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. Below are common general recipes from which numerous variations can be derived, as well as some unique alternate recipes that have been served in specific bars.

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• 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

(The addition of 1/2 oz. vodka makes a Screaming Orgasm.)

General Recipe 2

• 1 part vodka
• 1 part amaretto
• 1 part white creme de cacao
• 1 part triple sec
• 2 parts cream

Shake & strain over ice or into shot glass

Official IBC 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 1

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.

Alternate Recipe 2

• 3 parts Southern Comfort
• 2 parts pineapple juice
• 1 part amaretto

Serve in a shot glass