Method
Build the Guinness:
- Pour 1 oz of coffee liqueur into a sherry glass or 2 oz shot glass, filling about three-quarters of the way up.
- Slowly float 1/4 oz of Baileys on top using the back of a bar spoon. The cream sits on the dark coffee liqueur and looks exactly like the head on a pint of Guinness.
Serve:
- Shoot in one go. The Baileys hits first creamy and sweet, then the coffee kick lands a second later.
Nutrition
Notes
If your Baileys sinks, you poured too fast. Use the back of a bar spoon and let it trickle. The Baileys is lighter than the Kahlua, so done right it will float clean.
Some bartenders use Tia Maria instead of Kahlua, others use Sheridan's instead of Baileys. Both work. The two-tone look is what matters.