A pousse-café is a style of layered drink prepared by gently adding each ingredient from densest to least dense in order to create colored stripes when the drink is viewed from the side.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Some bartender guides list a drink containing,
from bottom to top, grenadine, yellow chartreuse and
green chartreuse as the original pousse-café. The drink
is made primarily as a delight for the eye rather than for
its taste. It is sipped, sometimes through a silver straw,
one liqueur at a time. The drink must be created and
handled carefully, as the layers created will mix together
into a brown sludge if handled roughly.
The name literally means "it pushes the coffee" in French.
Colloquially, the term is equivalent to a "chaser" for coffee.
A digestif, an alcoholic cordial sometimes consumed
after a meal to aid digestion, is called a "pousse-café" or
coffee-chaser. In France, there is no tradition for the type
of elaborate recipe that follows.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A more elaborate recipe is:
• 1/2 ounce Grenadine
• 1/2 ounce Yellow Chartreuse
• 1/2 ounce Crème de Cassis
• 1/2 ounce White Crème de cacao
• 1/2 ounce Green Chartreuse
• 1/2 ounce Brandy
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
References
Tyler, S. and Herbst, R. The Ultimate A-to-Z Bar Guide. New York: Broadway Books, 1998.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
The B-52 is another layered cocktail
The B-52 (also B52 or Bifi) is a layered cocktail shooter
composed of a coffee liqueur (Kahlúa), an Irish Cream
(Baileys Irish Cream), and an orange cognac (Grand Marnier).
When prepared properly, the ingredients separate into three
distinctly visible layers. The layering is due to the relative
densities of the ingredients.
B-52 Recipe
• 1/2 oz. Kahlua
• 1/2 oz. Bailey's Irish Cream
• 1/2 oz. Grand Marnier
Research Also:
• Mixed drink shooters and drink shots
• Flaming Beverage
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Holiday recipes deserve a dedicated section because of their variety and richness.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -