for the perfect end-of-week cap! (Not sure I'll be trying the Hemingway original anytime soon though haha 😂😂😂.

[@AndersErickson]

Thanks, Eric! Happy you're liking the videos. Hope you have a great weekend!

[@artleitch]

Sounds a bit strong for my tastes. Might just have a Siesta in the Afternoon :D

[@AndersErickson]

I'm with you. There's little chance of me doing anything productive after this one!

[@TreeCutterDoug]

Would that be tequila in the bottom of a split, or a margarita thinned out with champagne? Both sound delightful!

[@karlstriepe8050]

Given that your name, Anders, means different in German, you can literally added it to any drink and it makes sense: a different death in the afternoon.

[@Barprints]

Word play at its finest! 🙌

[@SavidgeKitchen]

“More approachable” … exactly what Hemingway would have avoided 😂 Your version looks fantastic! Cheers 🥂

[@AndersErickson]

😂 I think you're right - Hemingway would not have approved. Thanks, Jess!

[@aliffabioanggoro4193]

Kaeya favorite drink

[@xenaani]

"Sparkling wine is a specialty of Mondstadt. Mix it with three parts Dandelion Wine and the bitterness disappears completely. This concoction is known as 'Death After Noon.' Delectable."

[@eliasravanetti9931]

Awesome channel got sent here by One Mind Syndicate. Earned a sub

[@legiocustodes243]

Same here!

[@AndersErickson]

Thanks and welcome aboard!

[@danielqcallahan]

I’m going to have to try this out soon. Your version sounds like a French 75 with absinthe instead of gin; sounds fun.

[@AndersErickson]

Well put! More of a spiked version. Cheers, Daniel!

[@Barprints]

Excellent way to remember this one!

[@Nagap08]

Anders that’s actually a pretty cool 😎 name : “ Coma in the Afternoon “.

[@AndersErickson]

Haha thanks, Enrique!

[@Asta_Zoldyck]

Yay!!! Friday is my favorite day because of these videos!!

[@AndersErickson]

Thank you so much! Enjoy the weekend! 🥃

[@UnclePete]

I like absinthe but I've never had the guts to try this, sounds awful to me! Yours sounds a bit more palatable!

[@AndersErickson]

Yeah that thing was intense! Even the second one still had a kick - the rest of my day was worthless 😂

[@jordanzettle3204]

Appreciate your videos a ton, they’re always fun as heck. I know you did a video with the 15 essential spirits, I’d love to see one breaking down all the different liqueurs - flavor, history, and maybe what are formidable substitutes for what? Thanks again for all these they’re terrific.

[@Rustam_Salakhov]

You can also try the russian version of this cocktail, the "Northern Lights" (or "Polar Lights", or just "Aurora"). It's very typical. Everything is the same, but instead of absinthe you have to use vodka

[@Avathor73]

Vodka might not be the solution, but its worth a shot. :)

[@2chrono2]

sir I know not who you are but I think I love you lol. the algorithm has blessed me this day.

[@anujbajracharya55]

You look more like Kevin Costner than Kevin Costner.

[@ozymandias3456]

Typically things with multiple words pluralize the beginning word such as Attorney General being pluralized as Attorneys General, Cul-de-sac as Culs-de-sac, or Court-Martial as Courts-Martial. I don't know how this works for names technically but it very well may be Deaths in the Afternoon

[@christopherseivard8925]

Thanks. I learned something. I first tried absinthe in Vienna. ( long story, let’s just say, collecting absinthe spoons has become a hobby.❤)

[@CoachVinoLLC]

"3-5 five of these slowly"? As if there is any other way to Hemingway's gasoline cocktail. haha. Fortunately we have Anders to save the day. 🦸‍♂️

[@AndersErickson]

"Gasoline cocktail" 😂 I don't know how he did it - I could do it slowly over the course of a week. Thanks, Vino!

[@stephane.foisy.186]

Never did state over how many days. 😉

[@Barprints]

Maybe you start in the morning and finish some time in the afternoon?🤔😂

[@AnsticePalo]

@@AndersErickson Same way every other absinthe drinker did: crippling alcoholism. I'm surprised there's so few stories of raging bar fights between poets, writers, and other artists in the art scenes of England and France during the height of cheap absinthe getting them hammered because nothing else would.

[@FlourEggsYeast]

Thanks for the recommendation Vino to this channel!

