Recently in Shooters Category

Well it seems Mixology Monday piqued my curiosity about shooters. Why? Well because they seem to be very photogenic and colourful. So with my new lightbox for photographs I decided that I’m make a few shooters and then photograph them. It worked out fairly well, since I was taking pictures with one hand and holding a pipette in the other. Yep, I use a pipette to make layered shooters because it is a magnitude easier and a whole lot faster. The spoon thing is old school and can result in a mess, but with a pipette you never make a mistake, unless you get the liqueur order wrong. Follow along for a little more enlightenment.

Well the time has come to discuss the Mixology Monday topic of shooters, being hosted by Rick at the Martini Lounge. The shooter is the cocktail of the college crowd. Yes, the shooter is the cocktail that almost every student, and every new drinker, is introduced too, other than light beer and white zinfandel. They come in groups and push forward, towards the bar, with the brand spanking new inductee, into the alcohol hall of shame. They announce that it’s so and so’s age of majority birthday (19 here) and order them some vile shooter. It’s like Vikings dunking a new born baby into ice cold river water to see if the child is hardy enough to be called a Viking! From that point most people develop a hatred for a particular spirit because of said shooter, unless of course you happen to order a shot from a nice bartender like me.

The B-52 shooter is one of the most popular shooters around. When properly made, it is elegant in its appearance and taste great. This one shoot has spawned a great number of copy cat recipes in its honour, and I am about to add another tribute to this drink. This version is called the "Dirty Little Secret" and is based on the three layer system, but the flavours are more harmonious than in the B-52 and anyone who likes vanilla would like this.