Death In The Afternoon

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Time: 10 mins

Serves: 1

An absinthe & champagne cocktail with rose & lavender sugar cubes
We sweeten up Ernest Hemingway's classic cocktail of absinthe and champagne with homemade rose & lavender sugar cubes.

Posted by Cat Morley from London, United Kingdom • Published 24th October 2014 • See Cat Morley's 1131 projects »

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Step 1
Start by making the sugar cubes. Crush down a pinch of dried lavender with a mortar and pestle into a fine powder.
Step 2
Add the sugar cubes, or sugar, and crush into the lavender.
Step 3
Mix in a few drops of rose water and a couple of spoonfuls of water until the sugar begins to combine.
Step 4
Press the sugar in to a tray for ice cubes and leave to dry overnight.
Step 5
When completely dry, press the sugar cubes out, ready to use in your cocktail.
Step 6
Pour the absinthe into a glass and place an absinthe spoon over the glass with a sugar cube on top.
Step 7
Pour a bottle of chilled champagne over the sugar cube into the glass.
Step 8
Tip the remaining sugar into the glass and stir into the cocktail before serving.