B 52
- david herpin
- Dec 7, 2016
- 1 min read
This drink was indirectly named after the Vietnam era bomber (B 52). Here is an early printing of this drink:
Restaurant business: Volume 84, Issues 3-6 in 1985
"The B-52, like the musical group, certainly makes you aware of all your senses. B-52"
Many believe this drink was created in Canada in 1977 however, there is no strong evidence supporting this, nor any other specific location of origin. This drink also appears in:
Lipoprotein protocols - Page 21 by J. M. Ordovas in 1998
Ad summary: Volume 2 by Leading National Advertisers, inc in 1999
There are several variations to this drinking including the "B 53" a "B 51" which contains a shot of Bacardi 151 and even a B 52 with Bombay Doors, which includes a shot of Bombay Gin, these are all direct derivitives of the B 52.
This drink dates between 1981 - 1984 and contained at least as of then:
Layer these ingredients in this order in a shot glass.
Kahlua
Bailey's Irish Cream
Grand Manier
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