Baby Eskimo

The Baby Eskimo is a creamy dessert-style shot or cocktail typically combining cream or Irish cream liqueur (such as Baileys) with vodka and a blue or mint-flavoured ingredient that creates a cool, icy visual or flavour impression. Some versions include blue curaçao for colour or white crème de menthe for a mint-cool flavour. The result is a sweet, creamy cocktail with a playful icy theme.

The Baby Eskimo is typically served as a chilled shot or small cocktail, shaken with ice and strained into a shot glass or small coupe. The cream-based ingredients require vigorous shaking to integrate properly. It is garnished minimally — perhaps a small mint sprig — consistent with its shot-style format.

The Baby Eskimo belongs to the creamy dessert-shot category of cocktails, alongside drinks like the Slippery Nipple, Orgasm, and Blow Job — novelty shots that prioritise sweetness, richness, and playful naming over bartending complexity. These drinks were popularised in the 1980s and 1990s as part of the flavoured-shot trend. They are most at home in casual bar settings and party environments rather than classic cocktail bars.