Pousse l'Amour cocktail: a delicious layered long drink of French origin.
Recipe
For 1 person
4 cl marasquin
1 egg yolk
3 cl vanilla cordial (liqueur de vanille)
2 cl brandy (Cognac...)
How to make
👉 straight to the glass / 🥃 martini, nick&nora / 🍹 long drink (12cl) / ⏱️ 5 mn
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Pour the maraschino into a glass.
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Spoon the whole egg yolk into the glass.
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Pour the vanilla liqueur along a spoon to layer it on top of the maraschino (see How to make layered cocktails?).
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Insert the brandy in the same way to layer it on top.
History
The Pousse l'Amour cocktail was published in 1862 in "Bartenders guide: How to mix drinks" by Jerry Thomas, who indicates that it is a French cocktail, a lot of dexterity is required to make this recipe.