An astro pop cocktail is a layered
cocktail,
mixed drink
A mixed drink is a beverage in which two or more ingredients are mixed.
Types
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or
shooter
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so named because it resembles the
Astro Pop lollipop candy brand.
Various recipes exist that use
liquor and
liqueurs
Liqueurs are alcoholic beverages that are bottled with added sugar and have added flavours that are usually derived from fruits, herbs, or nuts. Liqueurs are distinct from eaux-de-vie, fruit brandy, and flavored liquors, which contain no add ...
to produce the drink. A version of the drink exists that is layered with red, white, and blue colors and served in a
shot glass
A shot glass is a glass originally designed to hold or measure spirits or liquor, which is either imbibed straight from the glass ("a shot") or poured into a cocktail ("a drink"). An alcoholic beverage served in a shot glass and typically cons ...
.
It is a popular alcoholic beverage in some
drinking establishment
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s.
Varieties
An astro pop may be served as a cocktail,
mixed drink or shooter.
Several variations of the drink exist. Alcoholic beverages used in the drink's preparation can include
vodka
Vodka ( pl, wódka , russian: водка , sv, vodka ) is a clear distilled alcoholic beverage. Different varieties originated in Poland, Russia, and Sweden. Vodka is composed mainly of water and ethanol but sometimes with traces of impuriti ...
, raspberry vodka, blueberry vodka,
Prosecco
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(an Italian sparkling white wine), blue
curaçao liqueur,
Crème de banane and melon liqueur.
Drink mixer
Drink mixers are the non-alcoholic ingredients in mixed drinks and cocktails. Mixers dilute the drink, lowering the alcohol by volume in the drink. They change, enhance, or add new flavors to a drink. They may make the drink sweeter, more sour, ...
s used in its preparation can include
sweet and sour mix,
simple syrup
Inverted sugar syrup, also called invert syrup, invert sugar, simple syrup, sugar syrup, sugar water, bar syrup, syrup United States Pharmacopeia, USP, or sucrose inversion, is a syrup mixture of the monosaccharides glucose and fructose, that ...
and
grenadine
Grenadine is a commonly used nonalcoholic bar syrup characterized by its deep red color. It is a popular cocktail ingredient renowned for its flavor as well as its ability to give a reddish or pink tint to mixed drinks. Grenadine is traditiona ...
.
Additional ingredients and garnishes can include sugar, raspberries, lemon juice and lemon.
A cocktail spoon is sometimes used to aid in layer separation when preparing the drink, in which various beverages are slowly poured over the back of the spoon.
A drink named Skylab Fallout, similar in appearance, was created at Pat O'Brien's in
in 1979, during the time of the
Skylab
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descent back to Earth.
The Skylab Fallout was concocted with blue curaçao liqueur, apricot
brandy,
grain alcohol
Ethanol (abbr. EtOH; also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking alcohol, or simply alcohol) is an organic compound. It is an alcohol with the chemical formula . Its formula can be also written as or (an ethyl group linked to a hyd ...
,
rum
Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is usually aged in oak barrels. Rum is produced in nearly every sugar-producing region of the world, such as the Ph ...
and
orange juice
Orange juice is a liquid extract of the orange tree fruit, produced by squeezing or reaming oranges. It comes in several different varieties, including blood orange, navel oranges, valencia orange, clementine, and tangerine. As well as vari ...
.
In its preparation, liquids that are the densest settle at the bottom of a glass.
This Pat O'Brien's creation involved the
alcohol strength increasing as one drank it, with stronger alcoholic beverages existing in the lower layers of the cocktail.
In 2013, at the Burke Street Pub in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in ...
, is version of the astro pop was the most popular cocktail drink ordered by patrons.
Similar beverages
In addition to producing Astro Pop candy,
Leaf Brands
Leaf Brands, LLC is a candy company based in Newport Coast, Newport Beach, California. The original Leaf International (also known as the "Leaf Candy Company") started in the 1940s. Leaf International was once the fourth largest candy producer ...
produces an Astro Pop
soft drink in several flavors.
See also
*
List of cocktails
References
External links
Astro Pop Drink Recipes Astropopcandy.com.
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