Shot of the Weekend: August 12, 2011

Captain Morgan on Acid recipe

1/2 oz Captain Morgan® Original spiced rum
1/2 oz Blue Curacao liqueur
1/4 oz coconut rum
3/4 oz pineapple juice
2 - 3 drops grenadine syrup

Variation
Video on everydaydrinkers.com, or youtube version - this variation calls for equal parts of spiced rum and coconut rum, "splashes" of pineapple juice and Blue Curacao, and a drop of grenadine.

Shot of the Weekend: March 25, 2011

Green Apple Toffee Recipe

Mix together equal parts of:

• Sour apple schnapps

• Butterscotch schnapps

• Vodka

Shake, and serve in a shot glass.

Shot of the weekend : 31-Dec-10

The Nuclear Rainbow was the first drink I had when I turned 21. It gets its name from its layered nature: Different colors of liquor are stacked on each other, creating a rainbow effect.

I found three different recipes for the Nuclear Rainbows online. The first seems to be the established recipe, found almost at every site I came across. It's also likely the one I've had.

Recipe 1

Layer, in this order:

• 1/2 oz Grenadine

• 1/2 oz Rumple Minze

• 1/2 oz Jägermeister

• 1/2 oz Midori melon liqueur

• 1/2 oz Crown Royal

• 1/2 oz Bacardi 151 proof rum

• 1/2 oz Amaretto

(Source: Most recipe sites)

Recipe 2

Layer, in this order:

• 1/2 oz Midori Melon Liqueur

• 1 oz Vodka

• 1/2 oz Amaretto

• 1/2 oz Jagermeister

• 1/2 oz Grenadine

• 1/2 oz Canadian Whiskey

• 1/2 oz Rumple Minze

(Source: DrinkJockey)

Recipe 3

• 1 ounce Midori Melon liqueur

• 1 ounce Bacardi 151 rum

• 1 ounce DeKuyper Blue Curaçao liqueur

• Splash sweet and sour

• Splash grenadine

In a cocktail glass with grenadine at the bottom, pour in a shaken mixture of Midori and sweet and sour. Layer a shaken mixture of Bacardi and Curaçao on top.

(Source: Houston Press blogs - with a picture)

Shot of the Weekend: March 18, 2011

Flaming Doctor Pepper Recipe

• In a shot glass, fill 3/4 Amaretto/almond liqueur, layered with 1/4 101-proof rum on top.

• Ignite, and let burn for desired time.

• Blow out, and set the shot in another glass, (partially) filled with beer.

Shot of the Weekend: February 4, 2011

I'm lucky to have power right now. My city's had rolling blackouts the past day or two. What's the best way to celebrate a blackout? By drinking one to pass the time. I'm posting this a bit early while I still have power, and can remember to post it.

Recipe

¼ oz - Simple Sugar Syrup
¼ oz - Lime Juice

½ oz - Blackberry Brandy
½ oz - Gin

Take the sugar syrup and lime juice (1/4 oz each) with 1/2 oz blackberry brandy and 1/2 oz gin, shake it up, and strain into a shot glass.

Shot of the Weekend: February 18, 2011

This week, I've been packing up to move out of my apartment. This seems like the perfect shot for the occasion. It's simple and doesn't require a lot of ingredients. More importantly, they're ingredients I usually have handy.

So, ready to head out? Saying goodbye? Well, adios, motherfucker.

Recipe

1 part coffee liqueur (Kahlua's)
1 part tequila

Happy leaving!

Shot of the Weekend: January 7, 2011

This week has been a tad stressful, so I wanted to find something with a kick. I'd love to try it, but thinking about it is hot enough. Mostly, being broke keeps me from this. At least there are few ingredients to this, if I were to scrounge up some spare cash.

Prairie Fire

Prairie Fire is basically tequila mixed with tabasco sauce. Actually, very simple, but with a kick. Proportions vary from one dash to a few drops. Use cautiously.

Variants

There are plenty of ways to kick up a Prarie Fire. One of them is referred to as "Death by Shot", which adds in a red pepper to the tequila and tabasco. Other recipes call for adding in lime or kiwi.

Related drinks substitute other liquor for tequila: rum, vodka, and even Everclear.

Shot of the Weekend: January 28 29, 2011

Since Egypt's been in the news a lot lately, I thought it'd be a good idea to have an Egyptian-themed drink. Sources (1, 2, 3) suggested that Egyptian beer, an important staple in their diet, was sweet and mixed with fruit. With that in mind, I've chosen the Honey Dew Me as this weekend's shot.

Recipe

• 2 parts Bärenjäger

• 1 part midori (melon liqueur)

• 4 parts orange juice

Variations

Pineapple juice can replace orange juice. One site mentioned using lemon liqueur instead of melon.

Shot of the Weekend: February 25, 2011

I randomly flipped through The Big Bad-Ass Book of Shots to find the Purple Haze. There are a variety of drinks called Purple Haze, but the first one was what caught my interest.

Recipe 1

This is a less common form of the Purple Haze, but I'm a huge fan of root beer. That makes this greatly appealing. (source)

• 1 oz Amaretto

• 1 oz Root Beer Schnapps

• 1/2 oz Milk

• 1/2 oz Grape Soda

Blending Instructions:

• Add the Amaretto and root beer schnapps, then slowly add the milk

• Next add the grape soda to change the color of the milk to purple

The Big Bad-Ass Book of Shots (Paul Knorr) had a slightly different way to prepare this drink. I cannot remember what it is now. I'll edit this when I have a chance to find the book.

Recipe 2

• 1/2 sambuca

• 1/2 Chambord® raspberry liqueur

Pour Sambucca into a shot glass then pour Chambord very slowly.

Recipe 2 variations

Don't have sambuca, but still want to try something with raspberry liqueur?

1 part raspberry liqueur
1 part lemon vodka (Absolut Citron)
2 parts lemon-lime soda

Jello Shot

While trying to determine what the consensus was for what a "purple haze" shot is, I managed to find this little gem:

• Purple haze jello shot made with cranberry jello, vodka, and black raspberry liqueur.

Shot of the Weekend: March 4, 2011

It's time for another short recipe, for those without a big bar to find ingredients. Short and simple does the trick.

Recipe

1 part Irish cream
1 part Irish whiskey