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Disgruntled Elf

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Disgruntled Elf

1 oz.     Bacardi (light) white rum
1 oz.     Cointreau triple sec
1 oz.     Jose Cuervo gold tequila
1 oz.     Tanqueray gin
2 oz.     sour apple mix
3 oz.     Sierra Mist soda 

Pour in the rum, the triple sec, the tequila, the gin, and the sour apple martini mix to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake the contents. Pour into a double shot glass (or a hi-ball glass). Then top it off with the Sierra Mist.

For our final Christmas-themed shot, we’re sharing a recipe that you can either trim down to a big shot (like a bomb), or you can drink it more slowly as a cocktail. What we have posted is for a bomb-type of shot. To make it into a cocktail, simply use a larger glass like a hi ball glass—and top it off with more of the Sierra Mist soda. The alcohol content (measurements) remain the same. Drinking it as a bomb-type shot will likely just give you a heavier kick without the extra soda in there.

So it’s all up to you…..pick your poison !

One way or the other, you have a Disgruntled Elf on your hands. Being December 23, we had a few reservations about the Disgruntled Elf. This pissed off bastard is probably working 16 hours days for the fat guy so the sleigh can take off tomorrow night at its scheduled departure time. That slave driving SOB (that’s right…..slave driving….not sleigh riding) puts those elves through hell in the days leading up to Christmas. Everyone knows that. It’s like a Honduran sweat shop over there at the North Pole.

But the sample team fought past our fears that this may be a revenge-oriented shooter and gave it a try.

While we didn’t do much “substitution testing” on this drink, you could probably use a different brand of tequila if you prefer. And you could also step down to a more affordable brand of gin. We did try the bomb with both Tanqueray and Fleischmann’s gin. There really wasn’t a significant difference as far as the team could tell.

The Sierra Mist soda (and to me, the gin to a slight degree) made the shooter somewhat fizzy and carbonated—-as one would expect. I say that the gin contributes to this element simply because the soda kind of served as the tonic water that it is traditionally paired with, and the result is somewhat fizzy when I drink gin & tonics. In the same token, the soda replaced the Red Bull I often have in “bomb shots”…..again providing the fizzy element.

However, overall the team wasn’t exactly impressed. There seemed to be too many things at work here. Especially for a bomb shot. Usually when you drink a bomb, you turn the glass up and start guzzling it down. It has a couple of ingredients. With the Disgruntled Elf, there were a number of flavors competing for their spotlight and it just didn’t blend together all that well.

ShareMyShot.com gives this irritated elf’s recipe a 2 on a scale of 5.

We knew that little bastard was out to get us. Just because he has to work some long hours right before Christmas is no reason to take it out on the staff of ShareMyShot.

I’m telling his boss about this.

Cheers !!

{And Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all of our readers from everyone at ShareMyShot.com   !!!!!!!! } 

Posted in 2 Star Shots, Bacardi white/light rum, BOMBS, Christmas, Cointreau Triple Sec, DeKuyper Triple Sec, Fleischmann's gin, gin, Gordon's gin, holiday shots, Jose Cuervo gold, Red Bull, rum, Sierra Mist, sour apple mix, Sprite, Tanqueray, tequila, Tequila 1800, Triple Sec | No Responses »

Feliz Navidad

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Feliz Navidad
 
1 oz.      Tanqueray gin
1 oz.      Rumple Minze peppermint liqueur
1 oz.      1800 Tequila 

Mix equal parts gin, Rumple Minze, and the tequila over ice in a cocktail mixer and shake. Pour into an oversized shot glass and serve. This shot is meant to celebrate Mexican Christmas. But also to be a Grinch to your liver.

Being December 1, we figured it’s not too early to start suggesting Christmas-themed shots. So we begin with Feliz Navidad.

This is a minty shot that looks rather innocent at first glance. It’s clear in color. You give it whiff (if you do that sort of thing before throwing down a shot) and it smells like a peppermint schnapps shooter. But then the triple play of gin, tequila, and Rumple Minze go to work on your ass. Merry Christmas to us all !!

Seriously, the shot tastes pretty decent and goes down somewhat easy because it is served chilled. As mentioned previously, Rumple Minze should be stored in your freezer. So that ingredient in this shot combo is already ice cold. The usual “hot” or “burn” you get from the gin or the tequila is definately tempered by the cool-down in the cocktail shaker as well. So this holiday party favor slides down well. Cool on the throat.

But don’t think you won’t feel it after a couple of them. These are three powerful players in the shot/cocktail game. Especially if you go with the brand names in the recipe—all of which are at the top of their niche. Yes, you could substitute the Tanqueray for a somewhat cheaper label like Fleischmann’s or Gordon’s gin. The shot still tastes good because we tried those exact pinch hitters. But I’m a Tanqueray lover and we just sent the office lackey out for a fresh bottle a few weeks ago when a recent recipe called for it………and we were just about out.

So this time we had everything we needed to completely adhere to the recipe and that was my most enjoyable blend. The other brands of gin held their own, though. They were satisfactory.

ShareMyShot.com gives this mouthwatering, Mexican holiday shooter a 3 on a scale of 5. While the taste is cool and pleasant, it is more of a heavy hitter than a party for your tastebuds. I could throw down several of these before it would start to wear on my palate and my stomach. There’s nothing wrong with the taste experience, but it’s not quite as creative or daring as some other mixes/combinations. Not to the point of earning our highest marks.

