The B52 is May 17th Drink of the Day!!

This is a layered cocktail; those of us in the business know as a pousse cafe. You first will put in the most dense, or heaviest liquor, then go from there until your final ingredient will be the lightest, or least dense. If you do this correctly, and slowly, your finished drink will be layered nicely. It all comes down to how patient you are on pouring each ingredient on top of the other. Allowing the next ingredient to be dispersed evenly on top of the previous one with the least amount of pressure, just to ensure there is the least bit of infiltration between the ingredients. You want to keep them seperated. No matter how good you become at making one of these, you will sometimes fail miserably on getting perfect layers. However, you will still have a very flavorable drink even if you don’t succeed. Enjoy!

 

B-52

Kahlua

Baileys Irish Cream

Grand Marnier

All equal parts

 

Method: Be sure to pour in the ingredients as written to give yourself the best chance of success when layering. Take a cordial glass and start out by pouring in about 1/2 oz. of Kahlua. Take a spoon and, with the rounded back of the spoon facing you, place the tip of the spoon just touching the kahlua. Pour the Irish cream on top of the spoon, so it disperses nicely and softly on top of the kahlua. Do this slowly. Repeat this step when pouring in the Grand Marnier.

 

This Day in History:

1792 - The New York Stock Exchange was established when a group of 24 brokers and mechants met under a tree at what is now Wall Street and signed the Buttonwood Agreement.

1875 - The first Kentucky Derby was held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

1987 - An Iraqi warplane attacked the U.S.S. Stark, killing 37 American sailors and wounding 62.

2004 - In Massachusetts, same-sex couples exchanged wedding vows for the first time in the United States.

 

Notable Birthday:

Boxer and once Welterweight Champion of the World, Sugar Ray Leonard, was born on this date in 1956.

Notable Quote:

“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

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