The B-52 cocktail can be called truly legendary, because hardly anyone has heard of it. Unless avid teetotalers who have never tasted alcohol in their lives. Try to make this cocktail at home and surprise your guests!

B-52 - the story of the cocktail

To date, there are several options for the origin of the cocktail. The first version is associated with the name of the Boeing B-52 rocket carrier, and the second with the TheB-52’s music group. The places of invention also vary. For example, someone claims that the B-52 was created in the Alice bar, which is located in Malibu (United States of America), while others, on the contrary, are sure that the B-52’s homeland is Canada, and specifically in the province of Alberta in 1977 year. The third version says that the creators of the famous cocktail are American pilots who were stationed in Italy during the Second World War in the 20th century.

Classic B-52 Cocktail Recipe

The classic B-52 can cause some difficulties in cooking with amateurs in the bar business. However, if you have sufficient dexterity and knowledge, then you will surely succeed.

So, to make a cocktail, you will need the following ingredients:

  • liqueur "Irish Crim" - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
  • coffee liqueur - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
  • Grand Marnier liquor - 1 tbsp. a spoon.

The classic version has a milder and more pleasant taste than the alcoholic B-52.

Now check out the step-by-step process of making a cocktail:

  1. Take a stack.
  2. Pour coffee liquor into it first.
  3. Using a bar spoon, shift Irish Cream in the indicated quantity.
  4. In conclusion, the “Marnier Verge” is laid out.
  5. Before serving, light the top layer with a match or lighter.
  6. A cocktail is drunk through a straw.So that it does not melt, it must first be moistened.
  7. After that, you can prepare another stack.

How to make B-52 layers?

In layers, the B-52 looks prettier and more original than in the original recipe, where the layers can be mixed together. Such a presentation is more suitable for true lovers of alcoholic cocktails.

Necessary ingredients for cooking:

  • coffee liqueur "Kalua" - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
  • classic Beilis liqueur - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
  • orange liquor - 1 tbsp. a spoon.

Step-by-step process for preparing a cocktail:

  1. To lay out the layers, use a special bar spoon. If you do not have one, you should purchase one.
  2. Take a special shot glass (shot) and pour coffee liqueur evenly on the bottom.
  3. Following a long bar spoon with a thin stream, pour the Baileys liquor. Make sure that the layers do not mix and a clear boundary is traced between them.
  4. The last layer is also thinly pouring orange liquor onto a spoon.
  5. Serving can be done in different ways: the first traditional option with setting the top layer on fire, after which the cocktail must be drunk quickly through a tube; The second serving option is mixing with ice cubes and pouring into a large cocktail glass.

What can replace the main components of a cocktail?

You can replace the layers of the cocktail with other components, but in this case, it will no longer be the classic B-52.

For example, there is a B-52 alcoholic cocktail recipe that uses the following ingredients:

  • liqueurs “Kalua”, “Baileys”, absinthe. This type of cocktail is called B-55 or “Combat Helicopter”. It should be used with extreme caution, since this drink is capable of literally knocking down even an adult man;
  • the classic three-layer B-52, to which the Bombay gin is added as the fourth layer. The cocktail will have the same name - “Bombay B-52;
  • orange liqueur, Baileys, vodka;
  • Kalua liqueur, peppermint schnapps, orange liqueur. The result is a B-57 cocktail. It has a more piquant and original taste.
  • liqueurs “Kalua”, “Sambuca” and “Cointreau”. This is the B-53. To taste, it will not be as sweet as the classic version and more like lovers of a strong and tart alcoholic combination.

In order for the B-52 to remain unchanged, in which case you can change “Kalua” to “Tia Maria” or “Captain Black”. The Baileys layer should be left as it is, and instead of the Grand Marnier, use Cointreau.

Female version of the cocktail B-52

The female variation of the B-52 cocktail has a sweeter and more delicate taste. In this case, the bottom coffee liqueur will be replaced by the chocolate component. The Sheridans drink is perfect for this purpose.

A sample set of ingredients for the “female B-52” will look like this:

  • coffee liqueur - 20 ml;
  • Sheridans liqueur with chocolate flavor - 20 ml;
  • orange liquor - 20 ml.

Step-by-step process for preparing a cocktail:

  1. First, pour coffee liquor to the bottom of the shot. Any similar drink is suitable for this purpose, but the best option is Baileys coffee.
  2. Following the bar spoon with a thin stream, pour the chocolate layer from Sheridans liqueur.
  3. Make sure the layers do not mix and add a final touch in the form of an orange Grand Marnier.
  4. Thus, make a few shots of the “female B-52” cocktail and serve it to the guests.

How to drink B-52?

The question "how to drink a cocktail B-52" causes a lot of controversy. Someone is a supporter of the classic "aggressive" method, which involves burning, while someone calls it barbaric and prefers to drink a cocktail in one gulp.

So, at the moment there are two traditional ways to drink B-52:

  1. As already mentioned, in the first case, the upper layer is ignited, and the cocktail is drunk through a tube moistened with saliva or water. Here it is necessary not to hesitate, otherwise the plastic of the tube can simply melt under the influence of the high temperature of the burning orange layer.
  2. The second method is more gentle. Just drink the cocktail in one gulp. Experts do not advise getting carried away, since an unprepared person can get drunk very quickly from such a concentration of alcoholic beverages. The optimal norm is 2 shots per evening.

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