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Mounds Bar

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Mounds Bar

1 oz.     Bols Creme de Cacao (Dark)
1 oz.     Malibu coconut rum 

Place the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and serve in a shot glass. Enjoy !

It’s been a little while since we shared a shot where it’s supposed to taste like a delicious food. Today we believe we have a pretty good one for you. Previously, we shared a recipe for Liquid Snickers. It received a 5 on our scale of 5 and tasted awesome. Today we present to you the Mounds Bar.

Now in that December 30 recipe for Liquid Snickers, I said that I absolutely love a Snickers bar. More than Mounds or Kit Kat. And that is true. But don’t get me wrong; a Mounds Bar or an Almond Joy are pretty freakin’ good too ! And I’ve never been one to turn my back on a Watchamacallit either. Or even just a regular ol’ Hershey’s Bar. Or M&M’s.

But I digress.

With its tasty combination of chocolate and coconut, a Mounds Bar has always been a sweet snack or lunch dessert. And the simple ingredients in today’s recipe do a really admirable job of capturing this fine confection. All you need is Malibu coconut rum—which just about any self-respecting home bar should have on its shelf. And you need a good label of creme de cacao (the dark variety). While the posted recipe calls for Bols Creme de Cacao, you can also feel free to use the slightly more expensive Marie Brizard Creme de Cacao. Both will suffice just fine for this scrumptious shooter.

And as simple as this 1-2 punch is, the panel positively loved it. The coconut and chocolate meld together to taste like a melted (or liquid) Mounds candy bar. It is pretty sweet tasting without being overwhelming or too rich. It goes down very smooth, although I myself am not even sure you need to shake it over ice. It tastes wonderful chilled…..and I know many people keep candy bars in their refrigerator….but I think it would be just as delicious if it were served at room temp. Just as many people keep their candy bars in a cupboard and eat them “warm” —-for lack of a better term.

Either way, this shot was enjoyed by all. However, we feel we can only give it a 4 on our scale of 5. That mark is almost entirely based on the awesome taste. But you’d have to drink a number of these to light your fire. And while the two-ingredient combination is interesting and a touch creative, it is still only two ingredients. The Liquid Snickers employed four components. We simply felt that of the two, the Liquid Snickers deserved a slightly higher mark for its creativity and multiple ingredients. But we certainly wanted to reward the Mounds Bar fairly for being as good as it is.

So if you are having a little dinner party with friends who would enjoy a sweet dessert shot, make up a batch of each. Let them decide which one is better. It would generate some fun conversation and you’ll save money on getting a more expensive traditional dessert.

Cheers !!

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Daddy’s Milk

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Daddy’s Milk

1/2 oz.             Marie Brizard Creme de Cacao Dark
1/2 oz.             Potters Creme de Cacao White Liqueur
1/2 oz.             Frangelico hazelnut liqueur
1 splash             cream 

Shake with ice in a cocktail mixer and strain into a shot glass. Enjoy!

Today we are sharing a somewhat different recipe in that it doesn’t call for any of the really “hard” stuff. There’s no rum, no whiskey or bourbon, no vodka, and no tequila. This one could definately be called more of a dessert shot. It is thicker in context than your usual shot and sometimes one has to be ready to down a shooter like this. Especially guys. If you are a hardcore bourbon drinker or a tequila man, you may feel like this is like drinking a shot of Pepto Bismol or Milk of Magnesia.

I myself have to trick my mind that I am swallowing the last little bit of some melted ice cream or something.

Today we offer you Daddy’s Milk. And I am happy to say that unlike last week when one of the office smart-asses felt compelled to try and be witty when we sampled the Stinky Weasel—and paid the price for it, no one uttered a word when this shot was presented. Although I did notice that a few of the female tasters did lick their lips slightly. 

Lord, forgive me. I’ll pay for that one right there…..that’s for sure.

I was always more of a mother’s milk kind-of-guy as an infant. So I’m told.

But we saw that our old friend Frangelico hazelnut liqueur was involved along with another label we all appreciate in Marie Brizard and her dark creme de cacao. So we thought this one could have some real possibilities and whipped up a batch.

Now Marie Brizard also offers up a creme de cacao white blend and we often find it puzzling why a recipe would call for different brands in a situation such as this. Why go with Potters light creme de cacao when you can stay consistent with Marie Brizard? Perhaps the people behind the recipe simply prefer Potter’s light blend over Marie Brizard? Or perhaps it is a financial thing and they can only afford one bottle of the slightly more expensive Marie Brizard and had to “settle” for the Potters dark blend.

