# What was this drink? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 28, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-drink/576309 "2011-03-28T20:50:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-drink/576309/1 "2011-03-28T20:50:08Z")
Years ago I was getting shots at a bar. Each shot had three different kinds of liquor, which would settle in layers. The idea was that while each liquor didn’t taste great on its own, the whole shot would taste really good, like chocolate cake or something. A friend said it’s called “chocolate cake”, but googling on that got me a very different recipe. Most of those have only two liquors and involve sugar and lemon. That’s not what we had. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-drink/576309/2 "2011-03-28T20:51:43Z")
B52? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-drink/576309/3 "2011-03-28T20:58:42Z")
Maybe. I kind of remember one of the liquors being clear though. I kind of remember white, black, and clear. The black could have been khalua. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-drink/576309/4 "2011-03-28T21:01:28Z")
There’s a 3-layer chocolate cake shot recipe kicking around somewhere that involves vanilla vodka, frangelico and godiva chocolate liqueur (which comes in white as well as brown) ---
**Author:** ![MTRG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@MTRG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTRG)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-drink/576309/5 "2011-03-28T21:01:50Z")
Mudslide? Khulua, Bailey’s, and Absolute? ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-drink/576309/6 "2011-03-28T21:02:31Z")
Here is a link to one recipe (with an annoying video that auto-plays) > **[3 Layer Chocolate Cake Drink Recipe - Shooter](https://www.barnonedrinks.com/drinks/-/3-layer-chocolate-cake-12274.html)** > > This great 3 Layer Chocolate Cake recipe is made with Stolichnaya ( Stoli ) Vanilla Vodka, Godiva Chocolate Liqueur, Frangelico ... ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-drink/576309/7 "2011-03-28T21:18:41Z")
Could be either, but I don’t think it had Godiva. Bailey’s sounds about right. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-drink/576309/8 "2011-03-29T22:44:04Z")
Bailey’s is a common ingredient in layered drinks because it floats well. Hell, even I can make a layered Buttery Nipple. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-drink/576309/9 "2011-03-29T23:02:27Z")
_Bailey’s_ doesn’t taste great on its own? I’d sooner believe you don’t like ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-drink/576309/10 "2011-03-29T23:58:17Z")
Who said it doesn’t taste great on its own? ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-drink/576309/11 "2011-03-30T00:04:50Z")
OP: > [@tdn](#): > > The idea was that while each liquor didn’t taste great on its own, the whole shot would taste really good, like chocolate cake or something. > [@tdn](#): > > Bailey’s sounds about right. ---
**Author:** ![Pandoranoid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce73a5/32.png) [@Pandoranoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pandoranoid)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-drink/576309/12 "2011-03-30T01:13:44Z")
> [@Motorgirl](#): > > There’s a 3-layer chocolate cake shot recipe kicking around somewhere that involves vanilla vodka, frangelico and godiva chocolate liqueur (which comes in white as well as brown) There’s another version of this shot does not involve chocolate liquer at all-it’s replaced with a SMALL amount of kaluha, I think-and subs citrus vodka for the vanilla, and it tastes _even more like chocolate cake._ ETA: The key to really stepping it up is the citron vodka, oddly enough. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-drink/576309/13 "2011-03-30T01:48:24Z")
I believe there is a mocha and vanilla version of Kahlua, maybe that adds to the chocolate flavor without actually being a chocolate liqueur. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-drink/576309/14 "2011-03-30T02:40:47Z")
> [@spark240](#): > > OP: Ah thanks. I didn’t put the two together.