[@spikes1210]

love your videos. There are many cocktail channels out there but there's only one Anders

[@markusfreund6961]

The "I don't think he cared" actually cracked me up. Thanks for the chuckle. Also, not being faint of heart (or liver) I'd actually consider this drink an entry to Absinth... 🥂

[@chaceduma]

3 to 5? Hemingway was wild. Always heard he didn't use sugar in his drinks 'cus it wasn't "manly" enough for him... didn't know he was diabetic! Great video as always!

[@AndersErickson]

Nope, I guess his doctor just said he couldn't have it - but I'll let him have his "manly" argument 😂

[@tedwojtasik8781]

F-ing Hemingway, always with the DRAMA! On no, could not say he did not use sugar because he was diabetic, had to say because it is not "manly." I love Hemingway's writing but the dude was obviously seriously over-compensating, if ya know what I mean.

[@Barprints]

@@AndersErickson He was definitely fronting there! LOL

[@scottsodyssey2485]

That recipe is SO Hemingway, no surprise he created it. He was an amazing man amongst men. No way I could drink that, not even one. Thanks for sharing.

[@AndersErickson]

He certainly would've been a fun character to meet! Best not to grab a drink with the man though - you'd be under the table 😂

[@davidwagoner6114]

You intrigued me with this video Anders! The only Absinthe in my shop in NC is Absente ($45), made in France, and it comes in a nice box with an Absinthe spoon to hold the sugar cube over The Ritual classic cocktail (please do a video on that). I love your lighthearted, but seriously expert approach to cocktail craft! One Death in the Afternoon is a powerhouse - wow, watchout! Great job on your Coma in the Afternoon! The lemon is a nice touch. I tried Prosecco ($7) and Champagne ($20) and both work fine. Cheers!

[@philips4358]

Tried this drink once, started at 11am and by 1pm I had run out of champagne and then I spent the afternoon wishing I was dead.

[@ChangingHandsBookstore]

Definitely trying this one, Anders. Books and booze can't lose! Love the channel, btw. Been watching since 100 subs, and seeing you and Az blow up has been lots of fun. So well deserved. Your vids look ASTONISHING. Cheers to you and Az from AZ!

[@jasonheinzen1125]

Come on. We both being from Wisconsin, I know many people, including myself, that could pound 3-5 of those.

[@patressakearns4290]

Great video, Anders and Az! I am a huge Hemingway fan (but do recognize that his wasn't necessarily the healthiest, most wholesome lifestyle). So I made myself a Death in the Afternoon a couple years ago from the recipe in Philip Greene's Hemingway cocktail lore book, "To Have and Have Another." I used Pernod liqueur (pastis, not absinthe) and the drink nearly did me in. I was wiped out for the rest of that day (Whininess in the Afternoon)! Your version sounds MUCH better, so I'm anxious to try it. As another commenter noted, your version is a boozier cousin of the French 75, one of my favorite drinks. Fun video, as always.

[@AndersErickson]

Thank you, Patressa! Hope you enjoy this version. Cheers! 🧚‍♂️

[@marcusarmijo2239]

This guy does not post enough have to wait all week for these episodes!

[@helenaamynthas]

Hey, Anders! Here's to hoping you're still watching the comments in this particular video! Since it is a very anise-forward spirit, would you think Arak works as an Absinthe substitute?

[@AndersErickson]

I haven't had the pleasure of trying it with Arak, but I do think it'd work! Cheers, Helena!

[@mistercarousel1872]

I need an entire 10 minute video, just about the different kinds of vermouth out there, because I have no idea how to look for them in the supermarket/liquor store

[@AsTheOceansBurn]

“If you don’t like absinthe... 😶 I’m sorry. Tune in next week.” Hahahahahahaha

[@abbyphillips5953]

Such great cocktail videos! Always fantastic background, history, and informational context of the drinks or ingredients to the creators or cocktail names. Great stuff, Anders! To the bar I shall go🥂

[@AndersErickson]

So glad you're liking the videos! Cheers, Abby!

[@legiocustodes243]

Your have been blessed the the chosen of the Emperor of Mankind ! And One Mind Syndicate.

[@AndersErickson]

🙏

[@savage_in_the_kitchen]

Nice Video! Keep Going my friend🚀👍

[@jono6379]

Red the nose and breath in the afternoon just sounds like a really cold day where your nose goes red and you can see your breath when you exhale.. or it could be the effects of all that alcohol

[@AndersErickson]

Now that makes sense to me - maybe it should've been a list of cold weather drinks 🤔

[@jono6379]

@@AndersErickson love the videos btw.. also you made a mistake with the text for lemon juice and syrup as .75 instead of .25

[@AndersErickson]

@@jono6379 oh no! Thank you so much for pointing that out!

