Some people don't drink cocktails, saying they are too expensive, but there are still many people who prefer this type of drink to everything else. So why are cocktails so popular? To find out, we took a closer look at some of them and compiled a list of the 25 most popular cocktails with their recipes. Can you try them all in one night? (We're kidding... please don't try to drink it all in one night. And please remember not to drink or drive after one of these great cocktails).
To make this irresistible dessert cocktail, we need cocoa cream, Kahlua liqueur, Frangelico liqueur, Bacardi white rum, creamy peanut butter and cream. Pour all the alcohol into the martini shaker, put the peanut butter and stir until the oil dissolves in the alcohol. Add cream and ice to mixture and shake to chill and blend. Prepare a martini glass by pouring some chocolate into the bottom, pour the cocktail through a strainer and serve.
24. Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon is a popular summer cocktail with Curaçao blue liqueur. The recipe is simple: pour vodka and Curacao liqueur into a highball glass filled with ice. Add lemon juice, garnish with a lemon wedge and serve.
23. Emerald Breeze
Emerald Breeze is a rather complex drink, consisting of melon flavored liqueur, coconut rum, soda, ginger ale, lime juice, sugar syrup, and a quarter of a lime. Shake everything except the ginger ale and soda with ice in a shaker, then pour it all into a tall cocktail glass filled with ice and top with ginger ale and soda.
22. Screwdriver with Jin (Screw Gin) 
A gin screwdriver is made from peach schnapps, gin and orange juice. Put ice in a glass and pour over the gin and peach schnapps. Add orange juice and garnish with an orange slice. Mix and serve.
21. Irish Flag
In order to make the Irish Flag, a popular drink on St. Patrick's Day, we need brandy, mint liqueur and Bailey's (or Irish cream liqueur). First, pour the mint liqueur into a shot glass, then gently pour Bailey's over the back of a bar spoon and finish by pouring the brandy carefully.
20 Sex On The Beach
According to the official version of the International Bartenders Association, the cocktail is made with vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice, and cranberry juice. The ingredients are shaken with ice in a shaker and served in a highball glass with an orange slice as a garnish. Sometimes they can be mixed in smaller quantities and serve as a shot drink.
19. Blue Hawaiian
Blue Hawaiian is a very popular holiday drink. It is made from Crème de Coconut liqueur, blue Curacao, pineapple juice and white rum. Fill a highball glass with ice and pour it out when you are ready to pour the ingredients into the glass. Combine all ingredients and crushed ice in a blender and mix vigorously until smooth. Then, pour the drink into a chilled glass and garnish with a pineapple wedge and a cocktail cherry.
18. Pina Colada
Pina Colada is a sweet rum-based cocktail made from rum, coconut milk and pineapple juice. Put everything in a blender with crushed ice and blend, adding ice, until the desired consistency is reached. Pour into a tall glass and garnish with a slice of pineapple and a cherry. This drink is the national drink of Puerto Rico.
17. Mimosa (Mimosa)
Mimosa, believed to have been invented around 1925 at the Ritz Hotel in Paris, is a mixed drink consisting of one part champagne (or other sparkling wine) and one part thoroughly chilled citrus juice, usually orange juice. It is traditionally served to guests at weddings in a special flute glass for champagne.
16. Dirty Bizzo
To prepare this cocktail, we need coconut rum, peach schnapps, Tuaca liqueur and cranberry juice. Shake all ingredients in a shaker with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
15. Cuba Libre
Often referred to as Rum and Cola, this cocktail is served in a highball glass and is one of the most popular cocktails in the world. The recipe is very simple - just pour cola and rum into a highball glass filled with ice, and garnish with a lime. Lime juice can be added if desired.
14 Bloody Mary
The Bloody Mary is a popular cocktail containing vodka, tomato juice, and usually other spices and seasonings. It has been called "the most complex cocktail in the world". Here is one of the most popular versions of this drink. Add a pinch of salt and pepper, Tabasco and Worcestershire sauces to a highball glass, then add the tomato juice, lemon juice and vodka. Stir lightly. Garnish with a stalk of celery and a lemon wedge.
