Baby Guinness

Shooter of coffee liqueur topped with Irish cream
3⁄4 shot (3 parts) coffee liqueur, 1⁄4 shot (1 part) Irish creamPreparationFloat Irish cream on top of coffee liqueurNotesVariations substitute black sambuca for coffee liquer, creating a 'Slippery Nipple' cocktail

A Baby Guinness is a shooter, a style of cocktail, or mixed alcoholic beverage, intended to be consumed in one shot. A Baby Guinness does not contain Guinness stout. Its name is derived from the fact that it is made in such a way as to look like a tiny glass of stout.

Preparation

A portion of coffee liqueur (e.g. Kahlúa or Tia Maria) is topped by a layer of Irish cream (e.g., Baileys or Coole Swan) which is poured over the back of a spoon so that it sits on the coffee liqueur. The ratio of coffee liqueur to Irish cream varies but is generally around 3-to-1. The resulting drink looks like a miniature pint of Guinness stout, with the coffee liqueur as the beer and the Irish cream as the head. It is normally served in a shot glass.[1]

Some recipes call for the Irish cream to be whipped then spooned on top of the coffee liqueur in order to look more like the head on a pint of Guinness.[2]

Variations

In some places a Baby Guinness is served with black Sambuca instead of coffee liqueur[3][4] creating a drink similar to a Slippery Nipple.

  • It was featured on an episode of Fine Living Network's Great Cocktails.[5]
  • Baby Guinness is the favourite shot of NFL tight end Travis Kelce, having first tried it in Dublin after attending his The Eras Tour with his partner, Taylor Swift.[6]

See also

  • List of cocktails

References

  1. ^ "Baby Guinness". Food and Recipes. Boston Herald. May 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  2. ^ "Baby Guinness". RecipeZaar. August 2, 2007. Retrieved 2009-06-24.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Baby Guinness". Dr. Mixology. Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  4. ^ "The Oxford Retreat's Bar Menu" (PDF). [The Oxford Retreat Pub]. Retrieved 2009-06-24. [dead link]
  5. ^ Phillips, Stephen. "Great Cocktails, Episode FLGCT-112L". Fine Living Network. Retrieved 2009-06-25.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Baby Guinness and snooker: Travis Kelce shares what he and Taylor Swift got up to in Dublin". irishexaminer.com. 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
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