[@danielbaker1273]

Definitely a reference to the stereotypical qualities of an alcoholic. Also apparently a play on Stark Young's novel "So Red the Rose."

[@ronniesuburban]

Great stuff, as always. Love the historical background about the cocktails. Always easier to retain when I'm receiving it somewhere other than the bar!

[@AndersErickson]

Haha thanks, Ronnie! I'd agree completely!

[@bushwood1676]

Fair to say Ernest built a fair tolerance to alcohol

[@QuiznosBear]

Been making these lately, and always thought it was a Edgar Allen Poe thing (also an avid absinthe drinker)

[@kenmccoy5582]

Been drinking the original for years; it’s the only way to go.

[@doctrin-gunterinavonwhaaat5918]

A great video! in a Absintherie I work a few years ago we had a cocktail which was named by the Chef-barkeeper Hermanns-revenge it was a death in the afternoon just with a little spice of ginger and cassis-absinthe liquor instead of a classic absinthe we served them flaming.

[@Coasterdude02149]

I keep meaning to make one of these. I love that you used Nouvelle Orléans! The Jades are pricey but they’re all outstanding! They’re my favourites. God bless Ted Breaux. You should try Hemingway’s with Esprit Edouard, 144 proof. 😁 Time to get a bottle of champagne.

[@globalthunder]

It'd be cool if you did a quick vid on glassware! Love the channel man. You got me started making cocktails and feeling like I'm way ahead of the curve for beginners 😅

[@leighbrowne8863]

Great video, I've just finished creating my own pub in a garden shed (I live in the UK). I've called it "The Winchester" (Shaun of the Dead) even has a replica Winchester rifle above the door. I'm hosting a family BBQ later this month and purchased everything there is to make cocktails. My sons girlfriend is Italian and not a big drinker, for you know of any italian cocktails that doesn't have a great deal of alcohol in it? Its a bit of a tall order. Love the channel. Take care, thanks.

[@AndersErickson]

Your setup sounds incredible, Leigh! Love the nod to Shaun of the Dead 😂 The first low ABV Italian cocktail to come to mind is the Americano, but she'd have to like the taste of Campari - an Aperol spritz is another option that's always a crowd pleaser. Hope this helps! Cheers!

[@leighbrowne8863]

@@AndersErickson awesome! I think she likes campari (not sure I'm spelling that right) so that would be great. The "Bar" I've been making is a bit of a labour of love. I'm an electrician so working in people's houses all day then summoning the motivation to work on my bar is a bit of a struggle. The Winchester replica was €140 alone! You what they say "If something is worth doing, its worth over doing" thanks for getting back to me. Take care. Thanks

[@VendErre]

..... it's brilliant. Using chilled champagne in lieu of water. Absolutely brilliant, dear god.

[@mellisande638]

I think that Red Nose+Breath in the Afternoon might refer to one's breath being as red🔥😅 as the old Shnozz!😂 that's my opinion anyway😉 Great recipe❤ Thank you for introducing another fabulous cocktail🎉 Hi from New Zealand👋🫶

[@BadgerSpirit5477]

Try "Herbsaint" The Spirt of New Orleans - Absenth with the Champagne. It's DELICIOUS! I had this "Death in the Afternoon" at a Jazz Club in New Orleans. Try it.

[@benjaminboon]

Good afternoon to you! Just wanted to share that I have picked up again on my 'hobby' for cocktails, started reading 'The Joy of Mixology' and watched almost all your vids. Now expanding the home bar - exciting stuff! Keep up the good work! You deserve the subs.

[@postscript67]

The title and subtitle of the book are (rather laboured) puns on well-known works of literature to describe the after-effects of drinking (a red nose and the smell of drink on the breath after a liquid lunch). The subtitle of course makes a pun of the title of Hemingway's book. The title refers to British author Edward Fitzgerald's loose 1859 translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, stanza 18: "I sometimes think that never blows so red The rose as where some buried Caesar bled; That every hyacinth the garden wears Dropt in its lap from some once lovely head." The whole poem is a fatalistic meditation on the fleetingness of life and its pleasures, with much emphasis on wine: "Come, fill the Cup, and in the Fire of Spring The Winter Garment of Repentance fling: The Bird of Time has but a little way To fly - and Lo! the Bird is on the Wing."

[@LeeHall78]

This makes me want to make up cocktails in honour of other writers... 'The Raven's Elixir' for Edgar Allan Poe or a 'Crimson Veil' for Bram Stoker...(with a blood orange slice for garnish!)

