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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Double Shot From Hell
2 1/2 oz. 1800 Tequila
1 oz. Absolut Mandrin vodka
1 oz. Bombay Sapphire gin
Add all three of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake moderately and strain into a double-shot glass. Serve. Enjoy ! {Discover additional trick within review for an added treat}.
This was a shot recipe brought in today by that guy on the taste panel that thinks he’s funny all of the time. When he’s really not. Not at all.
No, not me jackass.
The guy we had to suspend for part of a week for causing a disturbance with his bad comedy ? And then being heavily involved in a recipe that was very close to one we had sampled before ? You know….that guy. The one that office lackey Keith filled in for very admirably over the rest of that week and almost stole his spot on the panel ? Yes…..that guy.
Well today he brought in a very interesting recipe in an effort to redeem himself. This is a double shot ( 4 1/2 oz. ) that seems to want to get your attention. It’s called the Double Shot From Hell. It calls for three pretty creative ingredients to throw together. It starts off with 2 1/2 oz. of Tequila 1800……..although we are going to suggest that you can use any of your favorite tequila brands (Patron, Sauza, Cuervo, Cazadores, or something else really lip smacking). But it starts off with a good helping of some good tequila.
Then we get really creative and add in some Absolut Mandrin vodka–which is one of the flavors offered by Absolut that we have not yet tried in any of our 100+ recipes. Do not deviate on this ingredient. Go with the offering by Absolut. Your bar stock should have at least two or three different flavors from the Absolut family. We recommend Kurant, Peppar, Citron, and Mandrin here at ShareMyShot.com
So you have your fine-ass tequila. You have your top-notch Absolut vodka. And we need one more thing.
The final ingredient is another label that we have not previously called upon in prior recipes. You add in some Bombay Sapphire gin. This is a product offered by the tentacles of Bacardi that has a unique flavor influenced by ten different ingredients including almond, juniper berries, and angelica. You can get a bottle for around $23–30 at a good liquor store.
So there we have it. A very creative and interesting trifecta of flavors in a double shot throwdown.
The taste panel absolutely loved this shot. And it was even more appreciated with a little trick we threw in. Most of the panel liked the shot more when we seasoned the rim of the shot glass. We tried it with both salt ( for the tequila element ) and with sugar ( for the mandarin vodka element ). And both times, the panel liked the shot better than with the unseasoned, plain shot glass.
But the taste of the shot was a terrific blend of the vodka and the gin. We could see why the tequila is doubled as compared to the other ingredients; to maintain some sort of recognition in this taste explosion. And you can still taste the tequila….don’t get me wrong. But the multiple flavors of the gin blend together perfectly with the subtle mandarin flavor of the Absolut vodka. And then there’s the wisp of the tequila.
ShareMyShot.com gives this double shot of flavor a 5 on our scale of 5. The panel all had four shots (one plain, one with sugar on the shot glass, one with salt, and then the drinker’s favorite). The shot was creative in nature. It utilized some tasty, creative ingredients. And it certainly packs a punch. A double shot at a time. Very, very good.
Someone actually said it should be named the Double Shot From Heaven.
Cheers !!
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
Caribbean Volcano
1 1/2 oz. Jose Cuervo Especial gold tequila
1 1/2 oz. Myers (Jamaican) dark rum
3 pinches cayenne peppers
3 dashes horseradish
3 dashes Tabasco sauce
Pour the rum and the tequila into a tall shot glass. Add the horseradish, pepper, and then the tabasco sauce. Serve. Enjoy !
After a final weekend of decadence celebrating my 40th birthday before I start making some serious changes for my health, I admit that I need a good wake-up call for today’s shot. Much like a bunch of New Year’s resolutions, I’ve set a handful of goals to start pursuing now that I reached the big 4-0. For instance, I’d like to lose 15-20 lbs. And a real quick way to doing that (almost cheating I’d lose it so fast) would be to seriously cut back on my drinking outside of ShareMyShot and maybe eliminate…………pizza. With a little bit of exercise.
I’d probably lose 20 lbs in 30 days.
