enough to allow the mixologist to form
distinct layers in the glass, with the densest
liqueurs at the bottom (red grenadine,
brown Kahlúa) and the lightest at the top
(amber Cointreau, green Chartreuse).
When the liqueurs have different colors
and complementary flavors, this can
produce a pleasant novelty drink. Fruit
juices and syrups can also play a part in
such constructions. Eventually, adjacent
liquids will diffuse into each other and the
layers disappear.Liqueurs Liqueurs are a distilled alcohol
sweetened with sugar and flavored with herbs,
spices, nuts, or fruits. The flavoring agents
may be extracted by soaking in the distilled
alcohol, or they may themselves be distilled
along with the alcohol. Most liqueurs have a
neutral grain alcohol as their base, but there
are a few whose base is a brandy or whisky.
Examples are Grand Marnier, Cognac plus