November, 2009
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
Dirty Diaper
1/2 oz. Absolut vodka
1/2 oz. Amaretto almond liqueur
1/2 oz. Southern Comfort peach liqueur
1/2 oz. Midori melon liqueur
1/2 oz. Chambord raspberry liqueur
1/2 oz. orange juice
Pour equal parts of all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into shot glass. Enjoy.
The office staff here at ShareMyShot looks a little haggard today. A few of us made a little pact before we went on our short holiday break to do a lot of field research for our readers. I know I held up my end pretty well. And from the looks of our IT guy and the boss, it looks like they did their jobs as well.
But that allows us to come back strong here with a shot that is seemingly the best of all worlds. ShareMyShot.com is proud to share a Dirty Diaper with you !
What’s that? You say, “A dirty diaper? Thanks, but no thanks? You’ll pass on that?”
We thought the same thing at first. Sometimes the name of a shot can be a deterrent right from the start. I admit I was a little stand-offish at first too. Who the hell wants to get cozy and comfortable with a Dirty Diaper for chrissakes?
But then the ingredients were laid out and I have to admit that it seemed like a combination of many of the libations we have touted in recent weeks. We’ve got the Midori melon liqueur which is pretty tasty. We have the Chambord raspberry liqueur which I am quickly falling for. We’ve got orange juice…….which I probably could’ve used a little bit more of this morning before I even came into the office…….
The root of the drink is pretty basic. The vodka element and the orange juice—your common screwdriver. You can feel free to substitute Absolut with any brand of vodka you choose; top shelf or otherwise. With Christmas shopping in full swing now, perhaps you are ready to ration your supply of Absolut, Skyy, or Grey Goose vodka. So if you want to use Smirnoff or even Stoli, you go right ahead. It’s going to be mixed in with several other flavors and is only 1/6 of the overall blend. So almost any decent vodka will work here.
The next four ingredients are what provide most of the flavor. This is a pretty tasty shot, although the flavors pretty much all blend together to make a tropical fruit cocktail. It’s very smooth and palatable. There’s no harshness at all…especially with the shot being served chilled. My impression—–and that shared by others in the office—–is like we put a bunch of fruit in a blender with some orange juice and made a blended fruit smoothie. It’s just not as thick as most smoothies. It almost tastes like it could be a healthy drink after a hard day of work.
It is very, very good though. ShareMyShot gives this strangely named shooter a 4 on a scale of 5. You can probably drink 9 or 10 of these before you feel any kind of zing. But they are definatly refreshing and delicious.
Certainly not the usual thoughts you have when considering a Dirty Diaper.
Cheers !!
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Turkeyball
1 oz. Wild Turkey bourbon whiskey
3/4 oz. Amaretto almond liqueur
1 splash pineapple juice
Combine the Wild Turkey, the Amaretto, and a splash of pineapple juice with ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into a shot glass. Enjoy.
We have another Thanksgiving shot to share with you today. Like the previous recipe for the Hobble Gobble, this shooter also employs Wild Turkey bourbon whiskey. I already covered my tradition of Wild Turkey on Thanksgiving day with my brother and my cousin. So I won’t repeat it here.
This shot is different from the Hobble Gobble in that the HG was just a simple combination of Bacardi 151 and the Wild Turkey. Pure and simple.
This one is a little bit more creative going with a more “experimental” flavor with the Amaretto almond liqueur. This is actually the third recipe this month calling for Amaretto and the second post in a row. {Although yesterday’s recipe didn’t do this liqueur proper justice}. But let’s explore this popular libation just a bit more. Amaretto is a sweet, almond-flavored liqueur of Italian origin. It is made from a base of apricot or almond pits, or sometimes both. It is frequently used in cooking…particularly in fine desserts. And it’s almost redundant to call it Amaretto almond liqueur. Almost.
The most popular brand of Amaretto on the market is Disaronno Originale. It’s known for it’s distinctive bottle. They also trumpet the fact that even with its characteristic almond taste, the liqueur contains no almonds…and no nuts at all. {That’s why it’s not quite redundant to sometimes refer to it as Amaretto almond liqueur—someone may want a brand specifically containing natural almond flavoring}.
