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Liquid Xanax

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Liquid Xanax

1/2 oz.       Jagermeister herbal liqueur
1/2 oz.       Goldschlager cinnamon schnapps
1/2 oz.       Crown Royal Canadian whisky
1/2 oz.       Bacardi 151 rum 

Mix all of the ingredients together in a double shot glass. Serve. Enjoy !

Once I reached the age of 30 or so, I abandoned taking all pills. I’m hardpressed to even take a Tylenol now when I have a headache. This is because up to the age of 30, I was a little bit like Elvis Presley. And I don’t just mean fat. There was that…..and then there was the pills. If you had one and said that it made you feel good, I was swallowing it. Not a very healthy way to live….as Elvis demonstrated.

But I gave that sort of lifestyle up. Now I’m just a “shot man” . And today’s shot is called Liquid Xanax. Now I’ve never taken a dose of Xanax in my life; at least to my knowledge. But if it is a pill that has only hit the market in the last 8-10 years, then I can safely say that I have never taken one.

Xanax is a trade-name for a short-acting drug that is primarily used to treat moderate to severe anxiety disorders and panic attacks. It is used as an adjunctive treatment for anxiety associated with moderate depression. I didn’t know this information from the top of my head….it comes courtesy of our research and development department.

So today we are sharing the recipe for Liquid Xanax. It’s probably healthier for a person that the damn pill. Let’s see….

The shooter Liquid Xanax is a combination of four pretty heavy hitters in the liquor department. We have the powerhouse Bacardi 151 rum, and we have Crown Royal Canadian whisky which has a habit of really creeping up on unsuspecting people.Toss in a couple of deceivingly powerful libations such as Jagermeister and Goldschlager and you have a real knockout punch. This concoction would cause most people to fall into a more sedate disposition. Unless they are a rowdy, mean dinker. But for most people, I think it would help to subdue any manic feelings they are having.

The true question is how this quadruple bad boy tastes.

The answer to that question was debated pretty well by the taste team panel. Nobody thought it was one of the best shots they have tasted in a while. About half of the panel thought it tasted anywhere from satisfactory to savory. The other half of the panel didn’t really like the taste much at all. The Goldschlager was the only ingredient that clawed its way past the others and was still pretty discernible. The other ingredients seemed to be blotted out by their compadres.

ShareMyShot gives this calming influence of a shot a 3 on a scale of 5. It packs a good whallop. Like we said, unless you are a mean drinker who gets riled up when buzzed, this Liquid Xanax definately settles a man down. But the taste was a little suspect. So overall, it earned a middle-of-the-road ranking.

We still recommend you do the shot rather pop the pills. After all, this is ShareMyShot.

Cheers !!

Posted in 3 Star Shots, Aftershock cinnamon schnapps, Bacardi 151, Canadian whisky, Chartreuse herbal liqueur, Crown Royal, DeKuyper Hot Damn cinnamon schnapps, DeKuyper cinnamon schnapps, Firewater cinnamon schnapps, Goldschlager, Hiram Walker cinnamon schnapps, Hiram Walker schnapps, Jagermeister, flavored liqueurs, herbal liqueurs, liqueurs, schnapps, whiskey | No Responses »

Just Shoot Me

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Just Shoot Me
 
1/3 oz.         Jim Beam bourbon whiskey
1/3 oz.         Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey
1/3 oz.         Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky
1/3 oz.         Jose Cuervo Especial gold tequila
1/3 oz.         Jagermeister herbal liqueur
1/3 oz.         Bacardi 151 proof rum 

Mix over ice and pour into a large shot glass. Enjoy !

Today ShareMyShot.com is very proud to share their 100th recipe with their readers. We’ve been around about 5 months now and when you start a new business as unique as this one, no one is sure exactly how long it will last. When I was first approached to come and work for ShareMyShot and they told me what the job entailed, I was a non-believer. I mean, really? Someone actually wanted me to come into work every day and suggest alcoholic shots to sample? And then give them a write-up/review based on what the entire panel of taste testers felt about the shooter?

It sounded like that episode of Cheers when Norm Peterson was given a job at the beer brewery as a taster.

I knew that the people behind the concept for ShareMyShot had a big office building in the ‘burbs where they actually oversee about 125-150 various websites. They have bloggers and researchers and IT experts and all that good stuff. So I knew it wasn’t some little upstart looking to throw out a little website. I knew they were serious about the concept. But to have a 6 person taste team comprised of three men and three women just to taste shots? Sounded like Xanadu.

