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Vampire

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Vampire

1 oz.   Chambord raspberry liqueur
1 oz.   Absolut vodka
1 oz.   cranberry juice

Combine ingredients in a shaker over ice. Serve as shots in an old-fashioned glass.

With just one day left before Halloween weekend, we wanted to offer up one more shot that would fit in well at your party tomorrow. ShareMyShot presents to you…….Vampire shots!

This is a variation of a cocktail drink that I enjoy quite often. I was turned on to Absolut and cranberry juice when I was about 19 or 20 at the old Clipper Ship Lounge on 47th Street in Brookfield, Illinois. Unfortunately the bar is closed down now. But that was where I started my initial training in the wonderful world of shots and shooters. So that was my hangout back then and I used to guzzle Absolut and cranberry pretty frequently. Still do.

This shot takes that simple drink and livens it up with Chambord raspberry liqueur. Not a bad addition. This is a French liqueur with an intense flavor of black raspberries, fruits, herbs, and honey. The taste is sweet and it has a ruby red color. It’s a bit expensive as is most anything from France, right? But DO NOT deviate from this brand when making Vampire shots. It is key because of its quality and distinct flavor. Do NOT go cheap on this ingredient. In our opinion, doing so would ruin the shot.

And to an extent, the same goes with the Absolut vodka. If you are going to substitute, go with another fine brand of vodka such as Skyy or Grey Goose. Don’t go with the cheapest label on the liquor store shelf. I mean, if you’re going to plunk down some good money ($25) on a fine raspeberry liqueur, don’t dumb it down with some lame-ass vodka. Stick to Absolut if you can swing it. In fact, go with Absolut Kurant (berry flavored).

The selection of cranberry juice is up to you. As long as you have the premium alcoholic ingredients, you should be able to capture the savory flavor of the shot if you go with Tropicana, Nature’s Best or Ocean Spray.

This is a really delicious shot. As I said, I’ve been a long-time fan of vodka and cranberry. But the insertion of the Chambord raspberry liqueur really takes the drink to another level. I wasn’t too familiar with this brand of liqueur. And it is one damn fine spirit ! No shit. I really liked how it combined with the cranberry element and made a taste explosion. I now have a bottle stocked behind my bar and am trying other combinations with it. ShareMyShot highly recommends that you add Chambord to your bar shelf.

The color is the maroon-red you would expect from the cranberry and Chambord. Yes, you could say it looks a bit like blood in a shot glass. But not enough to freak anyone out. Especially with the sweet scent that it gives off if you sniff it closely. It smells like red berries. It goes down very smoothly and the vodka gives it the kick.

ShareMyShot.com gives this suck-ulent Vampire shot a 5 on a scale of 5. It’s the perfect treat for your guests at the Halloween party. Women will love the sweet taste of the raspberry liqueur. Three or four of them will give you a cozy feeling thanks to the vodka. It’ll keep you warm if you’re at a chilly yard party.

Happy Halloween to everyone from ShareMyShot.com !!!

Cheers !

Posted in 5 Star Shots, Absolut, Absolut Kurant, Absolut flavored vodkas, Chambord raspberry liqueur, Grey Goose Vodka, Skyy vodka, black raspberry liqueur, cranberry juice, liqueurs, vodka | No Responses »

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 !!

Posted in 4 Star Shots, Aftershock cinnamon schnapps, Apple Pucker, DeKuyper Hot Damn cinnamon schnapps, DeKuyper cinnamon schnapps, Everclear, Goldschlager, Hiram Walker cinnamon schnapps, Hiram Walker schnapps, apple schnapps, cinnamon schnapps, schnapps | No Responses »

Hot Chicana

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Hot Chicana

1/2 oz.    Bacardi white rum (aka light)
1/2 oz.    DeKuyper Hot Damn cinnamon schnapps
4 drops   Tabasco sauce

 
Pour the Bacardi rum, the DeKuyper Hot Damn cinnamon schnapps, and Tabasco sauce into a shot glass. Make sure you only use 3-4 drops of Tabasco sauce. Stir with a toothpick and serve. Enjoy !

I’d hope I can speak for most men here when I say I’ve always had an appreciation for a hot chicana. Or a hot Latina or seniorita. Really, just a hot girl in general. Oh who are we kidding? For me and the other guys in the ShareMyShot office, we’ll pounce on anything with a pulse. But if we can’t land a hot chicana at the club, at least we can indulge in a few from our shot glasses.

