Name: B-52
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients: ½ oz coffee liqueur; ½ oz Irish cream liqueur; ½ oz Grand Marnier

A layered 1970s shooter that floats Grand Marnier atop Irish cream and coffee liqueur, striping the glass in bronze, ivory, and espresso for a dessert-sweet coffee shot.

build in glass

cocktail glass

coffee liqueur

Irish cream liqueur

Grand Marnier

B-52

Cocktails with espresso, coffee liqueur, or cold brew. Coffee drinks are stimulating, roasty, and often lean bittersweet.

Coffee

Cocktails with a rich, velvety mouthfeel from cream, coconut cream, eggs, or dairy liqueurs. Creamy drinks feel indulgent and often serve as dessert.

Creamy

Cocktails where sugar, syrup, or sweet liqueurs take the lead. These drinks are often dessert-like or approachable, with richness softening stronger spirits.

Sweet

Sweet, rich cocktails that stand in for dessert — cream-based, chocolate-forward, or built around sugar-forward liqueurs.

Dessert

Cocktails with a dense, syrupy, or full-bodied texture, often from sugar, amaro, or aged spirits. Rich drinks feel weighty on the palate.

B-52

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