But after celebrating Thursday thru Saturday and then losing an hour’s sleep due to turning the clocks back for Daylight Savings time on Sunday morning, I need a shot that qualifies as a hangover remedy. A shot that will slap my ass awake. Get me going with some gusto on a lunchtime walk with the apple I brought in.
Say hello to the Caribbean Volcano.
A couple of the panel members, including myself, were slightly tricked when one of the other panelists announced the Caribbean Volcano as today’s shot. Often a Caribbean themed shooter has some fruit juices in there and some sweeter ingredients to make a refreshing tropical shot. But this one is different. This shot is meant to heat you up. Thus, the volcano in the name.
The shot’s liquor ingredients aren’t too weak. You have a mix of Jose Cuervo tequila and Jamaican dark rum. An interesting combination.
And then you spice it up for the lava-hot element of the volcano. You toss in some horseradish, some cayenne pepper, and Tabasco sauce. That’s some serious hot seasoning!
I and many people have had tequila with a few drops of tabasco sauce in there. And I’ve added pepper to many drinks. I like my Bloody Marys pretty spicy and have used cayenne pepper in those before. But here we have the triple threat. All three ingredients that are commonly used to add a little spice “kick” to mixed drinks and shots.
The panel unanimously agreed that the triple threat provided all the kick we needed out of this shooter. It was freakin’ spicy ! A couple of the female members and one guy stopped after two rounds. I did three in pursuit of that pick-me-up I was after.
And I got my pick-me-up.
Nobody did more than three rounds of the Caribbean Volcano. While the taste wasn’t exactly bad, it is (almost obviously) not a shot meant to massage your tastebuds. It’s meant to assault them. And it does. The tequila, the Tabasco, and the cayenne were the three flavors identified most prominently by the panel.
ShareMyShot gives the Caribbean Volcano a 2 on a scale of 5. While somewhat creative, the spices used in the shot are pretty much the traditional options. The taste is pretty suspect—-although we acknowledge it is a shot meant to torture more than tickle. And while you might catch a pretty good buzz if you drank 5 or 6 of these, we don’t see too many people wanting 5 or 6 of these.
This volcanic shooter spits out just a bit too much lava for our tastes.
Cheers !!
Posted in 2 Star Shots, Bacardi dark rum, Bundaberg dark rum, Caribbean, Jamaican rum, Jose Cuervo gold, Myers dark rum, Patron, Patron Silver tequila, Sauza tequila, Tabasco sauce, Tequila 1800, cayenne pepper, flavored rum, hangover remedies, horseradish, hot sauce, peppers, rum, tequila | No Responses »
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
151 Ways To Die
1/2 oz. Bacardi 151 rum
1/2 oz. Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey
1/2 oz. Everclear alcohol
1/2 oz. Cazadores tequila
Combine all of the ingredients in a shot glass and then drink. No particular order is necessary. If you want to, you can use a spoon to float each alcohol atop another. But this drink is not supposed to be pretty. It is to get drunk. Fast. Enjoy !
One of the guys on the panel brought this one in today. It’s his birthday. And he’s only in the office for the taste test and the discussion. Then we’re taking him to lunch and he’s heading off to party deep into the night. So he thought he’d bring in a recipe that would rev up his engines for his day of decadence. Anytime you are dealing with a shot called 151 Ways To Die……I think that will suffice.
This lethal liquid has four powerhouse ingredients to it. Three of them we have employed in past recipes. This one calls for Cazadores tequila which is a fine brand of tequila. We haven’t specifically used this in any prior recipe, but it is great tasting—-very savory—-and you can usually secure a bottle for between $34–40 at a good liquor store. If you are short on funds these days like so many of us are, you can substitute your favorite brand for the Cazadores. You won’t hurt the shot by using Sauza or Patron here. But if you can add a bottle of Cazadores to your bar stock, by all means give this label a try.
Regardless of the tequila you use, be prepared for the smackdown that this shot will deliver. It’s not hard to see by the ingredients that this shot will hit you hard. Anytime a shot uses Everclear, you should be respectful of its power and use some common sense.
