Gone with the Wind is a sweet, easy-drinking velvety milky-coffee-flavored cocktail with a hint of citrus in the aftertaste, complemented by a memorable ignited serving. It is more considered a women’s drink, although many men are also partial to it.
Historical information
The author of the recipe, the time and place of the appearance of the Gone with the Wind cocktail are unknown. According to legend, the name of the drink was given in honor of the novel of the same name by the American writer Margaret Mitchell, which appeared in 1936 and became one of the most successful literary works in the history of the United States. But researchers of cocktail culture are skeptical about this version, since fans of the novel are unlikely to like such an extraordinary cocktail serving. Most likely, the author of the recipe simply used the promoted name to draw attention to his drink.
Composition and proportions:
- Kalua coffee liqueur – 25 ml;
- orange liqueur Cointreau or Triple sec – 25 ml;
- Blue Curacao liqueur – 25 ml;
- cream (maximum 11% fat) – 25 ml;
- ground cinnamon – 1-2 pinches.
In some recipes, transparent Cointreau liqueur is replaced with sambuca, then an anise flavor appears in the cocktail.
From the inventory you will definitely need: a glass for serving, two piles (glasses) and a straw. When serving, the drinker needs help.
Gone with the Wind cocktail recipe
1. Pour Kahlua into the center glass. Lay a layer of Cointreau on top. It is very important to pour the liqueurs in the specified order, they should not mix, because when ignited, Cointreau burns, but Kalua does not.
2. Pour Blue Curacao liqueur into one pile, cream of minimum fat content into another. Arrange the stacks on the sides of the glass.
3. Ignite Cointreau (Triple sec) in a glass, let it burn for 10-12 seconds, then gently sprinkle the flame with 1-2 pinches of cinnamon – sparks will appear.
4. Lower the tube to the bottom of the glass. Start drinking the bottom layer (Kalua liqueur).
Make sure that the tube does not start to melt in the burning liquor.
5. While drawing the contents through the straw, pour Blue Curacao and cream into the glass. Drink sharply to the bottom in one gulp, you can lightly mix the ingredients with a straw.