Unfortunately, it’s not quite as good as the real thing.

When making this shot, adhere to the directions pretty closely. Don’t use anything other than the best-selling, most popular rum in the world, Bacardi White (or as many people call it: Light). DO NOT deviate to Malibu or Captain Morgan or any other brand of rum. Stick with the Bacardi White. Sure people can experiment with those other labels, but you won’t be making a true Hot Chicana. We didn’t even try other types of rum. It just doesn’t seem like a flavored rum or a dark rum would work here. It would be trying to make the shot a little too fancy.

It’s unique enough as it is. You can slightly alter the cinnamon schnapps element. The recipe calls for DeKuyper Hot Damn cinnamon schnapps. We encourage you to stick with that. However, DeKuyper does offer their “regular” cinnamon schnapps as well. If you are really short on funds and could stand to save the $2-4 price difference, you could go with the regular bottle. And if you are going to go that route, you could even use Hiram Walker cinnamon schnapps for that matter. But this is only if you can’t swing the DeKuyper Hot Damn label.

If you really have to be creative and don’t want to use the Hot Damn brand, you could try Aftershock cinnamon schnapps. We did not pursue that, but we identify Aftershock as the hottest cinnamon schnapps that might rival the DeKuyper Hot Damn brand. Without getting into specialty import brands, etc.

And when it comes to the Tabasco sauce, follow the recipe ! This is only a regular sized shot and you don’t want to tip the Tabasco bottle and pour even a little splash in there. You’re not making a spicy Bloody Mary here. You’re just sprucing up a 1 oz. shot. So let 3-4 droplets fall into the shot and then give it a tiny, little stir with a toothpick. We really do encourage you to stir it so that you have a nice blend of the flavors and have a legitimate Hot Chicana.

The only thing is……it wasn’t that tasty. It was hot. That’s for damn sure. The drink’s name does not lie. But I’m more for a good tasting shot than one that leaves my tongue burning for a few minutes. If I want that, I’ll get some super hot wings. I do like Tabasco—just not in my shot glass very often. Between the sauce and the cinnamon schnapps, it’s a pretty spicy/hot shooter. I guess the rum provides the kick and helps thin out the shot. Otherwise it would be a little syrupy thick.

We at ShareMyShot give this hot tamale a 2 on a scale of 5. It is creative and I do like all of the ingredients. I just don’t like them together. Both me and the other guys on-staff would rather drink some bombs and meet a real, live hot chicana. Now that would be tasty.

Cheers !!

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Moose Fart

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Moose Fart

1 part   Absolut vodka
1 part   Crown Royal Canadian whiskey
1 part   Kahlua coffee liqueur
1 part   Bailey’s Irish cream

Add with ice in a blender, and blend to a semi-thick consistency.

This delicious little treat is definately what we would classify as a dessert shot. It’s not a really a Halloween-themed drink like many of our recent recipes. But we previously posted the recipe for Donkey Love Juice and thought we’d be remiss if we didn’t offer you a big ol’ Moose Fart as well. So take a big whiff and quaff down a few of these ‘pungent’ delights.

I believe this is probably the thickest shot we’ve suggested thus far. And I know it is the first one in which one of my favorite pieces of bar equipment gets used: the blender. I don’t use my blender very often in pursuit of shots or shooters. I love to make margueritas, alcoholic smoothies, pina coladas and drinks like that in my blender. But not too many shots.

This drink could be served as either a double shot, or as a full-fledged drink in a hi-ball glass. It’s up to you and how many you want to prepare at a time. When adding the ingredients into your blender, the order isn’t important (somewhat obviously) because it will all be condensed together. But at ShareMyShot.com, we usually add in a good 6-8 ounces of everything so that we get several servings for our efforts. We only drink them in over-sized shot glasses (not hi-ball glasses). As a result, we get a good 14-16 shots from one, single batch.

I prefer to drink this concoction as more of a quick shot because I find that it gets warmer and there’s a bit of seperation when you get down to the 3rd and 4th slugs out of a hi-ball glass. I find it more tasty, fresh, and enjoyable throwing them down one dose at a time. Because you are using ice when blending, the first servings are nice and chilled and those are the ones that really go down the best. After that, there is a depreciation factor at work.

