The Buttery Nipple is a two-ingredient layered shooter: butterscotch schnapps weighted to the bottom of the glass with a float of Irish cream resting on top, drinking like vanilla-caramel pudding. It emerged from the 1980s wave of sweet novelty shots — the dessert-leaning cousin of the Slippery Nipple, which swaps the schnapps for anise-forward sambuca. Served chilled and neat, it is built to be tossed back rather than sipped.
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Pour the butterscotch schnapps into a chilled shot glass.
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Slowly float the Irish cream over the back of a barspoon so it settles in a distinct layer on top of the schnapps without mixing.