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Spank the Monkey

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Spank the Monkey

3/4 oz.         99 Bananas schnapps
3/4 oz.         Smirnoff Vanilla Twist vodka
1/2 oz.         Bacardi 151 rum 

In a double shot glass, pour the 99 Bananas schnapps with the Smirnoff Vanilla Twist. Top off with the Bacardi. If your shot glass is clear, the shooter will actually look banana-yellow in color. Toss it down and enjoy !

When this shot was first suggested by one of the guys on the taste team, one of the women thought it was a follow-up to yesterday’s recipe for the Tiger Tail. And it wasn’t even because it mentions another member of the animal kingdom. She wondered if this is what Tiger Woods is resorting to since he won’t be getting much more Tiger Tail. But we do believe it is named because of the banana taste and the color involved. Thus, we proudly bring to you the Spank the Monkey !

The recipe calls for 99 Bananas schnapps which is a very good brand produced by Barton. This is a breezy, premium banana flavored schnapps that is actually 99 proof. So more than most banana schnapps or liqueurs, this label will have you swinging from the vines. Or at least prompt someone to run around with the lampshade on their head. If you really had to, you could go with another banana liqueur like Marie Brizard’s Creme de Banana. But we do strongly discourage it. The creme de banana liqueurs are definately a different animal than 99 Bananas schnapps. Pardon the pun.

The drink really demands the 99 proof schnapps. Combined with the Bacardi 151 rum, the shooter is meant to really give you a zing.  And we haven’t even mentioned the vodka component yet. You don’t want to deviate from the Smirnoff Vanilla Twist either. These ingredients specified in the recipe are meant to do three things:  1) Provide a shot with a slight aesthetic value wherein the color is very close to a yellow banana       (2) Provide a rare and very special flavor combination    and   (3)  Provide a shot that if you drink enough of these deceptive jungle drinks, they’ll knock you on your ass.

We didn’t call on Bartender Tony to mix this one for us. The directions aren’t very hard. You do want the Bacardi to go in the glass last. But it’s not like there’s some delicate layering going on here. The overall blend of these three ingredients should result in a banana colored yellow appearance.

There’s no other way to say it but this shooter was scrumptious. The taste team literally went ape shit over it. We had about 5 rounds and the promised kick really came thru. The taste was very smooth….no harshness. The flavors melded together into one delectable delicacy. No one component dominated the other except for the fact that it is a banana themed drink. The vodka and the rum let the banana schnapps have center stage. But it wasn’t so banana-y that it tasted weak or strictly for the ladies.

ShareMyShot gives this jungle juice a 5 on a scale of 5. It had the creative aspect, the knockout punch that is often missing from tasty shots, and a nice combination of respectable ingredients.

If Tiger Woods is indeed no longer getting any Tiger Tail, then he really should consider turning to Spank the Monkey.

Cheers !!

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Banana Snowman

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Banana Snowman

1/2 oz.           Bailey’s Irish cream
1/2 oz.           Marie Brizard Creme de Banana liqueur
1 oz.              Bacardi light {white} rum
1 oz.                milk
1 slice            fresh banana

Combine the  ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake it until it’s frothy and strain into a jumbo shot glass. Garnish the rim of the shot glass with a banana slice.

As we steamroll our way to Christmas in just a couple more days now, we thought we’d offer up a slightly more creative recipe for you. It’s a flexible shot that can be served up on a variety of occasions. The Banana Snowman can serve as a dessert shot for you and your guests at your holiday party or after your Christmas dinner. It can be a Chrismas morning “wake-up call” meant for sipping. I could totally see myself and my wife relaxing on the couch with one of these while our kids tear open their presents from the fat guy with the beard.

If I had kids. Or a wife.

Hey, it’s not exactly easy to bag those things when you work for a corporation named ShareMyShot and your job is to sample shots and shooters everyday. OK ??

The sampling team was intrigued by this recipe. It does have three components to it with alcohol content. Granted, the Bailey’s and the Creme de Banana are pretty tame libations. But factor in some rum and the fact that you may be sipping this at nine o’clock in the morning and it has potential. And there’s no need to feel guilty about throwing one down on Christmas morning because it does have one of your daily servings of fruit——the slice of banana garnish !

Of course, I’m always a little leery of having milk in a shot. But in this case, at least it isn’t being mixed with vodka or whiskey or anything like that. I could definately see the milk combine well with the Bailey’s and the Creme de Banana. And personally, I welcome the rum so the shot does have at least the tiniest little kick.

The Banana Snowman was delicious. The whole team was in agreement on this. If you can find it and afford a few extra dollars, we really encourage you to go with the Marie Brizard Creme de Banana. You can substitute for a brand like Bols, DeKuyper, or Hiram Walker for this shooter. But the Marie Brizard is very creamy and has a sweet, strong banana flavoring. We have found that it really adds something to every shot it is a part of.