Another label that is over 150 years old is Lazzaroni Amaretto. You should definitely be able to find Disaronno at the liquor store you shop it. You may not be so lucky with the Lazzaroni. If they don’t at least have Disaronno, find yourself a better damn liquor store already.
Coincidentally, we didn’t care for either of the previous recipes containing Amaretto at ShareMyShot.com
I myself am not a huge fan of it all by itself. However, I have enjoyed it big-time in fancy desserts like fine (real) ice cream. And I’m always willing to give it a chance as an ingredient in a shot or mixed drink. Others in the ShareMyShot office enjoy it much more than I. Honestly, none of us believe that the Amaretto element was the weak link in the other shots. One of them contained milk for chrissakes. And the other had peach schnapps being combined with whiskey. Not good.
So perhaps the Amaretto hasn’t gotten a fair shake to this point. Thus, we sampled the Turkyball !
ShareMyShot.com gives this tasty turkey-day treat a 4 on a scale of 5. The Wild Turkey actually blended very well with the Amaretto. It’s nice that there wasn’t any peach schnapps or milk to spoil things. There is the pineapple juice. We tried the shot with the pineapple juice and without it. And the consensus is that the shot tastes slightly better with the pineapple juice. It makes the shot just that much sweeter whereas Amaretto has a bittersweet almond taste. The ingredients all work together to make a pleasurable shooter.
So have a ball on Thanksgiving this Thursday. Better yet, have a Turkeyball. Or three.
Cheers !!!
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Grizzly Bear
1/2 oz. Amaretto almond liqueur
1/2 oz. Jagermeister herbal liqueur
1/2 oz. Kahlua coffee liqueur
1 1/2 oz. milk
Serve over ice. It doesn’t sound too appealing, but we were told it tastes pretty good.
So one of the guys I watch pro football with regularly brought this recipe with him last night for the nationally televised Chicago Bears—Philadelphia Eagles game. While he’s not a member of the ShareMyShot staff, this friend of mine reads the recipes on the site daily and has wanted to share one for a while. While he has others he says are “more his style“, he thought this one would go great with all of us watching the Bears game here in Chicago.
And it’s jack-ass recipes such as this one as to why he is not on the ShareMyShot.com staff. Those of us who partook of the shot couldn’t decide which was shittier: the Grizzly Bear shot or the Chicago Bears football team? Just about all of us were pretty reluctant from the start. Quite simply, I don’t drink shots with milk and alcohol in them. Who the hell does?
We implored this character to offer up one of his other, more traditional suggestions. But he wanted to connect the Grizzly Bear to the football game and have a gay little theme , I guess. Perhaps I’m just holding a grudge from him exposing me to this crap-ass concoction. And I’m a little bit pissed at the Chicago Bears too. Let’s just say everything with the word “Bear” in it sucked bad on Sunday night.
None of the ingredients (except milk) are among my favorite beverages. I can tolerate Jagermeister. But I’ve never been a huge fan of almond amaretto nor Kahlua for that matter. Mix them with the Jager and some cold milk and you have one horseshit mixture. I literally had a stomach lurch as I drank the shot. Nothing ugly happened (except on the television). But it reminded me of taking Pepto-Bismol as a kid.
You know….that thicker pink shit that was supposed to do something for your stomach. For me, it usually induced vomiting. And I think I had an instant of flashback as I brought this shot to my lips. I started drinking it and my stomach gave a little lurch. It could have been the shot, OR it could have been another lame-ass pass from Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. I’m not sure.
But I forced it down and then had that sensation where your mouth gets real watery as you try to hold something bad down. I swallowed about fifteen times until the taste was gone. And then almost all at once, we hurled insults and put-downs on our buddy.
ShareMyShot gives this bear of a shot a ZERO on a scale of 5. It blew. Please don’t ever share a shot with me that contains milk. I can handle lime juice or even whipped cream. But for the love of God, please…no milk.
Cheers !!!
Posted in 0 Star Shots, Amaretto almond liqueur, Disaronno Originale, Jagermeister, Kahlua coffee liqueur, Lazzaroni Amaretto, flavored liqueurs, liqueurs, milk | No Responses »
Friday, November 20th, 2009
Absolut Train Wreck
1/2 oz. Absolut vodka
1/2 oz. Absolut Kurant vodka
1/2 oz. Absolut Citron vodka
1 1/2 oz. cranberry juice
Add the ingredients to a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Shake well, pour into a large shot glass, and serve.
