A Pousse Café is a visually striking, multi-layered liqueur sip that tastes intensely sweet and dessert-like, with floral violet, cherry and chocolate notes framed by bright orange curaçao and a warming brandy top. It looks like a mini rainbow of distinct, jewel-toned layers stacked in a cordial glass, making it as much a theatrical presentation as a drink. Worth ordering or making for a showy after-dinner digestif or conversation-starter when you want something sweet and complex in tiny sips.
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Ingredients
1.66 oz Grenadine
1.66 oz Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur
1.66 oz Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
1.66 oz Orange Curaçao Liqueur
1.66 oz Crème de Violette Liqueur
1.66 oz Brandy
Instructions
Select a cordial glass for serving.
Start by pouring grenadine syrup gently into the bottom of the glass.
Using the back of a spoon, slowly layer creme de cacao on top of the grenadine.
Continue to use the back of a spoon to add a layer of maraschino liqueur above the creme de cacao.
Carefully pour Orange Curacao liqueur to form the next layer.
Repeat the layering technique with creme de violette, making sure to keep the layers distinct.
Finish by gently adding brandy as the top layer, ensuring no mixing occurs between layers.
Serve immediately once all layers are formed correctly.
GlassCordial Glass
Prep time7 min
Difficultyhard
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