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Could anyone tell me what is the name of the cocktail with largest number of layers in a layered drink and in which order the various liqueurs are poured into it?
A layered (or "stacked") drink, sometimes called a pousse-café, is a kind of cocktail in which the slightly different densities of various liqueurs are used to create an array of colored layers, typically two to seven. - Wikipedia.
The most layers I have seen (and drunk) is the Pousse Cafe No. 1 - with 6 layers.
It has equal measures of 6 liqueurs and spirits:
Pouring uses the usual layer process - pour down the back of a spoon...very gently, so you don't mix with the previous layer.
Pic from epicurious.com
Does this count?
12-Layer Pousse Café
grenadine
creme de cassis
green creme de menthe
maraschino liqueur
elderflower liqueur
orange curacao
benedictine
yellow chartreuse
green chartreuse
fernet branca
cognac
over-proof rum
Here is a seven-layered Pousse Café:
INGREDIENTS:
- 1/4 shot grenadine
- 1/4 shot dark crème de cacao
- 1/4 shot maraschino liqueur
- 1/4 shot orange curaçao
- 1/4 shot green crème de menthe
- 1/4 shot parfait amour
- 1/2 shot cognac