13. Martini (Martini)
Martini, made from gin and vermouth, has become one of the most famous alcoholic drinks. The traditional way of preparing the drink is to pour gin and dry vermouth into a shaker with ice cubes, stir, strain into a chilled cocktail glass, and garnish the drink with a green olive or lemon zest swirl.
12. Mojito
Mojito, which originated in Cuba, traditionally includes five ingredients: white rum, sugar syrup, lime juice, sparkling water, and mint. Gently mix lime juice, mint leaves and sugar syrup in the bottom of a glass. Fill glass with ice, then slowly add rum. Add the soda and stir gently to lift the mint leaves to the top of the cocktail. Optionally, you can add lime wedges and mint leaves as a garnish.
11. Screaming Orgasm
There are many versions of Orgasm cocktails. One of the most popular is the Screaming Orgasm. Pour high quality vodka, Bailey's and Kahlua into a shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a glass, garnish with cherries and serve.
10. Strawberry Diaquiri 
Strawberry Daiquiri is one of the most popular dessert alcoholic drinks. It is made from rum, strawberry schnapps, lime juice, strawberries and powdered sugar. Shake all ingredients in a shaker with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with fresh strawberries and serve.
9 Grasshopper
Grasshopper is a sweet, minty, after-dinner drink. A typical Grasshopper cocktail consists of equal parts green mint liqueur, white Crème de cacao liqueur and fresh cream mixed with ice and strained into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with peppermint leaves and serve.
8. B-52 (B-52)
This cocktail is a tiered shot drink that consists of coffee liqueur, Irish Cream liqueur, and Triple Sec liqueur. When cooked properly, the ingredients separate into three distinctly visible layers. Pour the coffee liqueur into a shot glass, carefully pour the Irish Cream over the back of a bar spoon into a shot glass, and top up with a triple sec glass. Serve with a stirrer. For the Flaming B-52 cocktail, the top layer is ignited, producing a blue flame.
7. Margarita (Margarita)
The margarita is the most common tequila-based cocktail in the United States. It consists of tequila, triple sec (like Cointreau) and lime or lemon juice. Pour the tequila, lemon juice and Cointreau into a shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass garnished with grains of salt (optional).
6. Tequila Sunrise
The Tequila Sunrise cocktail can be prepared in two ways. A more popular version was invented by Bobby Lazoff and Billy Rice at the Trident restaurant in Sausalito, California in the early 1970s. Tequila Sunrise is considered a long drink and is usually served in a highball glass. Pour in tequila, add ice, then juice and finally syrup. The bottom line is that the syrup goes down without mixing with the rest of the drink. Use a spoon to guide the syrup down the side of the glass to the bottom with minimal stirring. Garnish with an orange slice and a cherry and serve.
5. Cosmopolitan
The history of the Cosmopolitan is constantly contested. However, Cosmopolitan is believed to have its roots in the cocktail of the same name found in the book Pioneers of Mixing at Elite Bars, published in 1934. Pour Cointreau, cranberry juice, lime juice and lemon vodka into a shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain into a large cocktail glass, garnish with a slice of lemon or lime and serve. You can also freeze the glass and/or add sugar to the rim of the glass.
4. Apple Martini (Apple Martini)
This strong cocktail (containing 36% alcohol) is quite simple to prepare - you only need vodka, Cointreau and apple liqueur. First chill the glass with fresh ice and pour it when you are ready to pour the ingredients into the glass. Add vodka, Cointreau and apple schnapps to a mixing glass with ice cubes. Mix well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an apple slice and serve.
3. Pool (Swimming Pool)
The Pool Cocktail was invented in 1979 by Charles Schumann in Munich. The cocktail is made with vodka, cream, blue curacao, coconut milk and pineapple juice. Pour pineapple juice, vodka, cream and coconut milk with ice into a blender and blend until smooth. Then, pour into a tall glass, top with blue curacao, place a straw and garnish with a slice of pineapple.
