Shooter (drink) explained
A shooter, or shot, is a small serving of spirits or a mixed drink (usually about 1disp=orNaNdisp=or), typically consumed quickly, often in a single gulp. It is common to serve a shooter as a side to a larger drink.[1]
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
See also: 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
Shooters with Irish cream
See also: Irish cream.
- Layered shooters
Shooters with rum
See also: Rum.
- Layered shooters
- Flaming B-52 (also B-51, B-52 with Bomb-bay Doors, B-53, B-54, B-55, and B-57)
Shooters with tequila
See also: Tequila.
Shooters with vodka
See also: Vodka.
- Mixed shooters
- 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).
- Kamikaze: vodka, triple sec, and Lime juice, mixed in equal parts. It is also served traditionally.
- Snakebite with venom, poison snakebite, or turbo diesel (see Snakebite).
- U-Boot
Shooters with whiskey/whisky or bourbon
See also: Whiskey, Irish whiskey, Scotch whisky, Tennessee whiskey, Bourbon whiskey and Canadian whisky.
- Canadian Prairie Fire: Yukon Jack liqueur (made from Canadian whiskey and honey) and tabasco sauce
- Pickleback: A shot of whiskey (often Jameson) chased by a shot of pickle brine.
- Washington Apple: Equal parts Canadian whisky, sour apple liqueur, and cranberry juice[2]
Shooters with wine, sparkling wine, or port
See also: Wine, Sparkling wine and Port wine.
Cocktails with less common spirits
- Mixed shooters
- Layered shooters
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Book: DeGroff, Dale . The craft of the cocktail : everything you need to know to be a master bartender, with 500 recipes . 2002 . Clarkson Potter/Publishers . 9780307762276 . 1st . New York . 669067001.
- Web site: Washington Apple Shot Recipe. Bevvy. 13 May 2015. 29 December 2016.
- Web site: Bazooka Joe Cocktail Recipe. 1001cocktails. 23 August 2013.