Baby Guinness

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.

Baby Guinness
Cocktail
TypeMixed drink
Standard drinkware
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 coffee liqueur for black sambuca, (Creating a Slippery Nipple)

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.

History

The famous Baby Guinness shot is believed to have originated in Dublin, Ireland, during the 1980s and early 1990s. Its roots can be traced back to a renowned Dublin publication that operated a bar (now closed) called the "Waxies Dargle," located next to the iconic Rotunda maternity Hospital in Dublin City. The small pub brewed its own Irish coffee liqueur so became a heartwarming tradition offering expectant and new fathers and mothers a complimentary Baby Guinness shot with coffee liqueur and Baileys alongside their pint of real Guinness, this became a cherished symbol of camaraderie and celebration that is celebrated in Irish pubs all over Ireland to this very day.

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. 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.
  5. Phillips, Stephen. "Great Cocktails, Episode FLGCT-112L". Fine Living Network. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
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