2. Cocktail "Alice in Wonderland" (Alice in Wonderland)
There is also a shot drink called Alice in Wonderland, but we will talk about the cocktail. It is made from Amaretto Almond liqueur, Grand Marnier liqueur and Southern Comfort liqueur. Shake all ingredients with ice in a shaker and strain into a glass filled with ice. Garnish with an orange slice and serve.
1. Tom Collins
First recorded in writing in 1876 by the "Father of American Mixology" Jerry Thomas, this cocktail is made from gin, lemon juice, sugar and carbonated water. Shake the ingredients in an ice-filled shaker, strain into a collins glass over ice and garnish with an orange wedge and cocktail cherry.
These descriptions make you want to try one of these delicious cocktails... perhaps a Margarita? But then again, good beer is also great.
When you come to a bar, your choice may not be limited to beer or vodka, because the alcohol card has something completely different. Recently, the number of craft bars where craft beer is bottled has increased. Still, cocktails and shots remain bar classics.
The main advantage of shots is their volume and saturation. A few shots of explosive taste, which must be drunk in one gulp, will make you not sit still, but indulge in wild fun on a weekend evening that will be remembered for a long time. And classic cocktails are conducive to a moderate conversation, because it is customary to stretch them. The variety of choices makes shots an absolutely unique type of cocktail, so they are suitable for everyone.
Origin
In Russian culture, the concept of "shot" originated from the English "shot drinks" - shooting drinks. That is, those that do not “stretch” like classic “long” cocktails, but are drunk in one gulp.
The volume of such drinks is from 40 to 60 ml, and corresponds to a pile. And if in Russian culture it is customary to drink homogeneous drinks from piles (vodka, cognac, sometimes whiskey), then in Western culture they are mixed, turning them into cocktails.
Shots appeared not because of the sophistication of tastes, but for a forced reason. At a time when prohibition was raging in the United States, bars still operated without experiencing a shortage of alcohol.
The problem was its quality, and the people behind the bar mixed different syrups and added whiskey, brandy and rum to the surrogate. Their popularity did not dry out after the repeal of Prohibition, despite the low quality of alcohol, because their appearance was attractive.
Bright, multi-layered, beautiful shots demanded attention and forced people to buy such cocktails when good alcohol had already appeared on the market, replacing home-made surrogate.
cocktails now
Now such cocktails have nothing in common with those that were poured in bars at the beginning of the 20th century - now the basis is, as a rule, liqueurs, which allow, due to different density, to make the drink multi-layered and multi-colored.
Strong alcohol is often used, which is located at the bottom of the pile. With each new layer there should be a less dense and less alcoholic drink. Some cocktails are topped with whipped cream.
Many shots are very sweet, as the base is liqueurs or various fruit and berry liqueurs. This applies to low-alcohol cocktails, where the components are distributed according to the degree of sugar reduction. Below are the sweetest and densest, on top - more liquid.
There are several types of shots:
- Sweet and low alcohol. They are based on liqueurs, juices and syrups (curacao, grenadine).
- Medium strength cocktails where drinks of different temperatures are mixed. Often a shot of espresso is added to a strong drink like cognac.
- Strong cold cocktails. The main ingredients are vodka, tequila, cognac, whiskey or gin. Usually one low-alcohol ingredient is added.
- Hot cocktails. Often based on vodka, cognac or absinthe. In the latter case, you need to not only drink a cocktail, but also inhale alcohol vapors.
How to use
Shots should be drunk in one gulp so that you feel the full taste of all the ingredients. Otherwise, you will simply be out of work if you stretch each shot, like cocktails like Long Island.
If you are worried about the strength of the drink, you will certainly have a choice of less alcoholic, and usually sweeter ones. Usually shots are served in "sets" - sets of several shots (from 4 to 8), but you can always arrange with the waiter or bartender to bring you one shot to try. And then decide what to choose.
As practice shows, girls usually order less alcoholic and sweeter cocktails, consisting of liqueurs and syrups, the strength of which ranges from 15% to 20%. Men prefer stronger drinks - from 30%.
