Shooter (drink)

A B-52 shooter served in a shot glass

A sake oyster shooter

A shooter is a neologism for an alcoholic mixed drink that contains 30 millilitres (1.0 US fl oz) of two or more spirits.^[1] Some shooters also have a non-alcoholic ingredient. They are generally drunk quickly, rather than being sipped.

Shooters can be shaken, stirred, blended, layered, or simply poured. Shot glasses or sherry glasses are the usual drinkware in which shooters are served. They are most commonly served at bars, and some bartenders have their own "signature" shooter.

The ingredients of shooters vary from bartender to bartender and from region to region. Two shooters can have the same name but different ingredients, resulting in two very different tastes.

List of drink shots

Shooters with beer

Mixed shooters

• Boilermaker or Depth Charge: a beer mix
• Snakebite: variations and alternate names: Snakebite and black, Diesel, Snakey B, Purple nasty, Purple, Black, Deadly snakebite, Hard snakebite, and Super snakebite.
• U-Boot: a beer mix
• Irish Car Bomb: a mix of Irish whisky and Irish cream or other ingredients in a pint-glass of Irish stout.

Shooters with non-alcoholic bases

Mixed shooters

• Jägerbomb, or Bulldozer, or Blaster: a shot glass with Jägermeister dropped into a glass of half a can of Red Bull. In German speaking countries this drink is called Fliegender Hirsch (Flying Deer). It can also be made by filling a shot glass with half Jägermeister and half Red Bull or by placing a shot glass full of Jägermeister at the bottom of a glass and filling with Red Bull.
• Jägerbomb Switch, Reverse Jägerbomb or Adult Jägerbomb: a shot glass with Redbull dropped into half a glass of Jägermeister.
• Geritol: a shot glass with Grand Marnier dropped into a glass of half a can of Red Bull. It can also be made by filling a shot glass with half Grand Marnier and half Red Bull or by placing a shot glass full of Grand Marnier at the bottom of a glass and filling with Red Bull.

Shooters with Irish cream

A Brain Hemorrhage layered shooter.

Mixed shooters

• ABC: equal parts Amaretto, Baileys Irish Cream, & Cognac.
• Arrow Bar: 1/3 creme de menthe, 2/3 Baileys Irish Cream poured over crushed ice and strained.
• Carrot Cake: equal parts Baileys Irish Cream, Cinnamon Schnapps, and Frangelico. Alternately made equal parts Baileys Irish Cream, Butterscotch Schnapps, and Goldschlager.
• Luke's Prediction: Equal parts Drambuie honey-flavored whiskey, Strawberry Flavored vodka and Jagermeister. Add Baileys Irish Cream last to blend with the rest of the mixture.
• Martian Hard On: equal parts crème de cacao, melon liqueur, and Baileys Irish Cream

Layered shooters

• After Eight: equal parts Tia Maria, crème de menthe, and Baileys Irish Cream, layered to avoid mixing. Resembles an After Eight mint.
• B-52 (and related B-50 series cocktails).
• Baby Guinness: Tia Maria topped by a layer of Baileys Irish Cream poured over the back of a bar spoon to sit atop the Tia Maria.
• Bloody Brain or Brain Hemorrhage: peach schnapps, with Baileys Irish Cream poured over a bar spoon on top, with a drizzle of grenadine in the center until it starts dripping through. (see photo)
• Blow Job: quarter of a fluid ounce of coffee flavored liquor (e.g., Kahlúa) layered with half a fluid ounce of amaretto liquor. Typically the drink is mixed in a small shot glass and topped with whipped cream. An individual picks up the glass with their mouth and tilts their head back to drink it. If the cream is spilled, it may be licked off by a fellow drinker. Can also be done with Baileys, Kahlua and a few drops of strawberry liquor on top.
• Buttery Nipple: equal parts butterscotch schnapps and Irish Cream. The Irish cream is poured off the back of a bar spoon so it "floats" on top of the schnapps in a shot glass.
• Alien Nipple: ¹⁄₂ butterscotch schnapps, ¹⁄₄ Midori Melon Liqueur, ¹⁄₄ Irish Cream. The schnapps is poured in first with the Midori in the middle and the Irish cream on top.
• Cement Mixer: Irish Cream and Lime juice.
• China White: Option 1) Pour white crème de cacao into shot glass then layer on Irish Cream. A sprinke of cinnamon to top it off is optional. Option 2) Part vodka, part Irish cream, part white crème de cacao.
• Cocksucking Cowboy (also called the Brokeback Shooter): two parts cold butterscotch schnapps with one part of Irish Cream, making it 32% ABV. The Irish Cream is poured off the back of a bar spoon so it "floats" on top of the schnapps in a shot glass.
• Duck Fart: ¹⁄₃ Kahlúa Coffee Liqueur, ¹⁄₃ Irish Cream and ¹⁄₃ Crown Royal. Poured in that order, from bottom up, over the back of a spoon to create 3 distinct layers.
• G.F. Shooter: ²⁄₃ Midori Melon Liqueur and ¹⁄₃ Irish Cream. The Midori is poured in first with the Irish Cream layered on top.
• Killerwhaletank: 1/4 Baileys Irish Cream, 1/4 Black Sambuca, 1/2 Blue Curacao
• Muff Diver: Same recipe and serving style as the Blow Job Shooter served with a maraschino cherry on top. Typically served for men as an alternative to the blow job shooter.
• Papa Smurf or Frozen Nipple: Blue Aftershock with Baileys Irish Cream poured off the back of a bar spoon so it floats on top.
• Rattlesnake: equal parts Baileys Irish cream, Kahlua, and crème de cacao, carefully poured in over a bar spoon, so the layers don't mix.
• Scooby Gang: Blue, Red & Green Aftershock with Baileys Irish Cream poured off the back of a bar spoon so it floats on top.
• Twisted Nipple: Red Aftershock with Baileys Irish Cream poured off the back of a bar spoon so it floats on top.
• Quick Fox or Quick Fuck: A variation on Shit on Grass with equal parts Irish cream (e.g., Baileys) as the first layer, followed by a melon liqueur, topped with a coffee liqueur, and served as a layered shooter.