ShareMyShot.com is proud to share the 50th recipe with you today since we started this journey into the wonderful world of shots and shooters. And for the 50th, we wanted to offer up something that will really whet your whistle. One that can knock a man for a loop. A shot that will make you ask yourself in the morning, “What the hell was I thinking——and drinking?? “
Ladies and gentlemen, ShareMyShot presents to you……..the Absolut Train Wreck.
This isn’t an overtly fancy shot. It is a blend of a couple of flavors in the Absolut vodka family with a little fruit juice mixed in to keep it from being strictly a shot of vodka. But Absolut is a high quality brand and their flavor selection has more varieties than most other labels. I myself keep a bottle of all (3) of the ingredients called for in the Absolut Train Wreck behind my bar at all times.
I’ve mentioned before that I always keep a bottle of Absolut Kurant on-hand for my beloved vodka and cranberry drink. And I always have a regular bottle of Absolut for Bloody Marys and other vodka-based drinks. {Although I frequently use Absolut Peppar in my Bloody Marys}. Then I typically do have a bottle of the Absolut Citron to complete my Absolut army. So all of the requirements for this train wreck were at our disposal when we agreed this would be today’s benchmark sampling.
Quite obviously, no other brands of vodka should be used here. Nothing other than Absolut. This is not an interchangeable shot.
It goes down smooth and easy. The cranberry juice, which actually comprises 1/2 the shot, offsets the vodka; not that vodka is as pungent to the tastebuds as whiskey or bourbon. But it tasted like a mini vodka & cranberry—with a twist. The combination of the sweet/tart interplay of the citrus and the black currant berry make it a more robust taste sensation than just pure vodka & cranberry. Its slightly sweeter than one might expect.
ShareMyShot.com gives this absolutely refreshing and savory shooter a 4 on a scale of 5. Most of us in the office are fans of the Absolut vodka family. And the fact that this shot is served chilled helps to overcome the often piss-warm, bland taste of a late-nite vodka shot. It’s a good shot for summertime backyard parties, festive gatherings, and hanging out with just a small group of friends.
You absolut-ly should give this one a try. As well as the 49 previous shots we’ve been privileged to share with you.
Cheers !!!
Posted in Absolut, Absolut Citron, Absolut Kurant, Absolut Peppar, Absolut flavored vodkas, cranberry juice, fruit juices, tropical fruit shots, vodka | No Responses »
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Rumple Shock
1 oz. Rumple Minze peppermint liqueur
1 oz. Aftershock Hot & Cool cinnamon schnapps
Pour the Aftershock into a shot glass. Add Rumple Minze on top. Serve.
This is one of your more straight-forward shots. No fancy frills. No crazy marraige of four or five different ingredients. No Caribbean or tropical fruit flavored slant. Pure and simple; the name says it all. A combination of Rumple Minze and Aftershock.
When someone on the ShareMyShot staff suggested we try this pairing, I was slightly reluctant at first. Not because I was intimidated in any way…or that I thought it was a bad combination that would taste bad. It actually reminded me of the shot we posted a few months ago called the Dead Nazi. In that recipe, Rumple Minze was combined with Jagermeister. It wasn’t bad. We gave it a 3 on our scale.
My thought was that this shooter is somewhat similar to that one in its simplicity and the fact that Rumple Minze is again one of the two ingredients. But I was swayed that this would be a good recipe to post by the simple argument that the more shots we share, the more they will resemble one that we have tried/posted before. There’s really no getting around it. So just drink it, stupid.
Besides, it doesn’t take much arm twisting to get me to throw down a shot of any sort.
Prepare this shot using only these two labels. Otherwise, quite simply, you are not making a Rumple Shock. If you use any other brand of peppermint schnapps or any other type of cinnamon schnapps, it isn’t the real thing. So adhere strictly to the recipe on this baby.
The shot tasted decent. The blending of peppermint schnapps and cinnamon schnapps is not a huge leap in the mixology game. They go together well. We were trying to think if there are peppermint/cinnamon candy canes in the winter. Or at least peppermint/cinnamon hard candy sticks like you buy at a Stuckeys in the Southern US or at a large truck stop with a huge snack section.