Who knows? But we feel that you can substitute here. Feel free to go with both the light and dark blends of Marie Brizard. Or the other way around using both blends of the Potters if that is what you can afford. But do stick with the Frangelico hazelnut liqueur as it has not disappointed us yet when used in prior recipes.

The shot was indeed a bit thicker than most, but it went down relatively smooth thanks to it being served chilled. I think it would have went down a bit harder if it was warm. Who likes warm milk? Or warm, melted ice cream that’s been sitting for a while? So it went down OK and it also had a very favorable flavor. It tasted a bit like hazelnut cocoa that you might buy at a convenience store like 7-11 on your way to work. Or at a joint like Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks.

By no means did it taste like coffee…….it just had that nutty, slight chocolaty flavor that some of those coffees or cocoas have. ShareMyShot gives this smooth shooter a 4 on a scale of 5. It doesn’t have hardly any punch at all. Not that you would expect a knockout based on the ingredients involved. But it is definately another shot for cozying up in front of that warm fireplace with your special lady.

Until some real Daddy’s Milk makes an appearance.

Oh Lord……please forgive me again.

Cheers !!

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Liquid Snickers

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Liquid Snickers

1 oz.            Marie Brizard Creme de Cacao Dark
1/2 oz.         Bailey’s Irish cream
1/2 oz.         Frangelico Hazelnut Liqueur
1/2 oz.         light cream 

Pour the creme de cacao, the Bailey’s, and the Frangelico liqueur into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and pour into a double shot glass. Top it with light cream, stir it gently, and serve. Enjoy !!

We wanted to end the year by sharing a really good recipe. A bartender I know named Paul works over at Cue on Cass Avenue in Darien, Illinois and told me about this one. Cue is a popular, large pool/billiards bar in the Chicago suburbs. They have at least 20 pool tables, darts, live music, and great food there. Paul by no means took credit for inventing this shot. I asked him if he knew any really good ones for the end of the year posts and he offered up the Liquid Snicker.

Turns out, when I came into the office and shared it with research & development and the the other members of the taste team, about one-third had heard of it before. Only two colleagues said they had tried it.

I for one love Snickers bars. I know….I know….some people will tell you Mounds is the way to go, and I know a couple of die-hard Kit Kat people. But a couple of times per year I get a taste for a Snickers bar and I don’t consume a ton of candy. Booze yes. Candy no. So I was excited to give this shooter a try.

As far as the ingredients, we want to make sure you go with creme de cacao dark. It does come in two hues. The light style is clear and syrupy. The dark style is distinctly more caramel colored. For the purpose of Liquid Snickers, you want to use creme de cacao dark. The recipe calls for Marie Brizard who we remember for putting out a wonderful creme de banana liqueur in earlier recipes. Marie Brizard is a top shelf quality brand. But you can try and use Bols or even DuKuyper if you are on a tight budget.

Regarding the hazelnut liqueur, do try and use the Frangelico brand as suggested in the recipe. It too is a very fine name in flavored liqueurs and their hazelnut mix is quite delicious. If you have to make a choice between Marie Brizard and Frangelico, go with the Frangelico Hazelnut Liqueur. You can use one of the more affordable brands of creme de cacao. Try not to go cheap on the hazelnut liqueur though; it is pretty vital to the overall taste of the shot.

Be sure to gently stir the cream into the shot slightly so that there is a light cloud swirling around on top right before you down this treat.

And let us tell you something people…….this shot is one fine-ass treat ! ShareMyShot gives it a 5 on a scale of 5. It’s creative. It uses multiple, unique ingredients, and it tastes freakin’ awesome. I wouldn’t say it tastes like a Snickers bar 100%…….but it tastes like a melted piece of some damn fine candybar. Who cares which one ? The hazelnut blends awesome with the creme de cacao and the Bailey’s. It’s somewhat cool from the ice in the cocktail shaker, but the flavors tone it down so that it’s not a cold shot and all of the flavors are distinctly present.

This is a great dessert shot to serve at a New Years Eve dinner party. Not a wild bash with people getting tanked. But we guarantee you that almost anyone who tries this sweet shooter will ask for a second round.

What is the Snickers motto? Isn’t it, ” Snickers satisfies “    

Damn right it does. Pour me another.

Cheers !!

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