PARA-366-B-52-Cocktail
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Level 1 - concrete
Word: Cocktail (B-52)
Origin:
Believed to have originated in the 1970s by a bartender and fan of the iconic band.
"Strong, stimulating, cold American drink," first attested 1806; H.L. Mencken lists seven versions of its origin, perhaps the most durable traces it to French coquetier "egg-cup" (15c.; in English cocktay). In New Orleans, c. 1795, Antoine Amédée Peychaud, an apothecary (and inventor of Peychaud bitters) held Masonic social gatherings at his pharmacy, where he mixed brandy toddies with his own bitters and served them in an egg-cup. On this theory, the drink took the name of the cup.
Definition:
The B-52 cocktail is a layered shot composed of a coffee liqueur, an Irish cream, and a Grand Marnier.
When prepared properly, the ingredients separate into three distinctly visible layers.
Magic Status: 1 - Neophyte
Tier 1 - Smells like a fresh shot of B-52 cocktail.
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