Post #573548 by Limbo Lizard on Thu, Jan 27, 2011 3:24 PM

I place a spoon in the top of the drink, with rim of the bowl just barely below the surface, then gently pour the float into the spoon, and let it spread out. Then I carefully 'twist' the spoon bowl up out of the drink.
Unless it's a drink specifically designed to drink the float off the top (e.g., Pousse Cafe), I would drink with a straw. The taste of the float will slowly mix into the drink, from the movement of handling it, causing the taste to evolve. Meanwhile, the float gives the drink its "nose".
If you drink off the top (if it's 151), you burn your throat, lose the aroma, and probably the ability to taste anything subtle in the drink.