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Brandy Champarelle

A four-layer pousse-cafe of red curacoa, yellow chartreuse, anisette, and kirschwasser or brandy.

Served in Sherry wine-glass.

Variants (2)

Bartenders' Guide: How to Mix Drinks by Wehman Bros. (1912, p.10) — No. 1 (Wehman Bros. 1912)

0.25 wine-glasscuracao — Curacoa (red)base
0.25 wine-glassanisette — Anisettemodifier
0.25 wine-glassKirschwasser — Kirschwasser or brandymodifier
0.25 wine-glassyellow chartreuse — Chartreuse (yellow)modifier
  1. Layer the ingredients carefully in a sherry wine-glass so the colors remain distinct, and serve.

Bartenders' Guide: How to Mix Drinks by Wehman Bros. (1912, p.10) — No. 2 (Wehman Bros. 1912)

0.33 wine-glassbrandy — Brandybase
0.33 wine-glassAngostura bitters bitter
0.33 wine-glassMaraschino liqueur — Maraschinomodifier
  1. Layer the brandy, maraschino, and Angostura carefully in a sherry wine-glass and keep the colors separate.