Well, it turns out that the shot tasting (and my posts about them) are just a fraction of the job tasks we perform. The taste panel does contribute to several other of the websites on the company roster in various functions. But I’ll be damned if the initial invitation wasn’t true. Come in each day and sample a shot recipe and then share it with our readers.

God Bless America !!

So today…..for our 100th shot recipe…….we give to you the Just Shoot Me shot. We wanted to come up with something a little special. Something creative. Not just your two-ingredient basic shooter. Or something that involved whipped cream or milk or even 7-UP. We thought we owed it to our reader to offer up something today with some balls.

And Just Shoot Me has some balls, lemme tell ya.

The shot could almost be called the Five J’s if the Bacardi 151 wasn’t in the recipe. The first five ingredients all are labels that start with the letter J. But I think the monicker it does have is pretty appropriate. Do not deviate from the exact recipe. It calls for three of the kings in the bourbon/whisky market. It doesn’t get much better than Jim Beam, Jack Daniels, and Johnnie Walker. They’ve been good buddies of mine going back to high school.

Then we have the most recognized name in the tequila market. Many people have a more preferred brand of tequila (I think Patron is the best). But one has to admit that when you ask a ” lay person ” to name a brand of tequila, Jose Cuervo is often the first answer given.

And what would a shot called Just Shoot Me be without a little Bacardi 151 proof rum and some Jagermeister in there?

This is the type of shot that we used to call rocket fuel when we were teenagers. We’d pour a little bit of five or six liquors into a container so the parents wouldn’t notice the lower levels in their stash. All of it mixed together. It was tough as hell to drink, but it accomplished its goal for some 16 and 17 year olds looking to party. This shot reminded a few panel members of those days.

This was a tough shot to assign a ranking. The overall taste was rather spotty. When you mix six different types of liquor together, it’s tough to end up with an awesome tasting shot. The three types of bourbon/whiskey weren’t so bad blended together. But the other three components are so unique in their flavors that it created a hodgepodge that ended up pretty rough.

However, we assign a ranking to a shot also based on creativity, the quality of the ingredients involved, and the kick the shot has. And in these three categories, the shot really shined. So there was a lot of debate on whether to give this bad boy a 3 or a 4 on our scale. So we decided to let our guest panelist for the week Keith make the call.

ShareMyShot gives Just Shoot Me, our 100th shot, a 4 on a scale of 5.

And if you disagree, please send all hate mail to office lackey Keith.

Cheers !!

Posted in 4 Star Shots, Bacardi 151, Jack Daniels, Jagermeister, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker Black, Johnnie Walker Red, Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky, Jose Cuervo gold, bourbon, flavored liqueurs, herbal liqueurs, liqueurs, rum, tequila, whiskey | No Responses »

G Spot

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

G Spot

1 oz.             Jagermeister herbal liqueur
1 oz.             Bacardi O (orange) rum
1/4 oz.          99 Oranges schnapps
2 oz.             cranberry juice 

Add all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and pour into large shot glass. Enjoy !

The name behind today’s shot is one of those entities that sometimes causes great debate. The debate is whether it really exists or not. Is it a very sensitive, true part of the female anatomy? Or is it just as mythical as unicorns and the pot of gold at the end of every rainbow? Personally, I’d have to say that it is a mythological concept. Or at least that’s what the handful of women I’ve known in my life would likely tell you. Much like the Fountain of Youth, I’ve never seen it or knocked on its door.

But then again, perhaps that’s just a personal problem. I mean, give me a break ! I work for an organization called ShareMyShot, I do drink like Dudley Moore in Arthur, and I can’t exactly claim to be 100% on top of my game all the time. OK ??

But the female members of the taste team claim it is a non-fictional, true place. A wonderful place. A fabulous place. Although they said I shouldn’t feel bad because very few men have ever entered thru the elusive gates. That was a unanimous claim by the women.

Regardless, the shot called G Spot does exist and we were intent on exploring this one. Dammit, there is nothing we won’t do in the name of research for our loyal readers.

