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B-52

A layered after-dinner shot with rich coffee and cream flavors topped with orange.

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⚠️ Contains: 🥛 Dairy — Contains dairy

📋 Build🥃 Shot Glass🧊 no ice🍋 none👅 sweet creamy

📊 Servings:1

Ingredients

½ ozcoffee liqueur
½ ozIrish cream liqueur
½ ozGrand Marnier(or orange liqueur)

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Instructions

Pour coffee liqueur into the bottom of a shot glass.
Slowly layer Irish cream on top by pouring over the back of a barspoon.
Gently layer Grand Marnier on top using the same technique.
Serve immediately without stirring to preserve the layers.

📜 History

The B-52 was created in the late 1970s at the Banff Springs Hotel in Alberta Canada. It was named after the rock band The B-52s and became famous for its dramatic layered appearance.

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~24% ABV

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