An appetizer should be chosen based on the selected drink:
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- For low-alcohol and sweet, citrus fruits or nuts are suitable.
- For strong - chocolate. Often such shots are washed down with water after some time, clearing the receptors. This is done in order to continue to feel the taste, which is knocked down by the strength of the components, and in order not to get too drunk.
- Burning cocktails are usually not eaten with anything, because this is simply not accepted. Or they seize one of the components of the cocktail, for example, if there are coffee beans at the bottom of the pile, they should be caught with a spoon and eaten.
How to set fire
Hot cocktail shots deserve special attention. First, it is spectacular and looks beautiful. Secondly, it contains strong alcohol, from which intoxication comes faster. Thirdly, their drinking culture is different, and the bartender will tell you every time how to drink this or that cocktail.
There are a few basic rules to follow in order not to get burned and ruin your evening:
- listen to the bartender carefully;
- do not bend over the drink;
- remove your hair and find out if you can touch the edges of the stack with your lips (they can be very hot);
- use the straw to drink the contents;
- use the same tube to inhale alcohol vapors, if necessary.
Hot drink options
The most popular cocktails in this section:
- “Hiroshima” - Blue Kurosao syrup and cream are poured into a pile. White rum and sambuca are mixed in a martini glass, then the mixture is poured into a shot and set on fire. The cocktail is drunk with a straw.
- “B-53” - with the help of a knife, “Kalua” liquor is poured in a thin stream, then “Baileys”, after absinthe, and all this is set on fire.
- “Kazantip” - Grenadine syrup is poured in a thin stream, followed by sambuca, liqueur, absinthe and fire. Shot is drunk with a straw from the very bottom.
Explosive drinks video
So that you do not get confused when visiting a bar, pay attention to the video, which shows in detail how to drink shots (in this case, burning ones). You will see that, firstly, drinks are poured through a spoon (it can replace a knife), the bartender uses all the same ingredients (Kalua and Baileys liqueurs plus absinthe), and drinks with a straw so as not to get burned.
Consequences
A legitimate question to ask when visiting a bar. Shots are a very tricky class of drinks that you need to be careful with. Do not underestimate them because of their appearance, because they contain more alcohol than beer, and in some cases more than vodka.
Important! As for the “weak” and sweet shots, you should understand one thing. Even if it seems to you that there is little alcohol in the set (a set of several shots) that you order, this is just an appearance, since you will drink more, and intoxication from such cocktails comes later. And after a few sets, you may find yourself in an unpleasant situation. Try to eat and know when to drink.
With strong and burning cocktails, everything is more or less clear. It's worth focusing on the less sweet positions here if you want to stay sane. Sugar enhances the effect of alcohol, and it takes longer to be eliminated from the body. Keep a glass of water handy at all times to be on the safe side.
In general, in the case of shots, your main danger is not so much alcohol as it is sugar. Not only does it make you drunker, but it also causes you additional damage in the morning in the form of nausea and headaches. Therefore, try to either choose less sweet cocktails, or drink more water and snack.
conclusions
To avoid all sorts of unpleasant consequences when drinking alcohol, it is better to just control yourself. Moderation in this case is the best cure for intoxication and subsequent hangover. Try to keep track of how much you drink and eat wisely.
Every Friday, Lucky Ducky introduces readers to cocktails from various establishments in the city - from classics that have passed the test of time to author's mixes. This time the bartender of the nightclub Lift 12, Yaroslav Gusev, prepared a set of five shots for a small company.
“The shot set is a trending category of cocktails. Over the past three years, serving cocktails in the form of sets has become very popular at parties. It can be many different drinks or one cocktail poured into several glasses. We have several sets to choose from in the club. The one that we will prepare today has individual components: all shots are different and are designed to entertain the company, which, having come to Lift 12, can take several instead of one cocktail for everyone. All shots from this set are variations of well-known mixes, but due to the fact that their presentation has changed dramatically, they have become independent drinks.
