Buttery Nipple

A two-layered shot that floats Irish Cream on top of butterscotch or amaretto — the contrast between the dairy-rich cream and the almond or butterscotch sweetness below makes for a smooth, dessert-like shooter that has been a bar staple since the 1980s.

DigestifShotContains Dairy

Ingredients

  • 1.5 ozIrish Cream
  • 0.5 ozVanilla Syrup

Preparation

built · shot glass · none

  1. 1.

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    Pour Irish cream into a shot glass.

  2. 2.

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    Carefully float vanilla syrup on top using the back of a bar spoon.

  3. 3.

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    Serve without stirring.

Flavor Profile

creamy
78%
sweet
65%
viscosity
55%
body
50%
spiced
17%
dilution
2%