Like many of these ass kicking shots with a handful of really strong ingredients, the taste was a medley of whiskey and tequila mostly. Those flavors seem to hold their own when paired up with vodka, rum, and in this case Everclear. The rum and the Everclear kind of get pushed to the background. And appreciating the whiskey/tequila taste combo is something that you have to acquire over time. Some people like it. Others think they are a bad clash.
This shot reminded us a lot of yesterday’s shot by way of the characteristics we use to assign it a grade. It has a nice collection of fine, well-known liquors. And it certainly is powerful and will mess up your mind. The taste is tolerable, while not exactly delicious. And the creativity of the whole thing is evident, but not worthy of a gold medal.
ShareMyShot gives the shooter 151 Ways To Die a 3 on a scale of 5. That is what we gave yesterday’s shot (the Cluster Fuck) as well. Neither was head-and-shoulders above its counterpart. They had a alot of similar qualities and we feel both deserved a mid-range rank.
Just do be careful drinking either today’s shot or yesterday’s libation. You don’t want to end up on that show on the Spike channel called 1000 Ways to Die where they profile (mostly) idiots going to a premature death.
151 Ways To Die is enough.
Cheers !!
Posted in 3 Star Shots, Bacardi 151, Black Velvet whisky, Cazadores tequila, Evan Williams whiskey, Everclear, Jack Daniels, Jim Beam, Jose Cuervo gold, Knob Creek, Patron, Patron Silver tequila, Sauza tequila, Tequila 1800, Wild Turkey, rum, tequila, whiskey | No Responses »
Monday, March 8th, 2010
Cluster Fuck
1/2 oz. Jack Daniels Tennessee whiskey
1/2 oz. Wild Turkey Kentucky bourbon whiskey
1/2 oz. 1800 Tequila
1/2 oz. Bacardi light rum
1/2 oz. Skyy vodka
1/2 oz. DeKuyper butterscotch schnapps
1 oz. 99 Apples schnapps
Pour the Tennessee whiskey, the Kentucky bourbon, the tequila, the rum, and the vodka into a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Shake well, and strain into a double shot glass. Add the butterscotch and the apple schnapps in at the end. Serve. Enjoy !
Perhaps another name for today’s recipe could have been The Kitchen Sink. Because obviously, this shooter has everything in it but the damn kitchen sink. But instead, this seven ingredient poison party is known as Cluster Fuck.
Now I’ve been familair with this term for some time….often I hear people throw a ” Mongolian ” at the front of it. For instance, when you are talking to a friend at the bar and you ask, ” Say, how did that huge project turn out at work ? ”
And their reply is, ” Oh Christ !! It was a Mongolian Cluster Fuck ! ”
Or sometimes some of the guys I watch football with on Sunday may throw this term out. Such as after the Chicago Bears fail to score a touchdown after having a first down on the one yard line. Inevitably, someone says, ” Well that was the usual cluster fuck by the Bears ! ”
But today, we hope that the Cluster Fuck is more of a friendly beast. It seems friendly enough—-what with the wide array of ingredients including a couple of tasty contributors like Jack Daniels and 1800 Tequila. Then there seems to be a couple of tamer schnapps thrown in on top to temper the potency of the prior ingredients. And thankfully for once, neither of them are peach schnapps !
So we have an eclectic collection of powerful libations finished off with a butterscotch / apple topping to it. I’m game !
The shot was interesting to say the least. And perhaps the funny thing is that the panel was almost duped into trying four rounds of this powerful punch in an effort to identify which tastes stood out and which ones were muted. And after four rounds of a double shot glass of Cluster Fucks, well……..you really do start to feel it.
Some really felt that you could taste the schnapps more than anything else with that element laying on top of the whole shot. And of the schnapps, the apple seemed to be most prominent. Perhaps it should be that way as there was twice as much apple schnapps versus any other ingredient. And it was on the top. Others on the panel felt that the whiskeys were at the forefront more than the other libations. The vodka and the rum seemed to be the most muted of the ingredients. And one panel member strongly felt that the tequila was the most recognizable. So there was a variety of opinions on what flavor was the most potent. And all agreed that the shot was mighty strong.
