B-52 (cocktail)

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B-52

Cocktail
Type	Layered shooter
Base spirit	Coffee liqueur Irish cream Orange-flavored liqueur
Served	Straight up: chilled, without ice
Standard garnish	Stirrer
Standard drinkware	Shot glass
Commonly used ingredients	2 cl Kahlúa 2 cl Baileys Irish Cream 2 cl Grand Marnier
Preparation	Layer ingredients into a shot glass. Serve with a stirrer.
Commonly served	After Dinner

The B-52 (also B52 or Bifi or Bifty) cocktail is a layered shot composed of coffee liqueur (Kahlúa), Irish cream (Baileys Irish Cream), and Grand Marnier (in later versions replaced with triple sec or Cointreau). When prepared properly, the ingredients separate into three distinctly visible layers (due to their relative densities).