The drink itself is flavorful. The Absolut is somewhat undetectable, but its role is to provide whatever “kick” the drink is designed to provide (along with the Crown Royal). It’s the Crown Royal, the Kahlua, and the Baileys that provide most of the flavor. And when served chilled, the players work together to make a slightly mocha-tasting, somewhat thin milkshake with a discernible bite from the Canadian whiskey. DO NOT blend this drink until it is as thick as a malt from the local diner !! The ice helps to keep this from happening when you blend. But just blend the mixture until there is a little froth on the top and it has the consistency of some decent chocolate milk…..like Oberweis.

We did want to offer up this recipe in time for Halloween parties this weekend because it is a party-friendly drink and women enjoy it too. The name is a conversation starter and the root for many jokes. And who doesn’t want to laugh when you’re drinking shots at a party?

ShareMyShot.com gives this sweet smelling bouquet of heavy hitters (the Absolut and the Crown Royal) combined with more subtle complements (the Kahlua and the Bailey’s) a 4 on a scale of 5. It’s a creative shot with some interesting ingredients that call for the use of a blender.

And perhaps best of all, unlike the name would suggest, it is pretty much odorless !

Cheers !!

Posted in 4 Star Shots, Absolut, Bailey's Irish Cream, Canadian whisky, Crown Royal, Kahlua coffee liqueur, dessert shots, vodka, whiskey | No Responses »

Jim Morrison

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Jim Morrison

1/2 oz.   Jack Daniels Tennessee whiskey
1/2 oz.   Jim Beam bourbon whiskey
1/2 oz.   Wild Turkey bourbon whiskey
1/2 oz.   Seagrams 7 whiskey

In a double-shot glass—or any glass big enough to hold 2 shots—-mix in the Jack Daniel’s, Jim Beam, Seagram 7, and Wild Turkey. The order in which you add them isn’t vital. If you want to adhere to the way they are listed here, feel free to do so. However, the shot is not exactly ruined if you deviate from this suggested order. Take a deep breath. Gulp it down.

Like its namesake, this is a shot for those people who like to party. I’ve always been a big fan of Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors. This was a man who liked to partake in the spirits department. Both in his mind and in his body. Unless you really had way too many of these shooters, we don’t think you’ll be seeing any spirits. Maybe some trails after 6 or 8 of them. So this isn’t exactly a Halloween shot like the last few recipes we’ve posted. Unless you plan to go out to parties dressed as Jim Morrison.

This is a combination of four of the more popular whiskeys on the market. And they all have a degree of potency. It was only a matter of time before someone combined all of the whiskey brands sitting behind their bar into one, powerful super-whiskey. For the sake of this specific shot (recipe), stick to the labels identified. ShareMyShot suggests you don’t substitute Evan Williams or Knob Creek for any of the brands in the Jim Morrison shot. Those labels can be tried in different combinations with each other, or even with some of these ingredients and bestowed their own personal names. So stick with the four brands indentified in the recipe to make a Jim Morrison.

I’m a whiskey man. And combining a few whiskeys doesn’t usually turn the taste into something awful. There are many nights where I will be drinking the last of my Jack Daniels and then have to move on to Jim Beam when the Jack is gone. My tastebuds and stomach can usually differentiate between the two, but there’s nothing negative involved. It’s simply that to work at ShareMyShot.com, you have to be a proven connoisseur of everything alcoholic ! That means telling different brands of whiskey and bourbon apart.

So I thoroughly enjoyed this shot. Coming in at 2 full ounces, it is a “big” shot as compared to most. The four whiskeys work well together in that the drinker doesn’t feel like there are four competing liqueurs trying to dominate each other. It almost comes across as a seperate, 5th brand of whiskey that has attempted to capture the subtle differences of its four ingredients. Some experienced drinkers may also know this shot as The Four Desperados or perhaps The Four Horseman.

Whatever name you know it by, we at ShareMyShot give this union of forces a 4 on a scale of 5. It’s not so elaborate as to earn the very highest mark. But it is a nice combination of brands for my favorite libation.

As Jim Morrison would say, “Show me the way to the next whiskey barrr…..oh, don’t ask why. Oh, don’t ask why.”

Cheers !!

Posted in 4 Star Shots, Evan Williams whiskey, Jack Daniels, Jim Beam, Knob Creek, Seagrams 7, Wild Turkey, whiskey | No Responses »

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 !!!!

Posted in 3 Star Shots, Apple Pucker, DeKuyper Butterscotch Liqueur, apple schnapps, butterscotch schnapps, dessert shots, schnapps | 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 !!

