Slippery nipple
{{Short description|Layered cocktail shooter}}
{{ref improve|date=November 2012}}
{{Infobox cocktail
| iba = no
| source =
| sourcelink =
| name = Slippery nipple
| image = Slippery Nipple.jpg
| caption = A slippery nipple shooter
| type = layered
| irishc = yes
| sambuca = yes
| served = neat
| garnish = Cherry (optional)
| drinkware = shot
| ingredients = *(1 part) Sambuca
- (1 part) Baileys Irish Cream
| prep = Pour the sambuca into a shot glass, then pour the Irish Cream on top so that the two liquids do not mix.
| notes =
| footnotes =
}}
The slippery nipple is a layered cocktail shooter most commonly composed of Baileys Irish Cream and sambuca. When prepared properly, the ingredients remain in two distinct visible layers due to the relative densities of the ingredients.
History
The slippery nipple, along with the fuzzy navel, silk panties, and teeny weeny woo woo, were criticized by New York Times writer William Grimes when describing the rise of such schnapps-containing cocktails as "a kind of cult, rallying points for young drinkers in search of fun and not too picky about taste".{{cite book |last1=Grimes |first1=William |title=Straight Up or On the Rocks: The Story of the American Cocktail |date=2001 |publisher=North Point Press |isbn=9780865476011 |pages=123 |edition=First revised}}
Preparation
The drink is made from 1/2 oz. sambuca, 1/2 oz. Irish cream liqueur, and optionally, a drop of grenadine or a cherry. Some versions of the drink replace the sambuca with equal parts of anisette and peppermint schnapps.{{cite web|author=Graham, Colleen|url=http://cocktails.about.com/od/cocktailrecipes/r/slpry_npl.htm|title=Slippery Nipple (shooter)|publisher=About Food|accessdate=May 12, 2015|archive-date=June 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615003126/http://cocktails.about.com/od/cocktailrecipes/r/slpry_npl.htm|url-status=dead}}
References
External links
{{wikibooks|Bartending|Cocktails/Glossary#S|Slippery Nipple}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081201072414/http://www.barmeister.com/drinks/recipe/1402/ Barmeister Online Guide to Drinking]
Category:Cocktails with liqueur