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Cluster Fuck

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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Dragon Sweat

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Dragon Sweat

2/3 oz.   Everclear alcohol
1/2 oz.   DeKuyper Sour Apple Pucker schnapps
1/3 oz.   DeKuyper cinnamon schnapps 

Pour ingredients into shot glass and serve.

I was intrigued when a bartender friend told me about this one. There’s a lot of shots out there with one combination of schnapps or another. And they’re usually not too bad. I’ve seen the apple and cinnamon schnapps pairing before {see previous recipes for Apple Jacks and Granny’s Apple Pie}. But those shots utilized a completely different third component as compared to the ass kicker that is Everclear.

At first I didn’t see any connection between the shot and its name. But then when it was poured, my Pavlovian dog training kicked in. Any time I’m about to do a shot with Everclear, my mind almost psyches me out. I have to work my way up to it. Loosen up my neck muscles a little bit. Rub my hands together a few times. Take a deep breath. It’s kind of like preparing to walk into a dragon’s lair. But that’s not everything that helped me to connect the name to the shot.

I drank three of these over a 50 minute period. They’re pretty tasty actually. Like we said, the apple and cinnamon schnapps combo is a somewhat popular twosome. Together they suggest an apple pie type of taste. So my curiosity was about how the Everclear would influence the taste. And as one might suspect with Everclear, it didn’t really change the taste much at all. It just provided a whopper of a kick to the normally staid schnapps. Everclear is like vodka at its roots. Pretty odorless. Pretty much tasteless. Simple pure-grain alcohol. So I didn’t expect it to have much of an influence on the taste and my suspicions proved correct. But it was noticeable.

After having had three of them in just short of an hour, I made the final connection to the name. My damn forehead was sweating a little bit. Everclear is one of the highest alcohol content libations legally available. But it reminds me of my buddy’s homemade moonshine he brings in from Yugoslavia. The kind of shit that you can pour a little splash on the bar and light it on fire for a while. Between my pre-ritual exercises just to do a shot with Everclear + the sweating forehead after downing a few, the name seemed more appropriate.

The only ingredient you can play around with is the brand of cinnimon schnapps you use. My bartender friend said he doesn’t see why you couldn’t use a different label other than DeKuyper. He even conceded that you might get away with Goldschlager or Aftershock. But at the bar, they use regular DeKuyper cinnamon schnapps. Otherwise, they “might have to charge an extra dollar or more for it”  if they used a higher-class brand.

ShareMyShot gives this fiery beast a 4 on a scale of 5. It has the tamer components to offer up a good tasting shot like the Apple Jacks shooter. But it takes it one step further by making it more of a manly shot that will give you a zing. Like any shot with Everclear or a higher alcohol content ingredient, just use your brains. Don’t go overboard.

Cheers !!

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Carmel Apple

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Carmel Apple

3/4 oz.   Apple Pucker schnapps
3/4 oz.   DeKuyper butterscotch schnapps

Mix equal parts of freezer cold schnapps. Gulp it down. Enjoy.

This shot is about as simple as it comes. A combination of a couple of popular flavors of schnapps. But we wanted to stay in-line with the recent recipes with a Halloween theme. And what is more Halloween and autumn-themed than carmel apples? Keep reading–I have a little enhancement trick with this shot that is similar to a little stunt I suggested in a previous recipe.

ShareMyShot.com has served up a few previous recipes capturing the flavor of tasty apple-oriented foods. The formula to reproduce Apple Jacks is one example. We also posted the ingredients for Granny’s Apple Pie. That’s the recipe where I suggested you chase the shot with a very small piece of graham cracker. I have a suggestion for you to enhance the experience of today’s shot recipe that is somewhat similar.

But first, make sure that you follow the instructions and serve the shot chilled. Some people keep all of their flavored schnapps and liqueurs chilled—-AfterShock, Apple Pucker, Goldschlager, RumpleMinze, Jagermeister, DeKuypers, etc. So for those people, serving this shot with chilled ingredients comes naturally. Others may leave a few particular flavors out at room temp. Because flavors like cinnamon and butterscotch are not typically chilled when we consume them in food, some bar owners leave them on the shelf. Usually, that’s fine.

However, when preparing Carmel Apple shots, we strongly encourage you to serve both ingredients chilled. I’ve never liked apple schnapps served warm. It seems so much more refreshing and tangy when served cold. Like the bite of a new, juicy golden apple. So adhere to the recipe for best results. At the very minimum, you can use chilled apple schnapps and room temp butterscotch schnapps.

And please do feel like you have the freedom to substitute your favorite brands for either component. This is a flexible recipe. You don’t have to go with Apple Pucker. If that brand is a little sour for you, go with your favorite brand of apple schnapps..

ShareMyShot gives this a 3 on a scale of 5. It is a very simple, tasty shot. It’s not the greatest brainstorm since the wheel or fire. And because the core ingredients are both a flavored schnapps, you are free to substitute brands.

Here’s my little enhancement tip: If you have any peanuts in the house—–in any form——pull them out. Whether you have a small canister of Planter’s peanuts or you have a big bag of shelled peanuts, grab five or six of them. Simply crush them once or twice (after de-shelling them for Chrissake) with a meat-seasoning mallet or the bottom of a big spoon. Don’t mulch them into gruel……just smash a few damn peanuts. Use them as a chaser after gulping this shot and your carmel apple resembles more of a taffy apple. I swear it works.

Try this shot at your Halloween party this year. Have a little, tiny bowl of crushed peanuts on your bar. And when you introduce the shot, encourage the crushed peanuts as a chaser. Just the psychological part of people’s minds will make them say, “Oh my God ! That does taste like a taffy apple ! ”

Or at the least, a Carmel Apple shot.

Cheers !!!!

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