Baby Guinness

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Baby Guinness
Cocktail
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Type Mixed drink
Standard drinkware
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Shot glass
Commonly used ingredients34 shot (3 parts) coffee liqueur, 14 shot (1 part) Irish cream
PreparationFloat Irish cream on top of coffee liqueur
NotesVariations 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.

Contents

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.

Baby Guinness Shot: Origins The Baby Guinness shot, a popular drink in Ireland, is believed to have originated in the late 1980s at a Dublin pub called The Waxies Dargle. The pub, situated near the bustling Rotunda Hospital, was run by publican Stephen Daly, who crafted his own coffee liqueur using Irish whiskey as the base.

When new fathers came to celebrate the birth of their babies with a pint of Guinness, Daly would offer them a complimentary shot of his coffee liqueur topped with Baileys Irish Cream, which he named a "Baby Guinness." This tradition quickly gained popularity among the hospital staff, particularly nurses, who often directed fathers to The Waxies Dargle to enjoy the celebratory drink.

Over time, the Baby Guinness shot became widely known for its creamy, visually striking appearance, resembling a miniature pint of stout. Today, it is one of the most popular shots served in Irish pubs.

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