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Pousse-Café

Layered · Shot cocktails

3.0 7 ratings

Ingredients

1/4 oz Grenadine syrup
1/4 oz Coffee liqueur
1/4 oz Green crème de menthe
1/4 oz Triple sec
1/4 oz Bourbon whiskey
1/4 oz White overproof rum

How to make

Serve in a shot glass

Method

  1. 1 Select a SHOT GLASS.
  2. 2 Refrigerate ingredients.
  3. 3 LAYER in chilled glass by carefully pouring ingredients in the order listed.

30.2% alc./vol. · 0.8 standard drinks · 120 calories

History

The sugar content of each liqueur and its temperature affect specific gravity, influencing layering success. This is more a test of patience and a steady hand than a drink.

The term pousse-café now refers to any multi-layered cocktail. Originally, it appears to have been a general French term for a mixture of liqueurs and/or spirits served after dinner.