[@ndrstrapp]

Yeaah.. Pernod, Raki or Ouzo, here in Europe you drink every one of them only with cold water (not too cold, like in a cool cellar) and you have theese cloudy effects in your glass. BTW.. the best absynth I ever drink was from a shop called "Das Absynthium" in Berlin.. but this is 20 years ago ;)

[@TheMegaMungo]

Oh man, was laughing so hard on that last bit. If you don’t like Absinth…….. …….im sorry. Thanks for that! Nice video! Thank you for making it.

[@tombrown1898]

I'm a Fitzgerald fan. If I were to name a drink after one of his works, I would call it "The Crack-Up." It would be two pints of gin, straight from the bottle...room temperature. Brilliant man, tragic life.

[@GalamatiasOne]

As the French famously refer to the post-orgasm phase as "la petite mort" (the little death), you could almost call your variation the "Orgasm in the Afternoon", or simply "La petite mort in the Afternoon"... As a lifelong bookworm and cocktail lover, I have played around with this drink quite a bit. There's a restaurant in Wisconsin called "The Duke of Devon" that had even featured one of my variations that I called "Hemmingway's run-on sentence"...I've forgotten the proportions now, but I believe it was something like 0.5 oz absinthe, 1 oz elderflower liqueur, top with champagne in a flute. The absinthe, of course, pretty much obliterated the elderflower, but the sweetness carried and made it a little less of a punch in the face compared to the original...

[@danebirbhaha7520]

Here because of genshin

[@VincentCorvec]

Merci Anders ! Do you replace Absinthe with Pastis (Ricard...) by the same proportion (1 once Absinthe = 1 once of Pastis ), please ?

[@ayaniz]

I aspire to EH's level of drinking. What a beast. Great video as always. I am happy to see absinthe in a sort of renaissance. It's popping up everywhere! I currently have a bottle of Lucid (France). It's not green. ;)

[@kippertoo]

As a new subscriber I’m binge watching your vids and after watching this l have a request...could you make a vid showing how to prepare the absinthe drink with a burnt sugar cube on an absinthe fork and slowly being diluted with a stream of water...at least that’s what the bartender did when I ordered my first absinthe...it was delish!

[@jeffthebagpiper681]

You posted this a year ago. But I just tried Death in the afternoon. Hemingway's version. Wow! That's a knockout.

[@LB77280]

My husband and I have been watching since you started posting videos. Excellent presentation and great guide for home cocktailing. Anders you are a delight and an awesome bartender/instructor. I lost it when you mentioned fire breathing and voila, flames. When we are staycationing we create a few of your recipes. Thanks for your guidance and laughs.

[@elmonte5lim]

A 'little death' in the afternoon? Petit mort. A French euphemism for sexual climax. What Billy Connolly might refer to as 'a wee wank'.

[@gumby6433]

The way I used to drink it was Hemingway's version in a champagne glass which created a lot smaller sips. However, it was garnished heavily with a lemon peel that spiraled up the glass. Like you found out it made a world of a difference adding the fruity acidity.

[@thespiritualhour5382]

I tried the original few weeks ago AFTER having a couple of other cocktails. Needless to say, I was a "dead" the rest of the day. Love your videos!

[@HotelPapa100]

Your French pronunciation is fine. Accented, but close to the original. Not the total butchering we expect from Americans.

[@tomtalfazert7977]

I tried the recipe a few different ways and realized it was the Absinthe I was using that made all the difference; either with the original recipe or the modified. First time I tried it, I compared original v. Anders using Pacifique Absinthe. It did not work. The Pacifique Absinthe doesn't have the brighter notes of other Absinthes. I then tried it using Pastis. Prado 45. While the anise flavor was present, it too was very muted. Finally, I tried it using Absinthe Ordinaire, and that was the winner. It works really well with the lemon, while it is a lovely Absinthe on its own... Oh yeah, it is also made in Forcalquier in Provence. A really lovely little hill town in Provence. Next time I go, I need to check out the distillery ;)

[@joaopcoutinho]

It’s actually illegal to sell this kind of spirit in Brazil, everything over 50% alcohol is prohibited. That’s just sad for us.

[@sum-sum-banana]

I'd really like to see you make some cloyingly sweet drinks. I have a HUUUUUUUUUGE sweet tooth, and I'm always on search for drinks that the sweetness is extreme, and the alcohol bite less so. So if there's anything you make that you gag because it's wicked sweet, please share!

[@slaytanicdavidb]

Broke down and tried your version of this drink. I gotta say it’s very good 👍. I was hesitant because I don’t like champagne but they go well together. Great videos.

[@infoscholar5221]

Perhaps you should call your version "Near death experience, PM." Garnish with an avocado slice.

