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.
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| Type | Mixed drink |
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| 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 liquer, creating a 'Slippery Nipple' cocktail |
Preparation edit
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 edit
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.
History
The famous Baby Guinness shot is believed to have originated in Dublin during the 1980s and early 1990s. Its roots can be traced back to a bar (now closed) called the "Waxies Dargle," located next to the Rotunda Maternity Hospital. The bar brewed its own Irish coffee liqueur and it became a tradition to offer expectant and new mothers and fathers a complimentary Baby Guinness shot with coffee liqueur and Baileys alongside a pint of real Guinness, and this has continued in Irish pubs.
In popular culture edit
- Featured on an episode of Fine Living Network's Great Cocktails.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Baby Guinness". Food and Recipes. Boston Herald. May 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ^ "Baby Guinness". RecipeZaar. August 2, 2007. Retrieved 2009-06-24.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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 edit
How to make a Baby Guiness[dead link]
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