Santina's Pousse Cafe
Source:
The Bartender's Guide: How To Mix Drinks
page:
65
This delicious drink is from a recipe by Santina, pro proprietor of "Santina's Saloon," a celebrate Spanish Cafe in New Orleans.
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brandy
Ingredient: brandy
What it is: BrandyBrandy (from brandywine, derived from Dutch brandewijn—"burnt wine") is a spirit produced by distilling wine, the wine having first been produced by fermenting grapes. Brandy generally contains 35%–60% alcohol by volume and is typically taken as an after-dinner drink. While some brandies are aged in wooden casks, most are colored with caramel coloring to imitate the effect of such aging.
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small-glass
maraschino
Ingredient: maraschino
What it is: LiqueurBittersweet, clear liqueur flavored with Marasca cherries, which are grown in Dalmatia, Croatia, mostly around the city of Zadar and in Torreglia (near Padua in Northern Italy).
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Curaçao
Substitution:
Triple sec
(Use small wine-glass.)
Ingredient: Curaçao
Also Known As: Curaçoa What it is: BittersLiqueur flavored with the dried peels of the laraha citrus fruit, grown on the island of Curaçao. Earlier versions were based on brandy or rum but now use neutral spirits.
Mix well.
