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Brain hemorrhage cocktail

Served as a scary Halloween drink, brain hemorrhage relies on specific gravity to form the distinct layers. The “brain” is the effect of the curdling of the cream component in Bailey’s Irish Cream when it hits the pool of peach schnapps.
Brain hemorrhage cocktail
Beverage recipe by Connie Veneracion | Last updated: 10.18.2025
Prep: 1 minute min
Cook: 0 minutes mins
Total: 1 minute min
Servings: 1 glass
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: International
Label: Cocktail
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Connie’s notes

Bailey’s is simply poured into a glass of peach schnapps and the curdling happens? Yes. But there is a proper technique to achieve the hemorrhage part.
Ideally, pouring the grenadine should be done is a slow circular motion so that the “brain” will appear to be bleeding from every direction. As the grenadine falls to the bottom of the glass (specific gravity), some of the curdled cream will get pulled along making the drink look even more disgusting and fun.
Tip: It is essential that good quality peach schnapps is used, the kind with very high alcohol content, because the curdling won’t happen if the alcohol content is low.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ tablespoons Peach schnapps
  • 1 ½ tablespoons Bailey’s Irish Cream
  • 1 ½ tablespoons Grenadine

Instructions

  • Pour peach schnapps into a shot glass until about half-full.
  • Slowly pour Bailey’s Irish Cream in a thin stream over the peach schnapps.
  • Wait a few seconds for the cream to curdle.
  • Once the cream has curdled and the “brain” has formed, it is time to add some “blood” to make the “brain” hemorrhage.
  • Slowly pour grenadine over the curdled cream.
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About Connie Veneracion

Home cook and writer by passion, photographer by necessity, and good food, coffee and wine lover forever. I create, test and publish recipes for family meals, and write cooking tips and food stories. More about me and my umami blogs.

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