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Santini's Old New Orleans Pousse Café

Arthur's Santini pousse-cafe is a four-layer New Orleans old-timer built from brandy, maraschino syrup, curaçao, and Cuban rum.

Served in Pousse-cafe glass.

Variants (1)

Famous New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix 'Em by Stanley Clisby Arthur (1938, p.69)

0.25 partCognac brandy base
0.25 partCuban rum base
0.25 partcuracao — Curaçaomodifier
0.25 partmaraschino syrup — Maraschino sirupsweetener
  1. Layer each ingredient carefully over a spoon as for the standard pousse-cafe.
  2. Pay special attention to the heavier syrup layer resting above the brandy.