Shooters with rum

Mixed shooters

• BMW: equal parts Baileys Irish Cream, Malibu Rum, and Whisky.
• Captain Kinger: Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum and butter ripple liqueur.
• Caribbean Prairie Fire: see Prairie Fire.
• Laake and Wake: Captain Morgan, ginger ale, and a splash of Red Bull.
• Monkey Bite: equal parts Captain Morgan Tattoo, and Nesquik Chocolate Milk.
• Virgin Islands boilermaker: see Boilermaker.

Layered shooters

• Flaming B-52 (also B-51, B-52 with Bomb-bay Doors, B-53, B-54, B-55, and B-57)
• Gorilla Fart: pour ¾ ounce (2.25 cl) bourbon, then pour ¾ ounce (2.25 cl) of rum over the back of a bar spoon to create a layered effect. So named because of the fiery sensation in the back of the throat, especially if Tabasco sauce is added to the drink, as is also common.

"Oreo Cookie": 1 part Kahlua (10 ml), 1 part Baileys (10 ml) and 1 part Vodka (10 ml) The taste of this shot is very similar to that of the cookie.

Shooters with tequila

Mixed shooters

• Jackson Five: equal parts Jose Cuervo, Jack Daniel's, Johnnie Walker Red, Jim Beam, and Jägermeister.
• Four Horsemen: equal parts Jose Cuervo, Jack Daniel's, Johnnie Walker Red, Jim Beam.
• Mexican Prairie Fire: see Prairie Fire.
• Tequila Slammer
• Tequila stuntman
• TNT: a shot of tequila and a splash of Tabasco sauce.
• Silver Bullet: half tequila, half Jack Daniel's.
• Ole de gaymo: one part WKD Original Vodka, one part Irish cream, one part tequila and black food dye.
• Tequesso: A shot of Tequila (often Patron) chased by a shot of coffee

Layered shooters

• Flatliner: One half tequila and one half sambucca with several drops of Tabasco sauce. The liquids separate with the sambucca at the bottom and the tequila at the top, the Tabasco sauce sits in the middle of the glass forming a line between the two other spirits.

Shooters with vodka

Mixed shooters

• Angel's Tit: a shot of vodka with a splash of Tabasco sauce.
• Ankle Lock: 3 parts Vodka, 1 part Mello Yello.
• Coppertone: Stoli Razberi, Splash Amaretto, orange juice, and cranberry juice.
• Darth Vader: a shot of Jägermeister with a splash of Tabasco sauce
• Lemon Drop: A chilled shot of lemon-flavored vodka served with a lemon wedge covered in sugar. One takes the shot, then bites the lemon. Vodka with lemon juice can be substituted if no lemon-flavored vodka is available.
• Ruffe (see Boilermaker).
• Mekong Delta 2 parts Vodka, 1 part orange juice, sprinkle of quality freeze dried soluble coffee.
• Kamikaze: vodka, triple sec, and Lime juice, mixed in equal parts. It is also served traditionally.
• Windex: A Kamikaze, substituting blue Curaçao for the triple sec, resulting in a bright blue shot.
• Snakebite with venom, poison snakebite, or turbo diesel (see Snakebite).
• U-Boot
• Lucky 7's: 2 parts vodka, 2 parts Jameson, 1 can 7-UP
• Smooth Pussy: Mix 1 part vodka, 1 part peach schnappes and a splash of lime juice in a shot glass. Top with a splash of cranberry juice to make it pink.

