Pousse Cafe and some modern derivatives

In this post I describe real cock tail – amazing multicolor drink – Pousse Cafe. The Pousse Cafe cocktail is so old creation. This drink was invented in the Europe (France), probably. But we can found suggestions that this cocktail was invented in New Orlean, USA. The first print recipe with illustration I was found in the great How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant’s Companion by Jerry Thomas in 1862. Layered cocktail with name Pousse l’Amour consist of brandy, two liqueurs and egg yolk. The real fancy drink! The Gary Regan in yours The Joy of Mixology specify that Pousse Cafe are drinks made by floating one ingredient on top of another, or several others, to create a multilayered effect.

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Gooey fingers. Post 1.

I have some bottles of cream liqueur in my home bar and now I try to prepare some delicious dessert cocktail with this liquor.

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In this post I would describe some long-drink with cream liqueur – slides.

Slides:

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MudSlide (with Carolans)

30 ml Irish whisky
30 ml coffee liqueur
30 ml Irish cream liqueur
30 ml cream
Shake all ingredients with ice and pour over ice in an collins glass.

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Ultimate Mudslide (with Baileys)

30 ml vodka
30 ml coffee liqueur
30 ml Irish cream liqueur
45 ml cream
45 ml milk
1/2 banana
grated chocolate
Place all ingredients, except grated chocolate, in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into margarita glass and sprinkle with grated chocolate.

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Dooley`s Mudslide (Dooley`s Russian Toffee)

20 ml Dooley`s
10 ml vodka
10 ml coffee liqueur
10 ml cream
Build. Collins with crushed ice.

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Butterscotch Slide (with Feeney`s)

45 ml Irish Cream liqueur
45 ml coffee liqueur
45 ml butterscotch schnapps
60 ml milk
caramel
Mix ingredients in a blender with 4 or 5 ice cubes until ice is well crushed. Drizzle caramel inside a chilled tall glass. Pour the mixture and serve with a straw.

Next time I would describe a martini-style cocktail with cream-liquers.

B-52

In my bar is bottle of Grand Marnier now. And my 1st cocktail with this great liquor is B-52.

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B-52

10 ml Kahlua coffee liqueur
10 ml Irish cream liqueur
10 ml Grand Marnier
Layer in the order given in shot glass.

Turn out the lights and ignite the Grand Marnier! Imbibe!