A few weeks ago, while doing some similar research on Spank the Monkey {see 1/13/10 post}, we tried the very fruity schnapps called 99 Bananas. It made a really strong contribution to the shooter as that shot earned our highest mark; 5 on a scale of 5. The G Spot calls for another flavor in the 99 family distributed by the Barton/Sazerac people. This time it is 99 Oranges and is accompanied by Bacardi O orange rum.

We figured that the orange rum, the very orangy schnapps, and the cranberry juice would make a fresh, fruity flavor with some zest to it. What we were curious to see is how the Jagermeister component influenced the shot.

The shot is served chilled, which is somewhat obvious as a cold glass of orange juice is much more tasty than a warm glass that’s been sitting out for a while. It went down very smooth and the thick, sometimes syrupy nature of Jagermeister was thinned out by the other ingredients. And those other ingredients lent such a distinct orange flavor to the mix that the Jager was quite tolerable and contributed to the overall taste rather than dominated it. The cranberry juice toned down the black licorice tang to acceptable levels.

ShareMyShot gives this evasive, sexy shooter a 4 on a scale of 5. It may have just been my imagination running wild, but after our 4th round in the taste room, I thought I noticed the girls squirming around a bit more than usual. And in a really good mood too. This just may have been the closest I have ever come in contact to a true, verifiable G Spot.

But I am willing to do as much field research as necessary to actually confirm a “hit”.

Cheers !!

Posted in 4 Star Shots, 99 Oranges schnapps, Bacardi O, Bacardi orange rum, Jagermeister, comfort shots, cranberry juice, flavored liqueurs, flavored schnapps, fruit juices, hangover remedies, herbal liqueurs, liqueurs, rum, schnapps, tropical fruit shots | No Responses »

Yelp-sponsored holiday party a blowout !

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Yelp-sponsored holiday party a blowout !

On Thursday, December 10,  2009 the ratings/reviews/networking site Yelp.com sponsored a holiday party at the 233 Gallery in downtown Chicago.

It was a loud and lively gathering that some of the staff at ShareMyShot.com were honored to be invited to. Along with the DJ and the buzz of excitement he created, there were several sponsors offering generous samples of their wares. Many of these were for fine liqueurs and elite brands of beer. The perfect atmosphere for some field research for the diligent folks here at the office. And field reserch we did………

The shot of the night for us was the smooth herbal liqueur out of Holland called Harlem. It’s actually named after the small Dutch town of Haarlem, just outside of Amsterdam. It is made by the same family who produces Ketel One vodka. The flavors at the root of this liqueur are the herbal accent of spice and black licorice. Served ice cold, Harlem is 80 proof and will run you about $18-22 in a decent liquor store.

While they share a black licorice familiarity, don’t make the mistake of putting Harlem side-by-side with Jagermeister. For those of us that can’t take too much of the thick syrup that is Jagermeister, Harlem Kruiden Liqueur is a much thinner, more palatable shot. You get a very subtle fruity aftertaste with Harlem as compared to the rougher medicine-y aftertaste of Jager.

I sampled three shots of Harlem and plan to insert a bottle into my working rotation behind the bar.

There were some other brands out for sampling such as Crispin, a premium hard apple cider. It’s naturally fermented with no added malt or spirit alcohol. Served on ice, we were somewhat split on this one. We all enjoyed the refreshing rush and taste of the cider, but two of the people in our little group said this was the kind of drink that flares up their heartburn. All of us did appreciate the flavor though, and if not for those few dissenters with the personal physical side effect, Crispin would get an all-around thumbs up.

Finally, we tried a seasonal Belgian ale called Sophie made by the Goose Island outfit. It is a tart, dry sparkling ale. And prety damn good too. The same sponsor also was offering Matilda, a pale ale made year-round. Both beers were delicious and we don’t just say that because the Goose Island Brewery is a hometown player. Both had their own personality and were smooth and refreshing in a party that was so crowded with revelers you needed a cool one to avoid overheating.

Or maybe that was the Harlem Kruiden Liqueur kicking in.

After washing everything else down with a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, we headed back out into the bitter Chicago cold. But it was a nice night of meeting some very cool and knowledgable people, sampling some fine libations, and getting in a little culture.

Thank you to the people at Yelp and Nolet Spirits for inviting us and happy holidays to all of the fine people we met.

Cheers !!

