Dark brown at the bottom, bright green in the middle, creamy beige on top. The three layers stay separate only if you pour slowly over the back of a spoon, and that little bit of care is the whole show.
¾ oz
coffee liqueur e.g. Kahlúae.g. Kahlúa · Tia Maria · Mr Black · Borghetti
¾ oz
melon liqueur e.g. Midori, chillede.g. Midori · Bols · DeKuyper
¾ oz
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Garnish: None · Ice: Served up, no ice
Quick Fuck
Very sweet and creamy, with coffee and roasted notes followed by candied melon and a smooth cream finish. Low to medium strength.
This layered shooter belongs to the era of colourful party shots that spread through bars in the 1980s and 1990s, alongside the B-52 and the Slippery Nipple. Like many drinks of that scene it was given a deliberately provocative name, and no inventor or place of origin is documented.
Technically it works like the B-52: three liqueurs of different density are floated one above the other. Coffee liqueur is the heaviest and forms the base, melon liqueur sits in the middle and the lighter cream liqueur floats on top. The colour contrast of the green Midori layer is what sets it apart from its coffee-and-cream relatives.
Coffee liqueur first, then melon liqueur, then Irish cream on top, from heaviest to lightest.
Usually because the pour is too fast or the liqueurs are warm. Pour very slowly over the back of a spoon.
Not especially. All three are liqueurs of roughly 17 to 20 percent alcohol, but it is still a shot, so keep it to one.
The perfect sound
Loud, fast and over in a moment.
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