Baby Guinness

Baby Guinness
Cocktail
Type	Mixed drink
Standard drinkware	shot
Commonly used ingredients	3⁄4 shot (3 parts) coffee liqueur, 1⁄4 shot (1 part) Irish cream
Preparation	Float Irish cream on top of coffee liqueur
Notes	Variations substitute black Sambuca for coffee liqueur, (Creating a Slippery Nipple)

A Baby Guinness is a shooter, a style of cocktail, or mixed alcoholic beverage, intended to be consumed in one shot. A Baby Guinness contains no 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.

In popular culture[]

Featured on an episode of Fine Living Network's Great Cocktails.^[5]

References[]

^ "Baby Guinness". Food and Recipes. Boston Herald. May 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
^ "Baby Guinness". RecipeZaar. August 2, 2007. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
^ "Baby Guinness". Dr. Mixology. Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
^ "The Oxford Retreat's Bar Menu" (PDF). [The Oxford Retreat Pub]. Retrieved 2009-06-24.^{[dead link]}
^ Phillips, Stephen. "Great Cocktails, Episode FLGCT-112L". Fine Living Network. Retrieved 2009-06-25.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[]

How to make a Baby Guiness

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[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.

[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]}

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