Stinky Weasel
1 oz. 1800 Tequila
1 oz. Bacardi 151 rum
1 oz. lemon juice
1 dash sugar
Put the tequila into the shot glass. Add the 151 rum and then the lemon juice. Add the dash of sugar last and stir it slightly with a toothpick.
Whenever we have a new recipe to sample that isn’t really well known like Jagerbombs and Buttery Nipples are, the first question posed around the discussion table is whether anyone on the taste team is familiar with the shot or has tried it before. Not exactly a earth shattering revelation on how we operate.
Today when that question was asked about the Stinky Weasel, everyone said that they hadn’t ever tried the proposed shooter. However, one of the more attractive females on our panel joked that while she hasn’t ever drank a stinky weasel, she’s been up close and personal with a few. That was a ballsy enough statement to make as it was. Literally. But then one of the (self percieved) witty guys at the table replied,
“Well, that’s what happens when you shack up with homeless dudes every weekend.”
Not the most intelligent thing to say to a woman under any circumstances. Dipshit.
Once order was restored and the office furniture back in place, we could get back to the business of alcohol. So we turned our attention back to the Stinky Weasel. The shot, that is.
This isn’t one of the more elaborate shots we have tried lately, but not all of them can employ fine French liqueurs or five ingredients at a time. This one calls for specifics and is rather cut-and-dried. You combine powerful components like 1800 Tequila and Bacardi 151 and temper it just a bit with the lemon juice and a pinch of sugar. That’s it. Plain and simple.
I’m not sure how the name applies to be honest with you. But as we’ve learned over the first 90 recipes or so, the name is not always a direct hit for the shooter.
This shot wasn’t near the worst we have tried at ShareMyShot, but it was nowhere near the quality of some of the recent shooters we have sampled. The tequila dominated the taste of the shot. And with the lemon juice being equal part to any of the other components, that sour substance made its presence known as well. Tequila often gives one a rather bitter, sourpuss expression on the faces of those who are not big fans. And the influence of the lemon juice exaggerated that effect. There were some funny-ass faces at today’s session….lemme tell ya.
The taste of the rum seemed to get a little bit lost in the mix, although the kick that 151 proof rum provides was still very evident.
Some team members stopped at three rounds and others “manned up” to do a fourth. Those that tried four rounds felt the punch of the two main liquor ingredients. But as a group, overall we could only reward this shot with a 2 on a scale of 5. The creativity level was low, the taste was so-so, and we did give it points for its power. And in the end, that added up to a 2 out of 5.
Perhaps the greatest lesson to come out of today’s recipe is that when a woman tries to make a joke about her experience with stinky weasels, just give her the laugh and move on. Don’t try to be cute with some half-assed response. It just isn’t worth it.
Cheers !!
