Baby Guinness Shot

A Baby Guinness Shot is a shot, or shooter, that looks just like a tiny glass of Guinness (or other stout beer). Despite the name, the shot contains no actual Guinness!

It's intended to be consumed in a single gulp, or shot.

The ingredient list is short and sweet (literally and figuratively) for this shot.

• Coffee liqueur: Kahlúa is probably the brand of coffee liqueur with which most people are familiar; this is what I used. There are others brands, however. Use whatever you prefer!
• Irish cream liqueur: Irish cream is made with Irish whiskey, cream, and other flavorings. Bailey's is probably the most popular version, at least in the U.S. As a lover of all things Costco, I used the Kirkland brand of Irish cream 😉

For this shooter, you'll need to layer the liqueurs in the shot glass. At first glance, this might seem a little bit intimidating. I'll admit that I was a little nervous the first time I tried this method.

But fear not! It's actually not that difficult. Let's walk through it, step by step.

Step 1: Pour the Kahlúa liqueur into your shot glass. I used these taller, skinner, 1.5 oz shot glasses that you see in the photos. Despite them being a different shape, they're the size of a standard shot glass. But use whatever floats your boat.

Step 2: Take a bar spoon (or teaspoon) and hold it on an angle (approximately 45 degrees, or a little less) like in the picture below. You'll want to hold it so that the tip of the spoon is just about touching the side of the shot glass and is touching the surface of the liquid.

Step 3: Slowly pour the Irish cream over the back of the spoon, creating two distinct layers, with the Irish cream floating on top of the Kahlúa. Lift the spoon slightly (maintaining the same angle) as you pour the Irish cream liqueur.

Ta da! You have just layered a shot.

Now, if the layering process happens to go awry, that's okay. The two liqueurs may mix together, resulting in the loss of the appearance of a tiny glass of Guinness. The shot will still taste great, though.

• Shot glasses
• Cocktail jigger - this one is a new favorite!
• Bar spoon

Looking for other drinks for St. Patrick's Day? Or maybe others with similar liqueurs? I have some!

• Irish Mule
• Baileys Iced Coffee
• Espresso Martini

Nope! This shot just looks like a little baby glass of Guinness.

This shot is made with coffee liqueur and Irish cream liqueur.

Substituting sambuca (an anise-flavored liqueur) for the coffee liqueur will allow you to make a Slippery Nipple shot.

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