Posted in Crispin, Goose Island Brewery, Harlem, Harlem Kruiden Liqueur, Jagermeister, Ketel One vodka, Nolet Spirits, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, flavored liqueurs, herbal liqueurs, liqueurs | No Responses »

Kick Me in the Jimmy

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Kick Me in the Jimmy

1/2 oz.     Jagermeister herbal liqueur
1/2 oz.     Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey
1/2 oz.     Jose Cuervo Especial gold tequila
1/2 oz.     Firewater cinnamon schnapps

Combine in cocktail mixer with ice. Shake and strain into a double shot glass.  Try to enjoy !

Here’s a shot that screams Merry Christmas, doesn’t it? It’s not exactly what I asked Santa for Christmas last year, but………

We’ve tried some shots recently that were more dessert shots and thought it was time to try another ass-kicker. At least on paper. This one has been on our “to do” list for over a month. It’s amazing how few people wanna experience a no-holds barred Kick Me in the Jimmy. I don’t know if it’s bad memories from a childhood fight or everyone racked themselves on their car door coming to work. But you don’t have to ask me twice for Kick Me in the Jimmy.

I’m down. Totally down if you wanna Kick Me in the Jimmy.

If you look at the ingredients, this shooter is meant to make men out of boys. It’s an all-star lineup of heavy hitters. You have my personal favorite brand of whiskey in the Jack Daniels. Toss in the most recognized brand of tequila in the world with the Jose Cuervo. And for shits and giggles, why don’t we pour in a splash of good old fashioned Jagermeister too?

Finally, we have a new label of cinnamon schnapps to play with today. Yes, we’ve monkeyed around with Aftershock and Goldschlager and some of the other big boys in this niche. But we do believe this is the first recipe we’ve shared utilizing Firewater cinnamon schnapps. This is an elite brand and is 100 proof. You can probably secure a bottle anywhere from $17-22 at a decent liquor store that carries it.

Don’t change up any of the ingredients if you can help it. Other than the Firewater schnapps, you should have a bottle of the other three ingredients on-hand. If you don’t, you need to build up a more diverse stock of booze, chief. But stick to Jack Daniels because it has a bite that we feel is required to give you the full Kick Me in the Jimmy experience. And don’t deviate to Aftershock or a weaker label of cinnamon schnapps. Like we said, Firewater is 100 proof and it has the taste/kick to back it up. When you accept a Kick Me in the Jimmy, you want to feel it, right?

Drinking this reminded me of throwing down a shot of my buddy’s homemade Yugoslavian moonshine—except it tasted better than gasoline. Which is what my friend’s moonshine tastes like.

It’s like sticking a lit match on your tongue. It tasted like I took a gulp of that liquid fire that pranksters put in a guy’s jockstrap. Imagine you drank a liquid habanero pepper.

The taste is hard to describe other than what I have tried to express here. You swallow it fast and there isn’t exactly a plethora of tasty sensations. Just a burning one on your freakin’ tongue. We at ShareMyShot.com give this flamethrower a 2 on a scale of 5.

A couple of people on the taste team said they’d rather take a real Kick Me in the Jimmy than do a second round of the shot. I actually participated in a second round.

I should’ve just taken a foot to the nuts and called it a day.

Cheers !!!

Posted in 2 Star Shots, Firewater cinnamon schnapps, Jack Daniels, Jagermeister, Jose Cuervo gold, cinnamon schnapps, herbal liqueurs, schnapps, tequila, whiskey | No Responses »

Bob Marley

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Bob Marley

 
1/2 oz.     Midori melon liqueur
1/2 oz.     Jagermeister herbal liqueur
1/2 oz.     Goldschlager cinnamon schnapps 

Layer in a large shot glass in the order listed. Enjoy.

After being pleasantly surprised by the Ray Charles shot that the new kid in the office suggested, we thought we would continue the “cool musician” theme with today’s shot.

It’s a somewhat simple shot in that it is comprised of three liqueurs that we have dealt with here before. We often hear of recipes that involve the combination of Jagermeister and Goldschlager. In fact, we have shared recipes for the Classic Oatmeal Cookie and the Closed Coffin that have utilized those two brands. But this shot threw in an interesting third party. We hadn’t heard of that initial combination being joined by a melon flavored liqueur. So we thought we’d give it a try.

ShareMyShot.com is proud to present……..the greatest reggae voice ever……..Bob Marley !!!!

Jah man !!