[@UnitedWashclothEx]

Hemmingway also did 3-5. I don't know how. My tongue was legit splitting on #2. 3 would have been a fountain of blood.

[@matthewr919]

Would love a video about how to make homemade infusions (i.e. Infused vodka, rum, brandy!) Thanks!

[@MrWhangdoodles]

You could call it the Little Death in the Afternoon ;).

[@Mark723]

Unless you're French...

[@MrWhangdoodles]

@@Mark723 La Petite Morte is already a cocktail sadly.

[@danielwright4]

I was wondering why Anders uses a semi-rich syrup? I thought it was maybe to get a silkier/ heavier texture???

[@jimfererro1493]

My one experience with the Original…well it wasn’t pretty. Only try this with someone you trust completely and who has already formed an opinion of you. Just saying.

[@leahbrindley4964]

I’ve drank a few death in the afternoons only can manage about 3 and I’m rocking lol😂 absinthe is my favourite 😃😃😆

[@jpp46656]

Jade has always been my favorite absinthe, which I believe he used. I haven’t regularly consumed absinthe, aside from sazeracs, for several years though. If anybody is knowledgeable about the best absinthes on the market today I’d like to hear more in a reply.

[@Ghorda9]

if your in australia there's the demoiselle distillery that has good ones as well as an online store.

[@Walking_the_Dog]

The adulterated version sounds awful. If someone doesn't like absinthe, then they should drink something they like instead.

[@nicknumber1512]

One of the favorite clues from a trivia game I used to play was, "He wrote Death in the Afternoon, but shot himself in the morning."

[@satanswife2546]

I'd call it “Nap in the Afternoon” Inspired by the name itself and two comments floating around in the comments section

[@Barprints]

Liking your version WAAYYY better! Cheers Anders!

[@FlourEggsYeast]

Saw your interview on 62nd Cocktails this morning, AWESOME JOB! Very inspiring!

[@AndersErickson]

Thank you so much! Vino’s a great guy - it was nice of him to have me on. Thanks for watching!

[@BeyondThePaleStudios]

Late to this one...but I would call your variation, "premeditation in the afternoon"...not quite a death yet....but it will still get you there.

[@chrisayers9079]

One of your lines would make a great cocktail name - Hemingway’s Monster.

[@RobsHomeBar]

Not sure I could handle that much absinthe! Not the biggest fan of that licorice flavor! Great video Anders!

[@AndersErickson]

Yeah if that's the case I'm guessing you might hate this one 😂 Looks like it's Islay whisky for you! Cheers, Rob!

[@RobsHomeBar]

@@AndersErickson the most absinthe I’ve ever done is a Bohemian Mule (absinthe mule) …granted the ginger beer can sorta hold its own against the absinthe but it was still a bit too licoricy for me 😝

[@Cyberspace_42]

Nice Cocktail 😍i want to see my favourit Cocktail the Mojito 😍😍😍

[@HumaneTouch]

Can we also have your take on a Singapore Sling? Great work btw :)

[@nl3712]

Yes please!

[@AndersErickson]

Glad to know there's some interest! Good call 🤔

[@HumaneTouch]

@@AndersErickson There's so many different specs to a drink with so many ingredients so it'd be nice to hear your thoughts :)

[@justynwilson3468]

Do you have a wide selection of cocktail books that you read through or do you mainly use internet to do research. I'm trying to broaden my experiences and want to invest in books just don't know where to start any suggestions thank you love the videos.

[@monkbop8044]

Hemmingway & Anders way. Missed opportunity there

[@johnperry4370]

personal drink request: your take on Hurricane. you haven't done it before, have you?

[@WngNut-hf4bk]

Is it always 5:00 (happy hour) at your house? Noticed the clock never changes…

[@juliussharrock5368]

Love the side by side format, don't stop doing it! Would love to see some more originals and experiments you may be working on!

[@Cremantus]

I'll go for the coma-version.... thumbs up.

[@lukas_g243]

hi yes how do I make a drink that tastes like a normal drink without alcohol but has a lot of alcohol in it, I'm not trying to get my roommate drunk i just need to know where he hid my switch

[@asaenvolk]

"I think we can make this a more approachable cocktail"... it has absinthe, thus it starts at the methed up biker in a fern bar levels of approachability levels to start with.

[@infoscholar5221]

Death in the Afternoon refers to the bullfighters who...lost to the bull. Read a book, dude.

[@Madkalibyr]

I have got to see where this goes, I was gifted some Absinthe and had no idea what to do with this fancy jet fuel. I happened to have champagne in the house and thanks to google, I sipped a few sips and probably gave up lol