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An astro pop cocktail is a layered cocktail, mixed drink or shooter so named because it resembles the Astro Pop lollipop candy brand.〔 Various recipes exist that use liquor and liqueurs 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.〔 It is a popular alcoholic beverage in some drinking establishments. Astro Pop candy was originally produced by Nellson Candies.〔 Spangler Candy Company purchased the candy brand from Nellson Candies in 1987,〔 and the candy brand is now owned and produced by Leaf Brands.〔 ==Varieties== An astro pop may be served as a cocktail,〔 mixed drink or shooter.〔 Several recipes exist. Alcoholic beverages used in the drink's preparation can include vodka, raspberry vodka, blueberry vodka, Prosecco (an Italian sparkling white wine), blue curaçao liqueur, Crème de banane and melon liqueur.〔〔〔〔 Drink mixers used in its preparation can include sweet and sour mix, simple syrup and grenadine.〔〔〔 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 New Orleans in 1979, during the time of the Skylab descent back to Earth.〔 The Skylab Fallout was concocted with blue curaçao liqueur, apricot brandy, grain alcohol, rum and orange juice.〔 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, is version of the astro pop was the most popular cocktail drink ordered by patrons.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Astro pop (cocktail)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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