But among the vast history of cocktails, if there's one that raises eyebrows and conjures an air of mystery, it's the infamous Death in the Afternoon. This evocative drink boasts an unusual origin ...

But Death in the Afternoon, the book, certainly has its fair share of dipsomaniacal characters, as does Death in the Afternoon, the bar. The primary culprit in both is absinthe, that much-maligned ...