"Antifreeze". It belongs to the category of organic shots, as in the original it is cooked in cucumber, but we make it in a glass, where we pour crushed ice, pour mint syrup and vodka.
"Brain tumor". Pour vodka and sweet vermouth in layers, then evenly add cream liqueur, and finally, a few drops of grenadine with a straw.
Then we make the "Bitter Pill": pour passion fruit syrup, Campari into layers and finally vodka.
In order to understand the group of cocktails called "shots" or even "shooters", you should go back to the days of "dry law"! When underground bars, in order to somehow survive, had to sell low-quality booze, which, of course, also tasted disgusting. In order to somehow return customers, the bartenders had to fantasize, create new cocktails. Namely, mixing low-quality alcohol with various flavorings - juices, syrups, coffee and other drinks that are more noble in taste.
Prohibition has passed, but the shots remain! But by no means are American bartenders the progenitors of shots, but oddly enough, the French! Back in the nineteenth century, the so-called drinks after coffee (which were drunk through a silver straw) were very popular in bohemian circles of society.
Shot cocktails nowadays
Now cocktails of the "shot" class are very popular - they pleasantly please the eye with a variety of colors and textures, have pleasant taste, are fast-acting strong alcoholic drinks, and have an almost unlimited field for the bartender's imagination!
If you're late to a party and all your friends are already a little euphoric, the easiest way to catch up with the company is to drink a cocktail shot. They are usually drunk in one gulp, or through a straw, served in small glasses, from 40 to 60 ml in volume, and decorated with slices of fruit or berries.
The most popular ingredient in such a cocktail (besides strong drinks: vodka, tequila, sambuca, etc.) is liquor, which gives not only a pleasant color to the cocktail, but also a rich taste and aroma. A variety of syrups also serve the same purpose. Grenadine is present in many cocktails - this is the heaviest drink in consistency, but whipped cream is the lightest.
The principle of preparation, at first glance, is simple - heavy layers down, light ones up. But any experienced bartender will tell you that it is not so easy. An important role is played by the skill level of the bartender and, of course, the supply of "tools"!
Of course, it is not difficult to guess - these are cocktails where the ingredients in the glass are arranged in layers in a strict sequence, from denser to less dense. Density is measured in kg/m3. In such cocktails, the most dense are syrups, liqueurs (almost all) and vermouths (Martini or Campari), the least dense are rum, vodka and whiskey.
When preparing, you should also take into account the color range of cocktails - after all, the appearance of the drink is almost the main argument when choosing it! As a rule, the most popular shots are Long Island Ice Tea, B-52, Russian Flag and Pina Colada cocktails - the work of legendary bartenders who equate the cooking process with art, a real show!
Cooking steps
So, the preparation steps. If you are new to this business, then it is not at all necessary to choose certain recipes, just turn on your imagination! First you need to decide what kind of cocktails you would like to make, and what you have in stock for this. Almost all ingredients will do, from vodka to banal cola or juice. The main thing in this drink is to serve it beautifully! Pour into cocktail glasses or special shooters. From the dishes, you will also need a cocktail spoon for the best effect of the distribution of layers.
The first layer can be poured directly from the bottle and on the eye, but try not to splash it and not get on the rim of the glass, otherwise the appearance of the following layers may deteriorate. You will have to tinker with the next step: take a clean bath spoon, turn it upside down and press it against the wall of the glass, just above the edge of the first layer. Gently and slowly pour the second layer onto the spoon and see how evenly it falls on the first! The main thing is a firm hand in this matter. In principle, the spoon can be turned over with the usual side up, but it is better to save this side for the third layer. The second and third layers are best poured from a geyser or jigger so as not to pour too much! If you are preparing a shoter for the first time and do not know what ingredients you need, then in order to fill your hand, start with B-52, all the ingredients of which are poured into a third of the total volume of the cocktail, while it is not necessary to measure everything to the last drop.
