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 ingredients3⁄4 shot (3 parts) coffee liqueur, 1⁄4 shot (1 part) Irish cream
PreparationFloat Irish cream on top of coffee liqueur
NotesVariations substitute black sambuca for coffee liqueur, 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 containing Irish cream and coffee liqueur.

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] Over time, the Baby Guinness became a widely recognized shooter in Irish pubs and beyond, known for its visual resemblance to a miniature Guinness pint. [3] [4]

Variations

In some places a Baby Guinness is served with black Sambuca instead of coffee liqueur [5] [6] creating a drink similar to a Slippery Nipple.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Baby Guinness". Food and Recipes. Boston Herald. May 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  2. ↑ "Baby Guinness". RecipeZaar. August 2, 2007. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  3. ↑ "The origin story of Baby Guinness reveals you've been doing the shots all wrong". Metro News. 2025-07-04. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  4. ↑ "The Rise of the Baby Guinness". PUNCH. 2025-03-17. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  5. ↑ "Baby Guinness". Dr. Mixology. Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  6. ↑ "The Oxford Retreat's Bar Menu" (PDF). [The Oxford Retreat Pub]. Retrieved 2009-06-24.[ dead link ]


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