Ernest Hemingway is known as much for his writing as for his drinking. Through his books and throughout his life, he championed cocktails like the Daiquiri and the Mojito, but nothing stirs the imagination quite like the Death in the Afternoon. This potent mixture of absinthe and Champagne shares a name with Hemingway’s 1932 book about Spanish bullfighting. Supposedly, the drink was created by the author after enjoying absinthe during his time in France. Death in the Afternoon was also his contribution to “So Red the Nose, or Breath in the Afternoon,” a 1935 cocktail book featuring recipes from 30 celebrity authors.