ShareMyShot.com gives this Christmas morning eye-opener a 4 on a scale of 5. If it was a Christmas morning bell-ringer, it would have gotten a perfect score. But it would need a little more punch to do that. A perfect shot has to be able to ‘get you good’ as we say in the business.

And having that philosophy swimming around in your head is why it’s a tad difficult to land that wife and kids. 

Cheers !!

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Fruit of the Loom

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Fruit of the Loom

1/4 oz.    Bols Creme de Banana Liqueur
1/4 oz.    Midori melon liqueur
1/4 oz.    Hiram Walker cherry brandy
1/4 oz.    Malibu coconut rum

Pour ingredients over ice cubes in shaker glass. Shake well, and strain into shot glass.

I have to admit, after my recent scare with the shot mysteriously called Bart Simpson, I was a little leery of a shot named Fruit of the Loom. What was this one going to taste like? The skid marks on a ratty pair of some kid’s underwear? Worse?

Thankfully, it was far from that. I think the namesake just comes from the variety of fruit flavored liqueurs in the recipe; many of which can be found on a Fruit of the Loom commercial or clothing tag. And unlike the peach schnapps in the Bart Simpson shot, at least these flavors are sweeter and play together more peacefully. The shot was actually quite good. I liked the fact it is served chilled.

I think you can really play around with this one too. There are a number of banana liqueurs on the market besides the Bols Creme de Banana listed in the recipe. Our old friends Hiram Walker and DeKuyper also market banana liqueurs. And if you really want to splurge, you can go with Marie Brizard Creme de Banana Liqueur which retails for around $20-21. Why so much? Because it’s French—-why did you think? {But like the (French) Chambord raspberry liqueur featured recently, it is worth a few extra dollars if you can swing it}. 

In the same token, you don’t have to necessarily go with Midori Melon Liqueur either. Bols and DeKuyper also have a melon liqueur selection as you might suspect. Midori is simply the leader when it comes to melon liqueurs and we would stick with it ourselves. DeKuyper definitley comes up a little short here when compared to the Midori label.

The shot tastes like a tropical drink. It’s the kind of shot where someone usually says, “I could drink a whole glass full of this like a regular cocktail.”

And they probably could. None of the ingredients are real ass-kickers like whiskey, tequila, or vodka. The different fruit flavors blend together to form a pleasant single taste….yet you can still distinguish most of them singularly. If you didn’t know what was in the shot and were asked to identify it using your palate, I think the coconut flavor would be the easiest. And then the banana, especially if you use Marie Brizard Creme de Banana. The cherry brandy is probably the toughest to identify.

Regardless, it is a fruit basket of flavor and ShareMyShot gives it a 4 on a scale of 5. The only thing keeping it from a perfect score is the fact that it could almost be a full-glass cocktail drink. It doesn’t have a ton of firepower. Very female friendly. This is a great shot for a summer BBQ at night time as everyone is relaxing with a steak in their belly. But those same traits keep it from being a perfect 5. Too tame.

But way better than tasting like a soiled pair of skivvies.

Cheers !!

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Bubble Gum

Monday, September 21st, 2009

Bubble Gum

½ oz. Absolute vodka
½ oz. banana liqueur
½ oz. orange juice
½ oz. peach schnapps

Pour the ingredients into your shot glass in the same order as the recipe. For multiple servings, pour them in order into a cocktail shaker. However, do not shake nor chill. The shot should be no colder than what the orange juice provides.

You wouldn’t think the ingredients would come out tasting like bubblegum. But the combination of the liqueur, the schnapps, and the orange juice form a fruity combination that gives the subtle taste of a fresh piece of bubble gum. The vodka makes it a shot worth drinking. So you don’t have to use the elite, top-shelf vodka here. A more blue-collar brand will suffice.

On the peach schnapps, you should be fine using DeKuyper brand. And the orange juice in your refrigerator should be fine. CAUTION—-I would avoid orange juice with extra pulp. No one likes stringy little things in their shot. Go with strained orange juice or something like Minute Maid.

You won’t blow any bubbles after doing this shot. And it would take many to give you a zing. But it’s a funky little taste that makes you say, “Yeahhhh…that tastes like bubble gum.” We at ShareMyShot.com give it a 4.0 on a scale of 5.

I mentioned before that I am a sucker for a sweet tasting shot sometimes instead of the harsher taste of whiskey. More specifically, I’m really a sucker for those shots that take a delicious flavor from our everyday life and have the perfect concoction to duplicate it. We’re talking about shots that taste like apple pie or watermelon jolly ranchers, or even maple syrup (see previously posted recipe on ShareMyShot.com). And today we introduce to you the bubblegum shot.
Cheers !!

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