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: a cocktail made from crème de cacao and cream and occasionally brandy and an additional liqueur and so poured into a glass that each ingredient forms a layer — compare pousse-café sense 2

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First Known Use of angel's kiss

1934, in the meaning defined above

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“Angel's kiss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angel%27s%20kiss. Accessed 3 Aug. 2020.

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