When I was a younger man and prone to have an occasional smoke in the same vein as Bob Marley, I had a little thing I did with my shots. I used the toke as my chaser. I would take a pull on a one hitter and hold it in. Then I would throw down whatever shot I was doing. And then I would release the one-hit. Often times, it would soothe my throat a little bit as I exhaled if the shot was an especially harsh one. Like Old Grand-Dad whiskey or something “burny” like that.

I don’t partake in that indulgence anymore. And here in the ShareMyShot office, we want to experience the true, raw taste of the shots we sample so that we can best rate them and discuss them. So despite the name of today’s shot, I didn’t share my little trick with my colleagues. Only here in this forum.

The shot tasted…….different. That’s about the only word that seems appropriate. It wasn’t wonderful. It wasn’t a party for the tastebuds. And it wasn’t terrible. It wasn’t anything that made you do a bitter, sour-puss face. None of us on the tasting team stopped at one. We all did at least two to try and get a good feel for the flavor and the smoothness of it.

With the Goldschlager on top, you get the chill of that libation along with its cinnamon-y blast. But very quickly you also get a tempered sense of the licorice of the Jagermeister. The Midori melon liqueur announces its arrival more in the aftertaste. Because it’s added first, it’s at the bottom of the shot. So it is the last flavor remaining and you taste it the most as you are putting your shot glass down and doing the post-shot swallow.

If anything, you taste the Midori combined with the Goldschlager the most. The Jagermeister is the most subtle of the flavors.

We gave this mellow blunt of a shot a 3 on a scale of 5. It was nowhere near as inviting as the Ray Charles shot yesterday. But it was lip-smacking enough to garner a 3 among our scrutinizing staff. We would say that if you have Midori melon liqueur on-hand, definately give this shot a try. If you don’t have it in-house, don’t rush out special to get it.

Cheers !!!

Posted in 3 Star Shots, Goldschlager, Jagermeister, Midori melon liqueur, cinnamon schnapps, flavored liqueurs, herbal liqueurs, liqueurs, melon liqueurs, schnapps | No Responses »

Grizzly Bear

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Grizzly Bear

1/2 oz.       Amaretto almond liqueur
1/2 oz.       Jagermeister herbal liqueur
1/2 oz.       Kahlua coffee liqueur
1 1/2 oz.    milk 

Serve over ice. It doesn’t sound too appealing, but we were told it tastes pretty good.

So one of the guys I watch pro football with regularly brought this recipe with him last night for the nationally televised Chicago Bears—Philadelphia Eagles game. While he’s not a member of the ShareMyShot staff, this friend of mine reads the recipes on the site daily and has wanted to share one for a while. While he has others he says are “more his style“, he thought this one would go great with all of us watching the Bears game here in Chicago.

And it’s jack-ass recipes such as this one as to why he is not on the ShareMyShot.com staff. Those of us who partook of the shot couldn’t decide which was shittier: the Grizzly Bear shot or the Chicago Bears football team? Just about all of us were pretty reluctant from the start. Quite simply, I don’t drink shots with milk and alcohol in them. Who the hell does?

We implored this character to offer up one of his other, more traditional suggestions. But he wanted to connect the Grizzly Bear to the football game and have a gay little theme , I guess. Perhaps I’m just holding a grudge from him exposing me to this crap-ass concoction. And I’m a little bit pissed at the Chicago Bears too. Let’s just say everything with the word “Bear” in it sucked bad on Sunday night.

None of the ingredients (except milk) are among my favorite beverages. I can tolerate Jagermeister. But I’ve never been a huge fan of almond amaretto nor Kahlua for that matter. Mix them with the Jager and some cold milk and you have one horseshit mixture. I literally had a stomach lurch as I drank the shot. Nothing ugly happened (except on the television). But it reminded me of taking Pepto-Bismol as a kid.

 You know….that thicker pink shit that was supposed to do something for your stomach. For me, it usually induced vomiting. And I think I had an instant of flashback as I brought this shot to my lips. I started drinking it and my stomach gave a little lurch. It could have been the shot, OR it could have been another lame-ass pass from Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. I’m not sure.

But I forced it down and then had that sensation where your mouth gets real watery as you try to hold something bad down. I swallowed about fifteen times until the taste was gone. And then almost all at once, we hurled insults and put-downs on our buddy.

ShareMyShot gives this bear of a shot a ZERO on a scale of 5. It blew. Please don’t ever share a shot with me that contains milk. I can handle lime juice or even whipped cream. But for the love of God, please…no milk.