The shot reminded a few people of comfort snacks like that—particularly a piece of peppermint hard candy. The peppermint was slightly more dominate than the cinnamon flavor.
We keep both of these libations in our freezer. So there is absolutely no need to mix these in a cocktail shaker with ice or anything. It is ice-cold from the start. I would imagine if you happen to store one of these brands out at room temp behind your bar, hopefully the other component is in the fridge or the freezer. If not, start storing your Rumple Minze in the freezer. By itself, it is much better cold than warm.
ShareMyShot.com gives this toxic-twin shooter a 3 on a scale of 5. Like the Dead Nazi, it is a simple combination. It doesn’t utilize any of the really top-shelf specialty ingredients. But it goes down rather easy thanks to the coolness of it (temp-wise). It’s refreshing.
Cheers !!!
Posted in 3 Star Shots, Aftershock cinnamon schnapps, Rumple Minze, cinnamon schnapps, liqueurs, peppermint schnapps, schnapps | No Responses »
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, Gordon's gin, Grey Goose Vodka, Orange Curacao, Skyy vodka, Smirnoff's vodka, Stolichnaya vodka, Tanqueray, Triple Sec, fruit juices, gin, lime juice, vodka | No Responses »
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Butternut Rum Lifesaver
3/4 oz. Bailey’s Irish cream
3/4 oz. DeKuyper Butterscotch liqueur
3/4 oz. Malibu coconut rum
3/4 oz. pineapple juice
Mix ingredients into a cocktail shaker/strainer with ice. Shake moderately. Strain into shot glass. Enjoy.
As long as we’ve been putting up some recipes lately that taste like a favorite food, we thought we’d give this candied treat a try.
The recipe has a few similar ingredients to some other recent posts: {See: Cancun Current in which Malibu coconut rum and pineapple juice are common elements} AND {See: Classic Oatmeal Cookie in which Bailey’s Irish Cream and butterscotch liqueur are the like components}.
ShareMyShot thought it would be interesting to sample another shot with these four ingredients mixed slightly different. Previously, one resulting shooter was an enjoyable tropical fruit blend. And the other was a common, popular semblance of a true oatmeal cookie. We wanted to see if a slight deviation from those two shots could result in a close match to the butternut rum flavored Lifesaver.
Call it a little science experiment if you want. The staff at ShareMyShot.com calls it enjoyable field research.
And after considerable study with some of the variables, these were our results:
We could only give this shot a 3 on a scale of 5. We know from other recipes that these ingredients can result in a tasty shooter. And this shot did not taste terrible or anything. But we weren’t so sure how close it tasted to a butternut rum Lifesaver. We even went out and bought a few rolls of Livesavers so we weren’t basing our opinion on childhood memories (as in when most of our staff last had a butternut rum Lifesaver).
Five people who sampled the shot agreed that it wasn’t the closest resemblance they’ve come across. Not like the shots that taste like apple pie or maple syrup, etc. The Malibu coconut rum is pretty evident. If it is only supposed to comprise the “rum” element, it is a little too dominant in the overall taste. The butterscotch liqueur would seem to be the flavor needed at the forefront to hit the goal of “butter rum Lifesaver“, but it is not as apparent or obvious as one might expect.
Like we said, it isn’t a bad shot. The pineapple juice is almost completely muted. We tried a few slight variations in our own effort to perfect the flavor. We used different types of butterscotch libations…..Hiram Walker Butterscotch schnapps, the DeKuyper Buttershots……and we also tried serving it unchilled as no one really remembered eating cold Lifesavers regularly. Maybe if they were in your pocket on a winter day……..otherwise, most of us remembered eating the butterscotch rum Lifesavers at room temp.
The results stayed the same. It’s a nice attempt at capturing a memorable childhood treat. But it falls just a little short of hitting the mark.
Cheers !!!
Posted in 3 Star Shots, Bailey's Irish Cream, Buttershots, DeKuyper Butterscotch Liqueur, DeKuyper Buttershots liqueur, Hiram Walker Butterscotch schnapps, Hiram Walker schnapps, Malibu Rum, butterscotch schnapps, coconut rum, flavored liqueurs, fruit juices, liqueurs, pineapple juice, rum, schnapps | No Responses »
Monday, November 16th, 2009
Classic Oatmeal Cookie
1/4 oz. Goldschlager cinnamon schnapps
1/4 oz. DeKuyper Butterscotch liqueur
1/4 oz. Bailey’s Irish cream
1/4 oz. Jagermeister herbal liqueur
Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Strain into a shot glass, and serve.
