The word "cocktail" in translation from English means a cock's tail. There are a huge number of legends explaining the origin of the drink itself and its exotic name. In the mind of a modern person, a cocktail is a multi-layered drink.
Today there is a wide variety of recipes for all kinds of cocktails. Among them there are both alcoholic and non-alcoholic milk drinks. Preparing almost any of the cocktails at home is easy enough.
Alcoholic cocktails traditionally include one or more types of alcoholic beverages. Most often, liquor is used for these purposes. Many representatives of the beautiful half of humanity prefer Beilis.
About Beilis
Baileys is one of the most famous liqueurs, consisting of Irish whiskey and heavy cream. In addition to the main ingredients, the liqueur contains vanillin, caramel, cocoa. There are types of baileys that are flavored with mint or coffee. The strength of the drink is kept at 17 degrees, and the taste is dominated by creamy-sweet-bitter tones. This liqueur is served at the end of the meal as a digestif. As an accompaniment, crushed ice or strawberries are added to the glass with baileys. Liqueur is added to coffee, and also used in homemade cocktails.
Cocktail recipe B-52
This cocktail is multi-layered and contains three different liqueurs. To prepare 1 serving of a drink, you will need:
- 20 ml. Baileys liqueur;
- 20 ml. coffee liqueur;
- 20 ml. orange liqueur.
The main preparation condition is that liqueurs should be located one above the other, forming layers. They do not mix due to the fact that they have different specific gravity. Prepare a small, tall, thick-walled glass to prepare a drink. Fill it gently with chilled coffee liqueur such as Kahlua. Then pour Baileys carefully. To avoid damaging the bottom layer of liquor, pour Baileys in a thin stream down the back of a small spoon or knife. Add orange liqueur last. For these purposes, you can choose Cointreau.
The B-52 cocktail got its name due to the fact that it is customary to set it on fire before serving, creating the impression of an exploding bomb.
In the United States, during the war, the B-52 Stratofortress bomber was used to drop incendiary bombs.
The glass with the B-52 cocktail must be filled to the brim. Otherwise, when ignited, there will be a possibility that the glass may break if overheated.
No ice is added to this cocktail.
The drink is drunk through a straw, leaving the glass on the table.