Cheers !!!

Posted in 0 Star Shots, Amaretto almond liqueur, Disaronno Originale, Jagermeister, Kahlua coffee liqueur, Lazzaroni Amaretto, flavored liqueurs, liqueurs, milk | No Responses »

Classic Oatmeal Cookie

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Classic Oatmeal Cookie

1/4 oz.    Goldschlager cinnamon schnapps
1/4 oz.    DeKuyper Butterscotch liqueur
1/4 oz.    Bailey’s Irish cream
1/4 oz.    Jagermeister herbal liqueur

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Strain into a shot glass, and serve.

I think I first came across an oatmeal cookie shot a good 15 years ago or longer. There were actually two places I frequented that served up a decent oatmeal cookie flavored potation. The first was at my regular watering hole; the Clipper Ship Lounge in Brookfield, Illinois. Sadly, it is no longer there. But there was a cute bartender who worked there and she introduced myself and a few buddies to the oatmeal cookie shot. It really did taste like its namesake.

However my more lasting memory was a little later that year. I had Chicago Bears season tickets at the time with a friend and they were scheduled to play our arch rival, the Green Bay Packers one Sunday in December. I woke up and there was a solid eight inches of freshly fallen snow on the ground. I called my partner and told him I would be a while digging out and getting to his house. He wasn’t happy that I wouldn’t be there for some time. He was rarely happy about anything. He claimed I should’ve gotten up earlier. So in his usual manner, he gave me a one hour ultimatum. If I wasn’t there in an hour, he was just going to head out without me. My reply was probably something like, “Whatever you need to do, dude.”

So after I finally dug my truck out and was on the road, he had already left for Soldier Field. Snow was falling heavily again and I knew that there was no way I would even make it there for kickoff. So instead, I went to a warm, cozy sports bar nearby where I knew some of my other buddies watched the games from. I spent the rest of the afternoon watching a blizzard fall on what looked like a very cold crowd at the football game. And drinking shot after shot of oatmeal cookie shooters. They were delicious and we toasted my smart-ass partner on every round.

When prepared correctly, this is one yummy shot. It’s funny how people have uncovered various liquor formulas that taste so close to a delicious food. I think the butterscotch schnapps is probably the key to this one. The schnapps combined with the Bailey’s Irish Cream make the texture slightly thicker than most shots. And served slightly chilled, it all adds to the illusion of oatmeal cookies. Very smooth.

Don’t deviate from the recipe ingredients except for perhaps the brand of butterscotch schnapps. There is some flexibility there. But the other components should adhere strictly to the recipe. This is actually a quite popular shot that we’re sure many readers have tried in the past. You may have your own little twist to preparing the shot. I know one guy who adds a little sprinkle of nutmeg on the top. Not enough to make you inhale it and sneeze into the shot glass. But I admit, it does further add to the savory illusion.

ShareMyShot.com gives this tasty pick-me-up a 5 on a scale of 5. It has always been one of my personal favorites when it comes to flavored shot creations.

And not just because of the image of my buddy sitting by himself in a blizzard at Soldier Field watching the Bears lose to the Packers. The Bears did lose that day. Which never makes me happy. But my buddy getting his come-uppance while I threw down some awesome shots in a warm bar with some laughing friends is a memory I cherish.

Cheers !!

Posted in 5 Star Shots, Bailey's Irish Cream, DeKuyper Butterscotch Liqueur, Goldschlager, Jagermeister, butterscotch schnapps, cinnamon schnapps, dessert shots, flavored liqueurs, liqueurs, schnapps | No Responses »

Honeycomb

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Honeycomb

1/2 oz.    Barenjager Honey Liqueur
1/2 oz.    Jagermeister herbal liqueur

Layer the Barenjager on top of the Jagermeister in a shot glass. Tilt head back and enjoy.

This is something a little different from some of the other recipes we’ve offered up. And no, it doesn’t taste like the cereal.

I was excited to try this shot based on the positive experiences I’ve had recently with some other finer liqueurs. ShareMyShot has given some big kudos to French products Chambord raspberry liqueur and also to Marie Brizard Creme de Banana Liqueur. And today we are pleased to give a solid recommendation to the Barenjager Honey Liqueur.