What prevented the shot from earning a really high mark on our scale was the overall taste. It wasn’t bad as some of the shots with so many components can be. But it wasn’t a lip smacking blend the way some fruity liqueurs work well together to make more of a tropical shot. Or how fruit juices like orange juice or cranberry juice can work well with vodka or rum. This shot struggled to define a true taste identity.
The Cluster Fuck was indeed a true cluster fuck.
And as a result, ShareMyShot gave it a 3 on our a scale of 5.
Cheers !!
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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 »
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Homeless in Beijing
2 oz. Dynasty (Chinese) medium dry white wine
1/2 oz. 1800 Tequila
1/2 oz. Romana Sambuca
1 splash lime juice
Layer the (chilled) Chinese wine in the bottom of a large shot glass. Add a mixture of tequila, sambuca and lime juice on the top from a cocktail shaker (either chilled or unchilled). Enjoy !!
We thought it was time we tried something really daring today. Not necessarily daring in the sense of Everclear. And not daring in the sense of another 4-5 ingredient shooter of traditional libations. Yesterday we tried a recipe that didn’t have any of the hard hitters in it like vodka or rum. That wasn’t really the goal today either. We didn’t mind if today’s shot really packed a punch.
But we did want to sample something that didn’t have Bailey’s Irish Cream or Kahlua in it. We wanted to try and avoid rum as many recipes call for Bacardi 151 or another variety. We were seeking a recipe that didn’t call for banana, raspberry, or hazelnut liqueurs. We just sought a real change of pace….such as when we tried Ouzo a few weeks back. We try to keep things evolving here at ShareMyShot and after some scouring of some of our in-house literature and a few phone calls to some of our bartender friends, we believed we found something really unique to share.
Today we offer you Homeless in Beijing.
This is the first recipe we have shared that employs Chinese wine. China has been known for its grape wine for not just centuries…it has actually been traced back thousands of years. Typically rather strong, Chinese wine is itself evolving as there has been a recent French influence that has many more varieties penetrating the marketplace. The shot Homeless in Beijing calls for a pretty popular label known as Dynasty. They offer white and red wines along with a few other varieties. For today’s shot, you need their medium dry white wine.
Office lackey Keith had to go to three liquor stores here in the city before he could locate it.
And after trying three rounds of Homeless in Beijing, we could see why not too many liquor stores carry this crap. The shot tasted like I took a big glob of hair gel and shoved it in my mouth. It sucked big-time. I mean, expectations were a little reserved when we saw the recipe and the odd assortment of ingredients. But at the same time, we were seeking a new experience; something radically different. So we did go in with an open mind.
We should have stuck to a recipe that had some rum or something in there. This combination of Chinese wine, tequila, and sambuca was like chewing on a dirty dish towel. The kind of shot where even our toughest panel members were reaching for the salt crackers we set out to cleanse our palates. And reaching for them quickly I might add. Before they dry-heaved.
We even tried the wine by itself and while much better than the shot, it didn’t score high with the more educated wine drinkers in our group. And Dynasty is one of the more popular and rising labels in the Chinese wine market.
ShareMyShot gives this worldly wickedness a ZERO on a scale of 5. This tasted like we took a black marker and licked the tip for a couple of minutes. Like licking the blackboard in a schoolroom. We couldn’t figure out how the name applied until we had tried a few rounds of this nasty nectar. But now we know.
You would be better of being dressed in rags, starving, and Homeless in Beijing than drinking a bunch of these sorry shooters.
Cheers !!
Posted in 0 Star Shots, Black Sambuca, Chinese wine, Dynasty Chinese white wine, Romana Sambuca, Sambuca, Tequila 1800, flavored liqueurs, fruit juices, hangover remedies, herbal liqueurs, lime juice, liqueurs, tequila, white wine, wine | No Responses »
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
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 !!
Posted in 2 Star Shots, Bacardi 151, Jose Cuervo gold, Patron, Patron Silver tequila, Sauza tequila, Tequila 1800, fruit juices, hangover remedies, lemon, lemon juice, rum, sugar, tequila | No Responses »
Monday, January 11th, 2010
Dirty Sanchez
A coffee and cream tequila-based shot; be sure to take the Dirty Sanchez with a finger between nose and upper lip simulating a moustache!
