The slippery nipple is a layered

cocktail A cocktail is a mixed drink, usually alcoholic beverage, alcoholic. Most commonly, a cocktail is a combination of one or more liquor, spirits mixed with other ingredients, such as juices, flavored syrups, tonic water, Shrub (drink), shrubs, and ...

shooter most commonly composed of

Baileys Irish Cream Baileys Irish Cream is an Irish cream liqueur made of cream, cocoa and Irish Whiskey emulsified together with vegetable oil. Baileys is made by Diageo at Nangor Road, in Dublin, Ireland and in Mallusk, Northern Ireland. It is the original ...

and

sambuca Sambuca () is an Italian anise-flavoured liqueur. Its most common variety is often referred to as "white sambuca" to differentiate it from other varieties that are deep blue ("black sambuca") or bright red ("red sambuca"). Like other anise-fla ...

. 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 ''

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'' writer William Grimes when describing the rise of such

schnapps Schnapps ( or ) or schnaps is a type of alcoholic beverage that may take several forms, including distilled fruit brandies, herbal liqueurs, infusions, and "flavored liqueurs" made by adding fruit syrups, spices, or artificial flavorings to ...

-containing cocktails as "a kind of cult, rallying points for young drinkers in search of fun and not too picky about taste".

Preparation

The drink is made from 1/2 oz. sambuca, 1/2 oz. Irish cream liqueur, and optionally, a drop of

grenadine Grenadine () is a nonalcoholic bar syrup commonly used as a cocktail ingredient, distinguished by its sweetness, mild flavor, and red color. Popular in mixed drinks, grenadine syrup was traditionally made from pomegranate, but today is most p ...

or a cherry. Some versions of the drink replace the sambuca with equal parts of

anisette Anisette, or Anis, is an anise-flavored liqueur that is consumed in most Mediterranean countries. It is colorless and, because it contains sugar, is sweeter than dry anise flavoured spirits (e.g. absinthe). The most traditional style of anisette ...

and peppermint schnapps.

References

External links

{{wikibooks, Bartending, Cocktails/Glossary#S, Slippery Nipple
Barmeister Online Guide to Drinking
Cocktails with liqueur Shooters (drinks) Cocktails with Irish cream Cocktails with anise-flavored liquors