Barenjager is a German honey-flavored liqueur made from aromatic highland honey, vodka, and a secret blend of natural ingredients. It was developed in Eastern Prussia centuries ago and is a high quality spirit. Depending on the particular blend you buy, a 750ML bottle  should run you between $20-$32.  It’s worth it to have this bottle behind your bar.

There are some cheaper honey liqueurs you can buy and use here if you are really hurting financially. You could substitute Old Krupnik honey liqueur and even Wild Turkey has a honey liqueur product on the market. It is the only bourbon-based honey liqueur on the market and is made with real honey. However, to make a true Honeycomb shot using the best ingredients (per the recipe), we strongly encourage you to use Barenjager.

The Jagermeister element of the shot is not to be tampered with at all. Use only Jagermeister.

And because Jagermeister is often kept chilled, you can actually try this shot either way and see which temp you like best. DO NOT put the ingredients in a shaker with ice to chill it. If your Jagermeister is kept behind the bar at room temp, then serve the shot at room temp. After all, honey is typically a warm flavor/ingredient. But if you do keep your Jagermeister in the freezer, then you can serve the shot with that cold chill and see how you like it. You can always leave the bottle out if you prefer the shot non-chilled. 

Otherwise, prepare the shot as directed. Simply start with the Jagermeister and put the Barenjager on top of it.

When you toss down the shot, you definitley get the power of the honey blast. This is a fine flavored liqueur. The Jagermeister works well to keep it from tasting like a whole spoonful of honey. If I want something that one-dimensional, I’ll get the plastic bear bottle of honey we use on my kid’s cereal and I’ll take a slug of that. So the Jagermeister plays a nice complimentary role.

I really enjoyed the shot, but can’t say it’s worthy of a really high score. It’s a simple combination that is pretty pleasant tasting thanks to the fine ingredients. We at ShareMyShot give this a 3 on a scale of 5.

You could probably classify this as a dessert shot. It would go good with a piece of cake or some other pastry as you relax with some friends on a nice night. So act like a busy bee and buzz around with a tray of these sweet shooters. We believe they’ll enjoy it.

Cheers !!

Posted in 3 Star Shots, Barenjager Honey Liqueur, Jagermeister, Old Krupnik Honey Liqueur, dessert shots, flavored liqueurs, liqueurs | No Responses »

Closed Coffin

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Closed Coffin

1/3 oz.   Goldschlager cinnamon schnapps
1/3 oz.   Jagermeister herbal liqueur
1/3 oz.   vodka

Stir in a shot glass equally, and enjoy. {Typically served chilled}

As we head toward Halloween, we thought we’d offer up a shot in accordance with the holiday. Drink enough of these powerful trick-or-treats and you will end up in a closed coffin. Beware. Not of the shot itself….just overdoing it this year. Drink responsibly at any parties you attend and make the appropriate driving decisions.

Let these shots put a major hurt on people instead.

We have a potent triple threat here combining some of the more robust liquors in the bar. Do not deviate from the Goldschlager or the Jagermeister. Stick to the recipe on those components. Where you do have freedom of choice is the vodka element. ShareMyShot encourages you to go with a pretty good brand like Grey Goose, Absolut, or Skyy. The rest of the shot has some heavy hitters in it; why toss in a more pedestrian vodka like Smirnoff’s? Stick to a more elite brand.

As in yesterday’s shot {Dead Nazi}, two of the major components of this shooter are typically kept chilled: the Goldschlager and the Jagermeister. So you don’t have to mix this in a cocktail shaker with ice or anything like that. Just serve up the ingredients at the temp we assume you keep them (refrigerated/freezer). Pour them into the shot glass in the order of the recipe (vodka last).

And be prepared. This shot does pack a good punch. Just drinking any of the three ingredients by theirself in mass quantity can send you for a loop. Combined into an almost toxic formula such as the Closed Coffin, these will ring your bell. The flavors work well together and the taste we identified the most was the Goldschlager. It was made more subtle by the influence of the Jager. But there was still the warm, cinnamon’y aftertaste that you get after downing Goldschlager. 

ShareMyShot gives this almost lethal merger of alcoholic ass-kickers a 4 on a scale of 5. It is good for a big, boisterous party such as a Halloween celebration or New Years. It has quality, powerful, top-shelf ingredients. And the taste isn’t too bad. Just watch yourself so you don’t end up lying in the shot’s namesake. Leave the coffins to the haunted houses.

Cheers !!

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