Posted in 4 Star Shots, Absolut, Goldschlager, Grey Goose Vodka, Jagermeister, Skyy vodka, Smirnoff's vodka, Stolichnaya vodka, cinnamon schnapps, vodka | No Responses »

Dead Nazi

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Dead Nazi

2/3 oz.   Rumple Minze peppermint liqueur
2/3 oz.   Jagermeister herbal liqueur 

Chill ingredients before use. Pour Rumple Minze into the shot glass first and then add the Jagermeister. Tilt your head back and pour down your throat. Enjoy !

It doesn’t get much more simple than this. Two of the more popular spirits out there sharing a stage. Like Martin and Lewis. Cheech and Chong. Joanie and Chachi.

And you get the added attraction of asking your friends, “Hey….you wanna see a Dead Nazi?”

The simplicity of this shot reminded me of a conversation I had on Sunday at the bar.

I was talking shots with one of my favorite bartenders and we agreed how basically every concoction has been done. Two people may know a shot made with the exact same ingredients by a different name, but every possible combination has been tried. Whether the creator knew it would taste terrible or not. I could go behind my bar and pull three bottles out blindly and mix a shot. I could call it Circus Juice. But if I did a tiny bit of research on-line, I’d probably see it posted on a couple of shot websites already under a couple of different monikers. I knew someone out there HAD to have put these two ingredients together at some point. And thus we have the Dead Nazi.

Today’s shot is obviously pretty basic….and some of our readers may know it by a different name. The recipe calls for you to chill the ingredients, which I find to be a bit of hand-holding. Both of those brands should already have homes in your freezer. The only way I serve these liqueurs is ice cold. Same with everyone I know.

I was curious to see how well the flavors combined, though. It wasn’t too bad at all. The black licorice taste of the Jagermeister combined well with the peppermint flavor of the Rumple Minze. It was like a piece of a black, peppermint licorice stick. That may not be the most delicious option as compared to black licorice by itself—or a red, cherry-flavored Twizzler. But it worked out OK.

ShareMyShot encourages you to stick with the brand names in the recipe for this shot. These are two of the more recognizable and palatable flavored liquors on the market. You definately want to stick with the Jagermeister. Nothing would serve as a better substitute for that brand. And while it is possible to replace the Rumple Minze with another peppermint schnapps/liqueur, I personally identify Rumple Minze as the king of the peppermint liqueurs. You can see trails if you drink enough of that stuff. I just don’t think DeBouchette, Hiram Walker, or Dr McGillicuddys can do a better job here than the Rumple Minze in the recipe. So stick with Rumple Minze. It’s pretty potent.

This is a shot you can easily serve at house parties. Many well-stocked home bars have these two bottles around. It is probably more of a “guy shot”, but if your female guests like peppermint schnapps, they may take the plunge and try one of these. We at ShareMyShot give this pairing of giants a 3 on a scale of 5.

It’s not the most creative or earth-shattering combination. It doesn’t have an unbelievably delicious taste per se. But it is a combination of two liqueurs that I do enjoy seperately. And it has a cool name. The only thing better than a real dead Nazi is guzzling down a few of these babies while partying with your friends.

Cheers !!

Posted in 3 Star Shots, Dr McGillicuddys peppermint schnapps, DuBouchett peppermint schnapps, Hiram Walker peppermint schnapps, Jagermeister, Rumple Minze, liqueurs, peppermint schnapps, schnapps | No Responses »

Brain Matter

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Brain Matter
 
1/3 oz.   Bailey’s Irish cream
1/3 oz.   Hiram Walker peppermint schnapps
1/3 oz.   Midori melon liqueur 

Mix the Midori & the peppermint schnapps in the shot glass. Then lightly layer the Bailey’s on top. Enjoy.

When my friend first suggested this shot to me and told me the name, I figured it would be an ass-kicker. One that chewed up brain matter with a blast of hardore liquors like Everclear. Instead, it is a very mellow shot that combines three of the more subtle ingredients. So then I had to ask myself, “Is this thing gonna taste so shitty it makes me think of something so foul as brain matter?”

The answer is no. I didn’t think of brain matter. But it was kind of shitty.

It wasn’t terrible like the recently posted Elephant Man shot. I like peppermint schnapps in moderation. And I found that the Bailey’s and the Midori didn’t squash the peppermint flavor completely. I knew the Bailey’s wouldn’t do that. I like hot chocolate and Bailey’s in the wintertime. And every now and then I toss in a shot of peppermint schnapps just to “Irish it up” a little bit. So I’ve played with the Bailey’s/peppermint schanpps combination in the past. I just wasn’t sure what the Midori would do here.

