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B-52 (cocktail)

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There are special machines that can prepare a B-52 (or other multi-layered cocktails) in only a few seconds. However, an experienced bartender usually relies on the traditional, hand-made preparation. This method of the preparation is called "building", as opposed to blending or shaking, thus, B-52s
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One of Fich's first customers for a B-52 owned restaurants in various cities in Alberta, and they liked the drink so much that he put it on the menu, leading to the perception that the B-52 originated at the Keg Steakhouse in
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in Alberta, Canada. Fich named all of his new drinks after favorite bands, albums, and songs, and he supposedly named the drink after the
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The origins of the B-52 are not well documented, but one claim is that the B-52 was invented by Peter Fich, a head bartender at the
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The B-52's widespread popularity has resulted in many variations, each earning a slightly different designation (see
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in 1977. The B-52 is also rumoured to have been created by Adam Honigman, a bartender at New York City's
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changed his shirt number from 26 to 52, earning himself the nickname "B52" in the process.
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below for a small sampling). Altogether, the drinks are referred to as the
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160. Such a preparation can be referred to as a "B-52 On a Mission".
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Cocktail of coffee liqueur, Irish cream, triple sec and Sambuca
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The drink became a North London favourite in late 2009 when
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Layer ingredients into a shot glass. Serve with a stirrer.
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is poured atop the Irish Cream using the bar spoon.
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Layered shooter
Coffee liqueur
Irish cream
Orange-flavored liqueur
Straight up

Shot glass
KahlĂșa
Baileys Irish Cream
Grand Marnier
cocktail
layered
shot
coffee liqueur
KahlĂșa
Irish cream
Baileys Irish Cream
Grand Marnier

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