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Spanish Pousse Cafe

Chicote's Spanish Pousse Cafe uses red curacao, yellow Chartreuse, and cognac in thirds.

sweet · herbal · citrus · digestif · formal · nightcap

Served in Sherry glass.

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Variants (1)

Cocktails by Pedro Chicote (1928, p.318) — Español

0.33 partcognac — Fine Champagnebase
0.33 partred curacao — curacao rojobase
0.33 partyellow chartreuse — chartreuse amarillomodifier
  1. Layer the ingredients in a sherry glass without mixing.
  2. Serve with straws.

This matters because it preserves a stripped three-layer Spanish pousse-cafe branch in Chicote.

The source explicitly warns against mixing the layers.

See also: Pousse Cafe, Parisian Pousse Cafe