I think I first came across an oatmeal cookie shot a good 15 years ago or longer. There were actually two places I frequented that served up a decent oatmeal cookie flavored potation. The first was at my regular watering hole; the Clipper Ship Lounge in Brookfield, Illinois. Sadly, it is no longer there. But there was a cute bartender who worked there and she introduced myself and a few buddies to the oatmeal cookie shot. It really did taste like its namesake.
However my more lasting memory was a little later that year. I had Chicago Bears season tickets at the time with a friend and they were scheduled to play our arch rival, the Green Bay Packers one Sunday in December. I woke up and there was a solid eight inches of freshly fallen snow on the ground. I called my partner and told him I would be a while digging out and getting to his house. He wasn’t happy that I wouldn’t be there for some time. He was rarely happy about anything. He claimed I should’ve gotten up earlier. So in his usual manner, he gave me a one hour ultimatum. If I wasn’t there in an hour, he was just going to head out without me. My reply was probably something like, “Whatever you need to do, dude.”
So after I finally dug my truck out and was on the road, he had already left for Soldier Field. Snow was falling heavily again and I knew that there was no way I would even make it there for kickoff. So instead, I went to a warm, cozy sports bar nearby where I knew some of my other buddies watched the games from. I spent the rest of the afternoon watching a blizzard fall on what looked like a very cold crowd at the football game. And drinking shot after shot of oatmeal cookie shooters. They were delicious and we toasted my smart-ass partner on every round.
When prepared correctly, this is one yummy shot. It’s funny how people have uncovered various liquor formulas that taste so close to a delicious food. I think the butterscotch schnapps is probably the key to this one. The schnapps combined with the Bailey’s Irish Cream make the texture slightly thicker than most shots. And served slightly chilled, it all adds to the illusion of oatmeal cookies. Very smooth.
Don’t deviate from the recipe ingredients except for perhaps the brand of butterscotch schnapps. There is some flexibility there. But the other components should adhere strictly to the recipe. This is actually a quite popular shot that we’re sure many readers have tried in the past. You may have your own little twist to preparing the shot. I know one guy who adds a little sprinkle of nutmeg on the top. Not enough to make you inhale it and sneeze into the shot glass. But I admit, it does further add to the savory illusion.
ShareMyShot.com gives this tasty pick-me-up a 5 on a scale of 5. It has always been one of my personal favorites when it comes to flavored shot creations.
And not just because of the image of my buddy sitting by himself in a blizzard at Soldier Field watching the Bears lose to the Packers. The Bears did lose that day. Which never makes me happy. But my buddy getting his come-uppance while I threw down some awesome shots in a warm bar with some laughing friends is a memory I cherish.
Cheers !!
Posted in 5 Star Shots, Bailey's Irish Cream, DeKuyper Butterscotch Liqueur, Goldschlager, Jagermeister, butterscotch schnapps, cinnamon schnapps, dessert shots, flavored liqueurs, liqueurs, schnapps | No Responses »
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Hobble Gobble
1/2 oz. Wild Turkey bourbon whiskey
1/2 oz. Bacardi 151 rum
Pour Wild Turkey into a shot glass. Add the Bacardi 151 rum, stir briefly and serve.
With the holiday just two weeks from today, we guess we could call this shot our first Thanksgiving-themed recipe. It has the right ingredients: Bacardi 151 to make you hobble, and Wild Turkey to make you gobble. Plain and simple. A little rum and a little bourbon whiskey to make your turkey day a little more festive.
I used to have a tradition on Thanksgiving day before I would go to my grandmother’s house or my parents’ home for dinner. Starting about when I was 17, I used to get together with my older cousin around 11AM when football was just starting, and we would split a bottle of Wild Turkey. Just making toasts and doing shots. This is the cousin who turned me on to Rigazzi’s Italian restaurant in St. Louis {see recent post: Drunken Bunny}. When he passed away some years ago, the tradition lived on with my brother and another friend of ours. Every year…..football kicked off by 11:30, and the Wild Turkey started flowing. There’s always a toast to our missing cousin. We actually still do it as best we can, but sometimes the family dinner schedule forces us to skip a year now and then.
