How to Stack Drinks

Fancy bar tricks are always fun and sure to impress. One of the easiest and most entertaining tricks to have in your repertoire is the ability to stack a drink, which is also known as layering a drink. If you follow these easy step by step instructions, you should be able to stack a drink with no problem at all.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Things You’ll Need:

• Glass
• Liquor
• Spoon

1. Select the liquors you intend to use for your layered beverage. Make sure that you are going to pour them from heaviest to lightest.
2. Turn a spoon upside down so that the convex side is facing up. This technique will slow the distribution of liquor into the glass and make it easier to layer.
3. Starting with the heaviest liquor, pour a small amount into the bottom of your glass without hitting the sides of the glass.
4. Slowly pour the next heaviest liquor over the spoon back. Doing so should allow you to layer the liquors without disturbing the layer underneath too much.
5. Continue to layer your alcohols until the desired effect is achieved. Remember to pour each liquor over the back of the spoon.

Tips & Warnings

• Using liquors with different specific gravities (i.e. viscosities) will make the layering of a drink easier. Remember, liquors like Irish Cream make good bases, while lighter alcohols like rums, will float on top.
• It doesn’t matter how pretty a drink is; if it tastes bad, nobody will be impressed. Try to find recipes that lend themselves well to layering.
• Layering drinks can be tricky. Practice before your friends come over to avoid embarrassment or knocking over a beverage.
• Do not use alcohols with specific gravities that are too similar or they will merge.

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