{"id":2615,"date":"2019-02-25T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/?p=2615"},"modified":"2023-01-17T14:23:31","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T19:23:31","slug":"wine-cocktails-from-around-the-world-death-in-the-afternoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wine-cocktails-from-around-the-world-death-in-the-afternoon\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine Cocktails From Around The World: Death In The Afternoon"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you needed a reason to open a sparkling wine<\/a> and make a cocktail, we have just the thing: National Absinthe Day is March 5th!<\/p>\n

Absinthe has a bit of a sordid history, so before we get to drinking, let\u2019s set the record straight.<\/p>\n

At one point, this controversial green spirit was banned from consumption in the United States. Part of this has to do with one of its main flavoring ingredients – wormwood – and rumors that it caused absinthe drinkers to hallucinate. Doubtful. If anything, people were probably just consuming a little too much and feeling the effects of this high-proof booze. We\u2019re going to partake regardless. After all, what’s a little hallucination between friends?<\/p>\n

We\u2019re celebrating this anise-flavored, emerald-colored spirit popularized by the likes of Ernest Hemingway, Vincent Van Gogh, and Oscar Wilde by sipping on a “Death in the Afternoon” cocktail. Hemingway was obsessed with the “green fairy,” and though he may not have invented this cocktail, he gets full credit for supposedly drinking three to five of these in one sitting. We\u2019re not judging. This is a tasty drink!<\/p>\n

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