1 oz. Bailey’s Irish cream
1 oz. Jose Cuervo Especial gold tequila
1 oz. Kahlua coffee liqueur
Pour the ingredients in equal parts into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well, pour into a large shot glass, and serve. Enjoy !
I admit that I came across this shot while browsing the internet over the weekend. The name jumped out at me. While it’s not the most creative shot in the land and it has rather basic ingredients that we have tried in a number of prior recipes, I still felt obligated to bring it in to the office.
And this isn’t the first time that the term Dirty Sanchez has been a humorous topic of discussion in the office(s) that I have worked in.
For those not ” in the know ” , Dirty Sanchez is a term used to describe a rather kinky sex act. Or maybe for you….it is a pleasant sex act. To each his own. When I lived out west, I used to work for an organization that among other interests, maintained a stable of adult websites. My duties were more on the company’s coding and design work for their more mainstream interests. But there was obviously interaction in the office with the adult site department. And we used to joke and laugh around about various material and terms such as the Dirty Sanchez.
I won’t define the Dirty Sanchez here in this family forum about alcohol and libations. After all, there may be children reading ! But you can look it up if you’re that curious.
Then at a warehouse job I had in Chicago a few years later….where humor hits rock bottom….the term showed up again. The warehouse foreman, myself, and a tiny little Mexican laborer used to joke around with each other a lot. Whenever one of the three of us was looking for another worker and we made the mistake of asking if they knew where that worker might be, the automatic reply was that……..
” He’s in the bathroom waiting for you. He wants to give you a Dirty Sanchez. ”
Nice guys that work in a warehouse/factory, huh?
Anyway, the shot called Dirty Sanchez employs the basic ingredients of tequila (feel free to go with whatever brand you desire), Bailey’s Irish Cream, and Kahlua coffee liqueur. Plain and simple…..and just like the heading says, it is a coffee & cream based tequila shot.
The Kahlua and the Bailey’s definately tone down the typically challenging taste of tequila. They make the consistency of the shot a tad bit thicker and a little easier to toss down. The aftertaste is nowhere near as pronounced—at least from the tequila standpoint—-as usual. There is an aftertaste, but it is more coffee orientated. We tried four of these buggers.
ShareMyShot gives this sexy, little shooter a 2 on a scale of 5. It’s not that it tasted bad. It didn’t, really. But it wasn’t near as good as many of the recent recipes we have tried. And its simplicity held its score down. Plus, there was the somewhat plain ingredients involved. So we couldn’t really reward the shot with a score higher than 2.
Just make sure you hold your finger between your nose and upper lip when downing the shot. If anyone in the group laughs at this gesture, then they have some sort of prior experience with the Dirty Sanchez. Only one girl on the taste team giggled. I’m taking her out this Friday night.
Cheers !!
Posted in 2 Star Shots, Bailey's Irish Cream, Jose Cuervo gold, Kahlua coffee liqueur, Patron, Patron Silver tequila, Sauza tequila, Tequila 1800, flavored liqueurs, hangover remedies, liqueurs, tequila | No Responses »
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Slippery When Wet
1 oz. Jose Cuervo gold tequila
1 oz. Everclear alcohol
1 oz. grenadine syrup
Pour all three of the ingredients equally into a shot glass. The grenadine syrup should be last. Make sure the drink is very red from the grenadine.
The general consensus among the members of the taste team is that we’ve cited the lack of punch in a small majority of recent recipes. So we wanted to try and sample a shot that had some potency to it. That’s not as easily said as done. Sometimes the ingredients in a recipe look like they’ll have some heavy impact, but they get muted or toned down by the other components. So after some discussion, we wanted a recipe that had the King of Kick in it——Everclear.
The only libation that I have personally drank that seemed more powerful than Everclear is my buddy’s Yugoslavian moonshine. I believe we have mentioned that rocket fuel in the past. But Everclear is generally considered the most almighty alcohol available on the US market. There are actually two types of Everclear out there. The one we see sold in stores is 151 proof in most cases. This is because pure alcohol—or pure grain alcohol—–is 190 proof. And it is illegal in over 15 states. So while Everclear does make and distribute the 190 proof mix, typically it is the 151 proof blend that Americans purchase.
