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Baileys B52

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The B52 is the classic shot. Its impressive looks are worth the effort, but don’t overlook its delicious creamy, orange and coffee flavours as well.
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About this recipe

And it’s all because a bartender at the Banff Springs Hotel in Banff in Calgary, Alberta was in the habit of calling all his drinks after favourite groups and songs. A man by the name of Peter Fich, he took the name from the group of musicians who, in turn, named themselves after the long-range bomber aircraft used by US forces in the Vietnam War, the B-52 Stratofortress. The military connection is often alluded to in the flaming version of the cocktail. In its shot form it is believed to come from the Keg Steakhouse in Calgary, Alberta, adapted by a customer of the Banff Springs Hotel who liked Fich’s creation so much that he took the idea and had it layered for his customers. However, there’s another story that the whole cocktail is the sole invention of bartender Adam Honigman, at New York’s Maxwell Plum venue – as usual with all great mixed drinks, creation myths abound. But what’s certain is that the classic look now comprises three distinct layers, with the heaviest ingredient, Kahlua first, then Baileys and finally Orange Liqueur. To create this is not as difficult as it sounds: pour each ingredient slowly into a bar spoon that’s placed above the previous ingredient in the glass. This slows down the impact of the pour. Or for a simpler approach, the B52 can be made into a long drink by using equal parts of each ingredient and stirring them well together or shaking them with ice, and pouring them into an Old Fashioned glass over ice cubes.

Ingredients for

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10ml.
Baileys® Original Irish Cream Liqueur
10ml.
Coffee Liqueur
10ml.
Orange Liqueur
➤ 0.6 units of alcohol per serve

Equipment

1 x
Short Glass
1 x
Bar spoon
1 x
Jigger

How to make

Pour Coffee Liqueur’ into a glass.

Pour 10ml Coffee Liqueur’ into a shot glass.
Slowly add Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur into the glass to create a second layer.

Gently pour 10ml Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur down the back of a bar spoon into the glass while keeping the spoon end against the inside wall of the glass.
Repeat for a third layer with Orange Liqueur.

Repeat with 10ml Orange Liqueur.

Grab a bite

Get some grub in before or while you’re drinking – it slows alcohol absorption.
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Baileys® Original Irish Cream

Since its creation in 1974, Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur, a delicious blend of quality whiskey and smooth Irish cream, has become one of the world’s best-loved liqueurs.

Baileys B52

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