The principle of making mixed cocktails is quite simple, the main thing is to hold on confidently. And with experience, you are sure to get more exotic and exclusive cocktails for your friends. And finally, a little tip - for a change, you can also play with the temperature difference by replacing one cocktail ingredient, for example, with hot espresso! Good luck at the counter! Create and enjoy not only your creations, but the process as a whole!
In this video you can see detailed recipes for Goa and Bee cocktails:
A variety of shot recipes form the basis of the assortment of any modern bar. It so happened historically, because in fact a shot is nothing more than alcohol served in a small volume, usually up to 60 ml.
The name appeared due to the way of drinking such a drink - quickly, in one gulp. And if the alcohol is very strong, then the effect of its lightning-fast ingestion is akin to a weapon salvo. The English word shooter, from which the “shot” part was “cut off”, just translates as “shoot”, and figuratively means “to drink in one gulp”.
Alcohol shots It is noteworthy that, despite the widespread use of shots, shots based on them appeared not so long ago - approximately in the 70s of the last century. Before that, from small glasses in one sip, they drank only undiluted alcohol in its pure form. Today, recipes for alcoholic shots can include several types of strong drinks, and their combinations with non-alcoholic ingredients.
Features of cocktail shot recipes
Such mixes are made in special glasses, which are called shots. But sometimes small glasses or glasses are also used. The standard volume of such dishes is 50-60 ml. There are also double shots, which are served in larger containers - up to 100 ml. In the bars of Canada, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, the USA you can be offered mini-shots - portions of 20-30 ml.
Stack of shots Small-sized cocktails are prepared in two ways:
- or all ingredients are mixed in a shaker or directly in a stack;
- or beautiful separate layers are made.
Today, another unusual cooking method has come into fashion -.
Alcoholic jelly shots Mixed variations are simpler in execution. Here it is important to simply observe the proportions of the ingredients, although if you wish, you can experiment with them to your taste, for example, reduce the proportion of alcohol and increase the proportion of the non-alcoholic component if you do not want to get drunk quickly.
Layered cocktails are more difficult to make, there are many different tricks here:
- the very first you need to pour a drink with the highest density, for example, thick liquor, and on top - transparent alcohol;
- portions of the ingredients must be measured using a measuring cup, and not poured by eye - as a result, a composition of several components may simply not fit into a glass;
- it is easiest to create layers with a bar spoon with a wide scoop, which, as it were, covers the bottom layer, but you can also use improvised means - a knife with a wide blade or an ordinary teaspoon.
Layered alcoholic cocktails The recipe of mini-cocktails always includes high-grade drinks, so in the end, the strength of the mix is still at least 20-25%. Therefore, it is not recommended to drink many shots at a time. 2-3 will be enough. It is not customary to savor such drinks, they are swallowed immediately, so that later, on the tongue, taste the combination of flavors.
Basic Options
Alcoholic shots at home are easy to prepare, even layered. You just have to get your hands on them. Pour drinks on a bar spoon or knife blade very carefully and slowly, in a thin stream, do not splash with a generous hand.
But it’s still better to start self-study with the simplest shot recipes. These are ordinary mixes of a small amount of alcohol and juice. For example, you can prepare an apple shot, for which we take fruit fresh - 35 ml and vodka - 25 ml, mix them directly in a pile and sprinkle cinnamon on top.
Another option is the “Royal Shot”: mix 30 ml of white with 30 ml of strawberry syrup in a shaker, put fresh strawberries on the bottom of the glass and pour the drink on it.
royal shot The most famous
It is worth noting that almost all classic shot recipes do not differ in overly complex composition or cooking technology. But many of them look very impressive in the end. This can be attributed to their main advantages, in addition to the uniqueness of the flavor composition, which is formed due to sometimes completely unexpected combinations of ingredients.
Most popular mixes
- Shot "Medusa": first, blue liquor is poured into the glass - 20 ml, on it - a layer of sambuca - 30 ml, the last - a layer of cream liqueur - 20 ml, now it remains to drip a little Grenadine - a drop spreads in transparent layers and it seems that this an inhabitant of the southern seas moves her tentacles.