Layered shooters

• Squashed Frog: 1 part Grenadine, 1 part Midori, 1 part Advocaat

Shooters with whiskey/whisky or bourbon

Mixed shooters

• BMW: equal parts Baileys Irish Cream, Malibu Rum, and Whisky.
• Canadian Prairie Fire (see Prairie Fire)
• Dewar in the Butt: equal parts Dewar's Scotch whisky and Butterscotch schnapps (The title is pun on "Do her in the butt").
• General Sherman: a shot of Southern Comfort with a splash of Tabasco sauce
• Heart of Fire: a shot of whiskey with a splash of Tabasco sauce.
• Jackson Five: equal parts Jose Cuervo, Jack Daniel's, Johnnie Walker Red, Jim Beam, and Jägermeister.
• Prairie Fire
• The Irish Four Horsemen: equal parts Black Bush, Jameson, Powers & Paddy.
• Pickleback: A shot of whiskey (often Jameson) chased by a shot of pickle brine.

Layered shooters

• Gorilla Fart: pour ¾ ounce (2.25 cl) bourbon, then pour ¾ ounce (2.25 cl) of rum over the back of a bar spoon to create a layered effect. So named because of the fiery sensation in the back of the throat, especially if Tabasco sauce is added to the drink, as is also common.

Shooters with wine, sparkling wine, or port

Mixed shooters

• Slammer Royale (see Tequila Slammer)

Cocktails with less common spirits

Mixed shooters

• A-Bomb: a shot glass with Jägermeister dropped into a glass of Tequila mixed with Sambuca.
• Bazooka Joe: equal parts Irish Cream, Blue Curaçao and Banana liqueur (Pisang Ambon)^[2]
• Nazi Taco: Jagermeister and Tequila in equal parts. Generally Jose Quervo is used.
• Golden Elk: Jägermeister and Goldschläger
• Golden Shower: banana liqueur, peach schnapps, watermelon liqueur. Named after the shade of gold the drink becomes when mixed.
• Hellfire: a shot of a cinnamon flavored liquor (such as Hot Damn or Goldschläger) with a splash of Tabasco sauce.
• Jackson Five: equal parts Jose Cuervo, Jack Daniel's, Johnnie Walker Red, Jim Beam, and Jägermeister.
• Jäger Bomb
• Liquid Cocaine: Jägermeister, Goldschläger (or Rumple Minze), and 151 proof rum. Can also be made with equal parts Firewater and Ice 151.
• Malaka: ¹⁄₂ Metaxa, ¹⁄₂ Ouzo in a shotglass, sunk in a small glass of beer (Amstel). Invented at Congas, in Molyvos, Lesvos, Greece, named after the word Greeks always say.
• UniBomber: Unicum, Mountain Dew AMP Energy Drink Just like a Jäger Bomb without the weird aftertaste.
• Purple Haze: equal parts Blue (Deep Cool Citrus) and Red (Hot and Cool Cinnamon).
• Red Ferrari: equal parts Amaretto and Red Sour Puss.
• Redneck Prairie Fire: see Prairie Fire.
• Sake bomb
• Screaming Orgasm: equal parts coffee liqueur (optional), Baileys, amaretto, and vodka.
• Southern Candy: one shot Southern Comfort to one shot Amaretto.
• Toffee Apple: apricot brandy, butterscotch liqueur, and Apple Sourz or green Mickey Finns. The aftertaste of this shot tastes like toffee apples at Halloween.
• Marskin ryyppy (The Marshal's shot): akvavit, vermouth and gin.
• "Stuiterbal" (bouncing ball): Dutch shooter with ¹⁄₂ sambuca and ¹⁄₂ blue Curaçao.
• Wilsmore: One part Vodka, one part Cointreau, two parts Malibu, followed by a top up of Lime Juice, Ice and a pinch of Cracked Pepper.

Layered shooters

• Blow Job: quarter of a fluid ounce of Kahlúa or other coffee flavored liquor layered with half a fluid ounce of Amaretto. Typically the drink is mixed in a small shot glass and topped with whipped cream. An individual picks up the glass with their mouth and tilts their head back to drink it. If the cream is spilled, it may be licked off by a fellow drinker. Can also be done with Baileys, Kahlua and a few drops of strawberry liquor on top.
• Pousse Cafe
• Shit on Grass: equal parts melon liqueur (e.g., Midori), with a coffee liqueur (e.g., Tia Maria or Kahlua) carefully poured on top across the back a bar spoon, so that the two liquors do not mix; served as a layered shooter.
• Bob Marley: Bottom Layer is crème de menthe, middle layer is banana liqueur and the top layer is cherry brandy. When poured and layered correctly, it gives the three rastafarian colours (red, yellow then green). The drink is well known in the Beaches Resorts and Sandals Resorts.

See also

• Bartender
• Bomb shot
• Cocktail
• Drinking culture
• Flair bartending
• List of cocktails

References

1. Maran Illustrated Bartending. Mississauga, Ontario: maranGraphics Inc. 2005. pp. 156–177. ISBN 978-1-59200-944-2.
2. "Bazooka Joe Cocktail Recipe". 1001cocktails. Retrieved 23 August 2013.

External links

• gulpology.com list of Classic Cocktail Shooter Recipes
• About.com list of shooter recipes