But feel free to try this one at a Christmas party in the coming days. Or to warm up after shoveling out the driveway. It goes down chilled. But then it really starts to warm your cockles. You’ll see.

Cheers !!

Posted in 3 Star Shots, Christmas, flavored liqueurs, Fleischmann's gin, gin, Gordon's gin, holiday shots, liqueurs, peppermint liqueurs, Rumple Minze, Tanqueray, tequila, Tequila 1800 | No Responses »

Unabomber

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Unabomber

1/2 oz.     Tanqueray gin
1/2 oz.     Grey Goose vodka
1/2 oz.     Cointreau triple sec
1/2 oz.     lime juice

Pour all ingredients into a large shot glass. Make the formal introduction of your mouth to the shot glass. Enjoy.

This was an interesting shot for the staff of ShareMyShot.com to sample recently. We’ve shared almost 50 recipes thus far, but this was really the first blend of these ingredients we’ve come close to. We’ve only posted two prior recipes calling for triple sec, and those were early on. There also haven’t been too many mixtures calling for lime juice. So we thought this would be something a little different we could offer.

We wanted to discuss triple sec for just a minute and suggest a few brands. Triple sec is an orange-flavored liqueur made from the dried peel of oranges from the Caribbean. Its name means triple distilled. It is widely used in mixed drinks and recipes as a sweetening and flavoring agent. One of the best known brands among American drinkers is Cointreau. Many brands are colorless, although some of the finer brands may have a golden hue in-line with their brandy base. A form of triple sec known as Orange Curaçao is made from oranges from the Caribbean island of Haiti. This is often recognized as an elite label. Triple sec typically contains 30% alcohol (by volume). That is 60 proof, though brands may have anywhere from 15% to 40% alcohol.

We did a lot of experimentation and substitution of brands playing with this recipe. Honestly, we ran out of Tanqueray after a couple of rounds and had to step over to Gordon’s. But in the name of research, we pushed on. You could also probably get away with Fleischmann’s or Seagram’s with this shot. I personally am a Tanqueray man. And I thought the best blends we tried were the first few using the last of the Tanqueray.

We also used Absolut and Skyy vodka in our mixology tests.

We used Cointreau as the recipe suggested for the triple sec; chiefly because that was the only brand we had in the office. Our office gopher Keith was dispatched pronto to the liquor store to secure a finer brand of triple sec and another bottle of Tanqueray.

The shot wasn’t stomach-lurching bad. But even the best blends didn’t rate as superior. My highest vote came with the first two mixes we tried. The first blend we sampled was directly from the recipe we have posted. And the second blend we tried—including the last of the Tanqueray—–had substituted the Grey Goose for the Skyy vodka. Not an earth-shattering switch. I gave both of those first two samples a 3 on the scale of 5.

But the rest of the blends earned no better than a 2 on the 5 point scale. Some of the staff gave the shot a 2 on all samples. So collectively, we agreed that the Unabomber gets a 2 on a scale of 5. It’s a nice effort at a refreshing, subtly Caribbean shot. But for most of us, the lime juice and the triple sec didn’t go very well with the gin/vodka combo.

We’d rather have a cold marguerita or a mojito.

Cheers !!!!

Posted in 2 Star Shots, Absolut, Bacardi white/light rum, Caribbean, Cointreau Triple Sec, DeKuyper Triple Sec, Fleischmann's gin, fruit juices, gin, Gordon's gin, Grey Goose Vodka, lime juice, Orange Curacao, Skyy vodka, Smirnoff's vodka, Stolichnaya vodka, Tanqueray, Triple Sec, vodka | No Responses »

The Legspreader

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Legspreader

1 oz.  Gordon’s gin
1 oz.  Jose Cuervo 1800 tequila
1 oz.  Captain Morgan rum  
1 oz.  Absolut vodka
 
 
Pour the ingredients in equal parts into a shot glass. With this shot, you may want to use a hurricane glass. Typically this shot is not served chilled. The ingredients are typically right behind a decently-stocked bar. Tilt your head back and enjoy.

You can switch up on the brands of some of these ingredients. For instance, if you don’t have Absolut vodka on-hand, feel free to go with a more traditional brand such as Smirnoff. If you happen to have Skyy vodka behind your bar instead of Absolut, that is a perfect substitute.

In the same token, don’t feel you have to go with Gordon’s gin. You can use Fleishmann’s or even Beefeater instead.

This little bugger of a shot would knock anyone for a loop if they have more than one. Unfortunately, some intense field research conducted by the male staff at ShareMyShot.com was not able to lend concrete support to the shot’s name. However, one variable that could have greatly influenced the research is that most of the male staff in the office looks a little like Yasser Arafat.

But conduct your own research on this one. There aren’t any weak components to this shooter. No fruit juice or creme de whatever…..just your basic, honest liquors rolled into one firecracker. You don’t have to go shopping all over town for the special flavored schnapps or anything like that. We at ShareMyShot give this seductive treat a 4 on a scale of 5.

It may not turn your date into a legspreader——we make no promises on that. But then again, after two or three of these bad boys, it just might!

Cheers !

Posted in 4 Star Shots, Absolut, Captain Morgan Spiced Rum, Fleischmann's gin, gin, Gordon's gin, rum, Skyy vodka, tequila, Tequila 1800, vodka | No Responses »