A-bomb Tia Maria Cocktail Recipe

What is a Liqueur?
Tia Maria is a coffee flavored liqueur from Jamaica. Liqueurs are sweet alcoholic drinks which are flavoured with a variety of different ingredients and come in a variety of different colors and included in other drinks such as the A-bomb Tia Maria Cocktail Recipe. The Alcoholic content of liqueurs is not generally a distinctive feature of these speciality drinks. Most liqueurs have a lower alcohol content than spirits between 15% - 30% although some have a much higher alcohol content up to 55%. The name 'liqueur' derives from the Latin word 'liquifacere' which means to melt or dissolve - the flavorings used to make liqueurs, such as contained in the A-bomb Tia Maria Cocktail Recipe, are dissolved. A Liqueur drink might be flavored from a variety of flavors from fruits, herbs, spices, flowers, seeds, nuts, roots, plants, barks, eggs and cream. For interesting facts & information and additional drink recipes containing this famous liqueur please click the following link:

Tia Maria

How to serve the A-bomb Tia Maria Cocktail Recipe
Liqueurs are made in nearly every country of the world and come in a variety of different flavors and colors. This makes every liqueur drink, such as the A-bomb Tia Maria Cocktail Recipe, an extremely versatile drink. The A-bomb Tia Maria Cocktail Recipe can be served:

• Straight up - Perfect as after dinner drinks and usually served at room temperature
• On the rocks - If a cold drink is preferred liqueurs can be chilled and served over ice cubes or mixed with crushed ice
• Served with coffee
• Liqueurs, such as the A-bomb Tia Maria Cocktail Recipe, can be mixed with cream or other mixers to create some really good and extremely colorful liqueur cocktails

Rainbow Liqueur Drinks - Floating Liqueurs
Ever wondered how bartenders create those unusual rainbow effects when making cocktails? They use a method called 'Floating liqueurs' which is achieved by 'floating' a measure of liqueur in a glass by pouring it slowly over an inverted spoon or down a glass rod on top of previous layers. This creates a rainbow effect in a glass when using different colored liqueurs or cordials. Liqueurs are sometimes referred to as Cordials, which causes some confusion. In America a cordial mean a sweet, syrup like alcoholic beverage. However, in the UK a cordial means a non-alcoholic, sweet, syrupy drink!

How to create the best special effects making A-bomb Tia Maria Cocktail Recipe
The following hints and tips will give you some ideas how to make the best special cocktail effects with the A-bomb Tia Maria Cocktail Recipe :

• Serve your classic A-bomb Tia Maria Cocktail Recipe in unusually shaped glasses. Give your glasses a frosted edge by dipping the rim into Lemon juice and then dipping it into sugar. Simple but effective!
• The presentation of your classic A-bomb Tia Maria Cocktail Recipe is all important! Add colorful decorations - drink umbrellas, swizzle sticks , paper flowers, straws and even sparklers! These decorations are all cheap and easy to obtain from your local grocery store
• Add some straws - colored straws are great - just cut them up for small glasses!
• Use cocktail sticks or toothpicks to twist or skewer fruits
• Use slices of fruit to decorate and add a twist to your classic A-bomb Tia Maria Cocktail Recipe
• Add crushed ice - To make crushed ice just place your ice cubes in a plastic bag and crush the ice with a heavy object

Quantities and Proportions
Quantities of ingredients tend to cause confusion - no problem, just use the correct proportions of each ingredient to create the best authentic & original A-bomb Tia Maria Cocktail Recipe ! You can use a thimble, cup or even a pitcher ( if you are making this recipe for a group or a crowd ) when you make a cocktail! The following simple guidelines will also help with the different quantities referred to in other cocktail recipes:

• 1 oz (ounce) equals 2 tbsp (tablespoons) or 3cl (centilitres)
• 30ml equals 1 oz
• 1 shot equals 3 tbsp (tablespoons) or 1½ oz (ounces) or 45 ml (millilitres)
• 1 cup equals 8 oz (ounces) or 24 cl (centilitres) or 240 ml (millilitres)

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