Slippery nipple

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.

Slippery nipple

Cocktail
A slippery nipple shooter
Type	Layered shooter
Base spirit	Sambuca Irish cream
Served	Neat: undiluted and without ice
Standard garnish	Cherry (optional)
Standard drinkware	Shot glass
Commonly used ingredients	(1 part) Sambuca (1 part) Baileys Irish Cream
Preparation	Pour the sambuca into a shot glass, then pour the Irish Cream on top so that the two liquids do not mix.

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".^[1]

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.^[2]