Medusa cocktail Interesting! There are a lot of variations of the cocktail, instead of sambuca you can take vodka, tequila or light rum, instead of cream liquor - chocolate or cherry, drip Baileys instead of Grenadine, etc.
- Shot "Boyarsky", recipe: make the first layer 30 ml of Grenadine, the second - vodka, also 30 ml, drip Tabasco sauce (or some other super-spicy sauce) on top.
Boyar cocktail shot Interesting! This cocktail, according to rumors, is named after the famous actor Mikhail Boyarsky, who became famous primarily for the role of d'Artagnan. So when drinking this mix, you must definitely exclaim “A thousand devils!”.
- Shot “Brain Tumor”, recipe: make the base layer from 30 ml of peach-flavored liquor, pour 20 ml of Baileys on top, drip Grenadine or thick cherry liqueur as the last - the composition begins to resemble a naked head organ.
Interesting! The Brain shot recipe also has many variations. For example, you can make vodka or tequila as the bottom layer, and use well-whipped cream or egg white with sugar instead of Baileys.
- Shot "Hiroshima" recipe: sequentially pour sambuca (20 ml), Baileys liquor (20 ml), green absinthe (20 ml) into a pile, do not mix the layers, and at the end we drip Grenadine - it gets something similar to a nuclear "fungus" lit by a flame .
- Shot "Bloody Mary", recipe: pour 20 ml of vodka into a container, make a layer of 30 ml of fresh tomato - salt and pepper it, drip lemon juice, add another drop of hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce.
Interesting! You can make this cocktail by mixing all the ingredients without separating the layers.
- Shot "Dog", recipe: mix in a pile an equal amount of tequila and sambuca - 25 ml each, add 5 g of hot sauce - drip gently on top. You can make separate layers of two types of alcohol, and drip the sauce between them.
Shot "Dog" - Shot B-52, recipe: 20 ml of coffee liqueur, 20 ml of cream liqueur and 20 ml of orange liqueur are stacked in layers.
- Shot "Angel's Tear", recipe: 60 ml of gin, 15 ml of strawberry liqueur and 15 ml of Safari liqueur are mixed in a shaker. The mix is not poured into an ordinary stack, but into a small glass.
- Shot "Your mother!", recipe: first pour 20 ml of Worcestershire sauce into a glass, then make a layer of vodka - 20 ml, Angostura bitters are dripped onto it.
- Shot "Alyosha", recipe: pour 30 ml of vodka, drip Grenadine syrup into it, make a layer of grapefruit juice on top - 30 ml.
Shot "Alyosha" Recipes for alcoholic shots with different alcohol bases
Mini cocktails can be prepared with almost any alcoholic beverage. By changing the main ingredient, you can achieve interesting flavor combinations. And due to such mixing, it turns out to create compositions with a spectacular external design.
Recipes for shots with vodka
- "Russian tricolor": pour 20 ml of Grenadine or tomato juice down, the middle layer is blue liquor, the same 20 ml, the top layer is 20 ml of vodka mixed with a small amount of milk or cream.
Shot Russian tricolor - "Vodka Boom": take 25-30 ml of vodka and any energy drink, mix and drink in one gulp, at the end you need to hit the glass on the table.
- “Felt hat”: 20 ml of Kalua liqueur is added to the glass, a layer of 30 ml of Amaretto is added on top, 20 ml of vodka is poured last.
Kahlua cocktail - Boombox: 20 ml of plum wine, then a layer of hot coffee, also 20 ml, the last layer is vodka, 20 ml.
Shot Boombox - “Melon”: in a stack, the first layer is made of melon-flavored liquor (for example, Midori) - 20 ml, pineapple juice is poured in without mixing with alcohol - 20 ml, the final layer is vodka, 20 ml.
Shot Melon Tequila Shot Recipes
- “Green Mexican”: 30 ml of tequila, 30 ml of melon liqueur, 10 ml of lime juice are poured into a pile.