This basic shot brings back those cool memories for me. After all, we’re just adding Bacardi 151 to my usual holiday shooter.
It isn’t the most flavorful shot like some of our recent recipes for dessert shots and tropical fruit shots. This is more of your traditional “manly” shot. A slight burn on the back of your throat on the way down and a bourbon aftertaste. Don’t use anything other than Wild Turkey or you’re not making a true Hobble Gobble.
We suppose you could substitute Bacardi 151 with either Bacardi Light or Bacardi Dark. And of those two, we would recommend Bacardi Light first. But if you can stick to this elementary recipe “as is”……then just keep it simple. Use the KISS principle (keep it simple, stupid! ).
ShareMyShot gives this no-nonsense shooter a 2 on a scale of 5. It’s not that it is a turkey of a shot. Not at all. In fact, I voted that we assign it a 3 on the scale. But in discussing it with the rest of the ShareMyShot staff, they convinced me that I might be giving it extra credit due to sentimental reasons. So in the end, we unanimously agreed that it deserves a 2 on the scale of 5.
It is not a super creative mixture. There is no element of exotic flavor or taste appeal. As far as color or presentation, it is very basic. It is comprised of just two standard libations. What it will do is give you a buzz if you shotgun down four or five of these bad boys.
And at this time of the year, shotguns should only be used to hunt real wild turkeys. And big 8-point bucks.
Cheers !!
Posted in 2 Star Shots, Bacardi 151, Bacardi white/light rum, Rigazzi's Italian restaurant, Thanksgiving, Wild Turkey, bourbon, rum, whiskey | No Responses »
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Cancun Current
1 oz. Bacardi 151 rum
1 oz. Malibu coconut rum
1/2 oz. pineapple juice
1 splash Chambord raspberry liqueur
Pour the Bacardi 151, the Mailbu rum, and the pineapple juice into a mixer full of ice. Shake and strain into a rocks glass. Tilt the rocks glass and pour the Chambord into the glass on an angle. The Chambord will sink to the bottom giving you a golden top layer and a purple bottom layer. Serve and enjoy.
This shot is not quite a dessert shot in the vein of our last few recipes. It is a double-barreled rum shot with a complement of fruit flavors and a tropical theme. A terrific shot for a day at the beach, lounging on your deck, or on a raft in the pool. It’s good for backyard BBQs and summer nights. And if you find yourself on a Caribbean cruise or hanging out in Antigua or St. Thomas, definitely order up a round of these tropical treats.
Much like the recent recipe post we did for the Drunken Bunny, the color of this shot is part of the aesthetic appeal. So once again, we encourage you to stick with the recipe as it is. Don’t deviate on the rum components. The Bacardi 151 adds the kick. The Malibu coconut rum is an important element of the tropical fruit sensation. There are other labels of coconut rum, but Malibu is one of the industry leaders and more than likely, it is what the bartender has at his disposal.
And by no means should you use anything other than Chambord raspberry liqueur for this shooter. ShareMyShot has extolled the virtues of this fine French liqueur already. And to capture the intended color and taste properly, you or your bartender should stick with Chambord. If mixed/prepared correctly, the golden top layer and the purplish-maroon bottom layer combine to make for an enticing treat.
This shooter does taste like a nice, cool Caribbean tropical drink. I was on a cruise to the islands this year and almost drowned in Mai Tais, Bahama Mamas, Pina Coladas, and who knows what the name the rest of them were…And this shot fits right in with those refreshments. You can taste all of the elements: the pineapple, the coconut, and the raspberry—some more pronounced than the others. If this were a thicker density, it would taste like a fruit smoothie.
But it goes down very smooth and really gives you a brief shot of (phantom) adrenaline. It doesn’t bog you down or make you lethargic. It’s one of those shots that everyone in the group enjoys with a big toast and afterwards there are comments about how good it was. And “let’s do another one of those”.
ShareMyShot gives this Cancun combination a 4 on a scale of 5. It took me back to that sweet vacation I took earlier this summer and the fruit flavors of the shot are a wonderful blend on a sunny day. If you can’t make it to Cancun because of the economy and a shortage of dough, do the next best thing…..mix up a big batch of Cancun Currents.
Cheers !!!
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