And overall, I feel like it took away from the overall presentation and taste of the shooter. I’ve never imbibed any brand of melon liqueur in mass quantities. I’ve always preferred the more traditional flavors of apple and banana in those type of drinks. And the flavor of melon didn’t blend very well with the peppermint. Nor the creaminess of the Bailey’s. I’m sure if the Midori were paired with a couple of different dance partners, you could come up with a refreshing, fruity shooter. But it doesn’t play well with others here. It reminds me of my brother’s unruly kids.

So if you’re going to try this shot, don’t worry about losing too many brain cells or learning what the taste of brain matter is like. Really, you’ll just taste peppermint with a less desirable flavor invasion. You may wrinkle your nose or squint your eyes. But that’s about it. We at ShareMyShot give this not-so-intelligent effort a 2 on a scale of 5.

You can substitute a different brand of peppermint schnapps like Dr McGillicuddys or even Rumple Minze. Maybe one of those brands can stand up stronger to the Midori melon liqueur. Give it a try.

Cheers !!

Posted in 2 Star Shots, Bailey's Irish Cream, Dr McGillicuddys peppermint schnapps, Hiram Walker peppermint schnapps, Hiram Walker schnapps, Midori melon liqueur, Rumple Minze, liqueurs, melon liqueurs, schnapps | No Responses »

Elephant Man

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Elephant Man

1/3 oz.   Jack Daniels Tennessee whiskey
1/3 oz.   1800 Tequila
1/3 oz.   Bacardi 151 rum 

Pour the Jack Daniels whiskey, the 1800 tequila, and the Bacardi 151 rum into a shot glass in that order. Ignite the 151 rum (use extreme caution), and shoot. {Use a straw if necessary to avoid burning}

This shot packs a punch, that’s for sure. Lately we’ve shared a number of shots that used flavored liqueurs or schnapps. Today we wanted to get back to a manly, ballsy shot. This one certainly fits the bill. It tastes like balls (so I’ve heard).

Combining three of the more potent libations out there, and then setting it aflame, this shot will not only put hair on your chest……it may burn it off if you’re not very careful. You can subtitute the Jack Daniels whiskey for your favorite, but do not deviate from the 1800 tequila or the Bacardi 151.

I was a bit suspect about trying this one to be honest. I was already respectful of the ingredients in this bad boy. But I’ve never been too keen myself on playing with fire. However, in the name of presenting our audience with as comprehensive of a shot menu as possible, I took the plunge.

Elephant Man, my ass. It tasted like elephant shit.

First off, I’m not the smoothest guy or the most motor-skilled. You drink as many shots as we do at ShareMyShot and you’re probably not going to solve Rubik’s Cube, bowl a 300 game, or anything like that. Brushing my teeth effectively is a real triumph. So when you ask me to do a flaming shot, you’re asking Corky from Life Goes On to paint a masterpiece.

I managed not to burn myself, but I did leave about 1/3 of the shot in my goatee. The instructions suggest that you may even want to use a straw(!). Another staffer in the office tried it that way. He was worried the straw would melt a little into the shot while he was drinking it. That did not happen, but he did get a tiny little black wisp of burned-plastic smoke up his nose. I found it humorous; he didn’t.

The shot itself was hot—–not as in the fire, but as in a burny, high-alcohol content hot. It tasted like I just went down on Bea Arthur. It tasted like I just french-kissed Flavor Flav (so I’ve heard). It tasted like I just had the signature dish of the worst cook on Hell’s Kitchen.

My colleague tended to agree. He said it tasted like licking one of the hand poles on a New York subway train. Or the rim of a urinal at a Mexican bus station.

We just didn’t like the combination of whiskey, tequila, and rum. At the same time, we are huge fans of all of those liquors by themselves. Or in an appropriate combination. Many shots combine two of those elements with something else. But usually the additional ingredient helps to temper the blast of the shot and provide some sort of alluring flavor. That doesn’t happen here.

We even tried the shot without lighting it so that we could give the mixture an honest assessment. Obviously, it was much easier to shoot and we both got the full effect/flavor of the drink. But it was still not enough to score up there with most of the shots we drink.

ShareMyShot gives this elephant dung a 1 on a scale of 5. If you’re one of those guys who has to prove how tough he is or that he “can drink anything”, give this one a try. But if you want a pleasant tasting, soothing, enjoyable shot…….try something else.

Cheers !!!!

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