Orgasm

A name like Orgasm guarantees that countless mixologists over the decades have independently assigned this name to drinks they've concocted. Add to this a drink called Screaming Orgasm with which it's often equated or confused, and we have a morass of disparate and conflicting recipes.

So, what is an Orgasm? There is no fixed answer, though most versions include cream or Irish cream liqueur.

Recipes

Ultimate A-to-Z Bar Guide by Sharon Tyler Herbst and Ron Herbst

Note: This is probably the most common version.

• 1/2 oz Amaretto
• 1/2 oz Baileys Irish Cream
• 1/2 oz Kahlua or Tia Maria

Shake & strain over ice or into shot glass

Official IBA recipe

• 3 cl (1 oz) Cointreau
• 3 cl (1 oz) Baileys Irish Cream
• 2 cl (2/3 oz) Grand Marnier

Build over ice in old fashioned glass or shot glass. Garnish with a cherry.

Alternate Recipe

This version was served at the Rueb 'n Stein, Northfield, MN, in the mid '80s:

• 1 part Grand Marnier
• 1 part Baileys Irish Cream

Build over ice in rocks glass. Serve ungarnished with sipping straw.