"How about a Death in the Afternoon?" Merlin asked, taking out two champagne flutes. "It's mostly champagne, after all. La fée verte gives it a really interesting colour. Hemmingway himself said to mix until you have the proper opalescent milkiness. Isn't "opalescent" a marvelous descriptor for a cocktail?" He went light on the absinthe, and poured the chilled champagne until there were two beautiful green drinks on the bar. "Tell me that doesn't look magical!"