Baby Guinness Recipe

Baby Guinness recipe — The pub crawler who peaked in college but still shows up to every reunion. Made with coffee liqueur. Originally from Ireland.

I'm the shot that looks way more sophisticated than I actually am. Sure, I may look like Ireland's finest export, but I'm really just coffee liqueur with commitment issues and a Bailey's hat. I'm the drink equivalent of wearing a tuxedo t-shirt—formal on top, party on the bottom.

Despite its name and appearance, the Baby Guinness contains zero actual Guinness beer. The drink was invented as a novelty shot that tricks people into thinking they're drinking a miniature pint of the famous Irish stout, when it's actually just layered liqueurs.

Created in Irish pubs during the cocktail renaissance of the 1990s as a novelty shot that would fool patrons into thinking they were getting a tiny Guinness. Bartenders loved it because it looked impressive but was actually quite simple to make.

Ingredients

• 0.5 oz coffee liqueur (Kahlúa works best)
• 0.25 oz Bailey's Irish Cream (must be cold for proper layering)

Instructions

1. Pour coffee liqueur into shot glass to fill about 3/4 full.
2. Slowly pour Bailey's over the back of a bar spoon to create the foam head layer.

Category: shot | Difficulty: medium | Base spirit: coffee liqueur | ABV: 15.0-20.0%

Origin: Ireland