- "Golden": Mix 50 ml of Gold tequila in a shot with 15 ml of lime juice.
Shot Golden - "Silver Bullet": Pour 30 ml of white tequila into a glass, make a layer of 30 ml of coffee liqueur on top, squeeze the juice from a lemon slice on top.
Shot Silver Bullet Rum Shot Recipes
- “Exotic fresh”: the first layer is poured with passion fruit flavor syrup - 15 ml, the second layer - Maraschino liqueur - 15 ml, the third layer - lime juice - 10 ml, the last layer - 10 ml of dark rum.
- “Enchanting fall”: you need to take 20 ml of coffee liqueur, pour cinnamon-flavored syrup on top - 10 ml, the last layer - light rum - 20 ml.
- "Apricot Cat": pour dark rum - 20 ml at the bottom of the glass, apricot flavored syrup - 15 ml on top, the last layer - lemon juice - 15 ml.
Shots with rum
Shot recipes with sambuca
- "Kazantip": successively you need to make layers of Grenadine liqueur, sambuca and cream liqueur - all 15 ml each, the last layer is 10 ml of absinthe, which must be set on fire.
- "Poisonous mint": 20 ml of sambuca and mint syrup are mixed in a pile first, then 20 ml of green absinthe is poured on top - it needs to be set on fire.
Recipes for shots with Jägermeister
- "Mirage": pour 15 ml of mint liqueur on the bottom of the glass, make a layer of Belis on top - 15 ml and complete the composition with bitters - 25 ml.
- “Providence”: put 20 ml of bitter in the first layer, 15 ml of cinnamon liquor in the second, 20 ml of whiskey in the third.
- "Incognito": pour 20 ml of bitter, make whiskey (15 ml) in a separate layer, then add schnapps (15 ml), and last - Bacardi white rum (15 ml).
Shots with Jägermeister Shot Recipes with Limoncello
- Skittles: in a shaker you need to mix 10 ml of lemon juice, 15 ml of honey syrup, 20 ml of Limoncello.
- "Chiki-Puki": make layers - 20 ml of gin, 20 ml of blackcurrant liqueur, 20 ml of Limoncello.
- "Sicilian": pour 30 ml of black coffee down, 15 ml of cognac on top, then 15 ml of coffee liqueur and last - 15 ml of Limoncello.
Shots with Limoncello Gin Shot Recipes
- "Cherry Explosion": in a stack, make the first one with 15 ml of gin, then - a layer of 15 ml of cherry fresh, the last layer - 15 ml of passionfruit flavored syrup.
- "Boston": pour 20 ml of whiskey and gin into a glass, add 30 ml of Calvados, stir everything with a bar spoon.
Cocktail Boston Absinthe Shot Recipes
- "Honey": Melt 20 ml of honey in a water bath, pour 20 ml of lemon juice into it, pour 25 ml of absinthe into a glass, and add the resulting mixture on top.
- "Pilot": make a layer of green absinthe - 25 ml, top up with energy drink - 25 ml, do not mix.
Shot Pilot Shots with fire
A special group of mini-cocktails are mixes that need to be set on fire at the end. Drink them after the flame goes out.
Burning Shot Recipes
- “Coffee”: pour 10 ml of coffee liqueur, 10 ml of whiskey, 10 ml of sambuca, 10 ml of cream liqueur and 10 ml of absinthe in layers, set fire to the drink at the end.
- “Pumpkin Pie”: we make the bottom layer in a glass from Kalua liquor - 30 ml, then pour 30 ml of Baileys and tequila on top, then set it on fire and throw cinnamon into the flame.
- "Doctor Pepper": pour 30 ml of Amaretto, make a layer of 30 ml of Baileys, the last layer is rum, also 30 ml, set fire to the top layer before tasting.
Shot Pumpkin Pie All the colors of the rainbow
A special place should be given to a very effective, but rather difficult shot called "Rainbow". It, as the name implies, has 7 layers. It is quite difficult to ensure that they do not mix. You need to act very carefully, literally drop by drop pouring the drink.
