| Type | Mixed drink shooter/drink shot |
|---|---|
| Standard drinkware | Shot glass |
| 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 | Variation substitutes black Sambuca for coffee liqueur |
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 beer. Its name is derived from the fact that it is made in such a way as to look like a tiny glass of stout.
Contents |
A portion of coffee liqueur (e.g., Tia Maria or Kahlúa) is topped by a layer of Irish Cream (e.g., Baileys) 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]
In the U.K. a Baby Guinness is often served with black Sambuca instead of coffee liqueur[3][4] creating a drink similar to a Slippery Nipple.