And that is what we used and advise you to use for this recipe. ShareMyShot values its readers…..we’re not out to kill them or give them brain damage.
But the recipe for Slippery When Wet doesn’t stop there. It also calls for tequila; another pretty potent element. While the recipe lists Jose Cuervo as the brand to use, do feel free to go with any of your favorite labels (Patron, Sauza, Tequila 1800, etc.).
The taste test team tried three of these bad boys and I do think it is safe to say that we were quite satisfied with the punch of this shot. Ask, and you shall receive. All five members of the team said they caught a little buzz as we downed the three shooters in a one hour timeframe.
Perhaps the funny part of this recipe is that we couldn’t give it a grade higher than a 3 out of 5. What was lacking this time was the creative element needed to score higher, and the taste did not warrant a 4 or a 5. Call us picky. Call us sticklers. But a really high scoring shot has to have all of those qualities. The taste of this shot was predominantly tequila-based with the harshness of the Everclear also present. So it tasted like a brutal shot of red-colored tequila.
This is more of a “dare you to try it” shot rather than something you serve at a happy, light-hearted party.
So if there’s a real “tough guy” smartass in your little drinking circle, make him one of these. It’ll either shut him up, or make him even louder and more obnoxious. Roll the dice and see what happens.
Cheers !!
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Mayan Sacrifice
1/2 oz. 1800 Tequila
1/2 oz. Bacardi 151 rum
1 oz. Kahlua coffee liqueur
1 oz. Grey Goose vodka
First, pour the Kahlua into a double shot glass. Add the Bacardi 151 next, followed by the tequila. Top it off with the vodka. Ignite the top on fire and allow to burn for just a few seconds. Extinguish, and quickly take a straw to the bottom of the glass and consume. Or…if you have the balls, just grab the glass and toss it down.
Being December 31, this is (obviously) the last recipe we can share this year.
If you watch the History Channel or are just in to spooky things, you may be aware of the Mayan calendar that ends on December 21, 2012. According to these documentaries, the world could be in great danger of coming to an end on that day. It all depends on whether you believe or not.
Personally, I think we may be in some trouble here. Any multi-million dollar corporation that gives me and several others a job to taste-test alcoholic beverages….and pay us handsome salaries to do so……let’s face it, society is really toeing the line. In the interview room several months ago, we all joked that we felt like Norm on Cheers getting that job to taste test the beer at the local brewery. Remember that episode?
I mean, you’ve got to be shittin’ me, right ??
But no. It was true. We were brought on to sample shots and shooters and give our opinions on them. If I’m not mistaken, I think that was the greatest day of my life. Oh, and the seventh sign of the apocolypse too, wasn’t it ?
Today, we offer you the Mayan Sacrifice. If the Mayan calendar is true, we have about 1,085 days left. That’s it, people. So the team was ready to pay its due respect to this little shooter. Everyone was on their best behavior lest we insult the ghosts of these true ancient prophets.
Since the Mayans were all about astrology and mathematics, don’t deviate from any of the ingredients containing numbers. You should use 1800 Tequila and Bacardi 151 at all costs. If you do want to stray from the exact recipe, switch up on the brand of vodka. You can use another brand of premium vodka such as Ketel One or Skyy. But don’t get too cheap on a substitute label or you may piss off the Mayan gods.
We recommend that you don’t switch out the Kahlua coffee liqueur for anything else, either. You know how some South Americans can be about their damn coffee….
ShareMyShot.com gives this native knockout a 3 on a scale of 5. It isn’t a bad shot at all. There are some creative flavors at work here like coffee and light rum. And the team could certainly see where this shot packs its punch. It’s a sacrifice all right. You sacrifice part of your liver and your mental faculties. So the creativity and the smack were definately there.
What was lacking was a dynamite taste that has you craving more. It was a tad harsh and lacking in distinct flavor with the vodka and the rum.
The team was willing to concede this….
If the Mayan ghosts agree to call off the whole 12/21/12 threat, then we agree to do one Mayan Sacrifice every workday until then.
How ’bout it, chief ??
Cheers !!
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