shots?

bnev

hey all,

I'm trying to think of a new shot to try out. If anyone has any recommendations on any shots they have had that would be appreciated.

Or just list your favourite shots.

bnev

Miguel_Sanchez

Have to say I'm not much of a shots man anymore. If it's not beer or wine then I'm generally to be found with a glass of whiskey. I never consider it a shot because it's a sin to just neck it back.

Anyways - I haven't had it for many years but I have fond memories of Goldschlagger (sp?). One snowy night in Worcester, MA me and some friends had great fun watching bands and passing a bottle amongst us. It really warms the insides.

Civilian_Target

B52 - overdosed on them one night but if you haven't overdosed, they're good.
Tia Maria, Baileys and then carefully pour Cointreau or Gran Mariner on top.
For something a bit softer, leave out the Cointreau and you have Baby Guinness.

If you're just looking for something straight up though, I recommend Sambuka (Ainseed-based), Jagermeister (German little green faries drink) or if you're at it heavy, Rajkia if you can find it - much nicer than Vodka.

Blub2k4

I like good vodka in the freezer and into a frozen glass, the freezing cold kills a lot of the alcohol taste and the vodka slips down really nicely. If you want a night of hangover free drinking, have a shot then a ballygowan and altrenate all night, the water serves the dual purpose of rehydrating and pacing the vodka.

dundalk cailin

sambuca used to be my thing until i was out one night and it cost €2 a drink, drank way too much, suffered greatly!! cant even stand the smell of sambuca now. though i was also drinking bacardi that night and I have recently rediscovered it so never say never!!


Edited by Minesajackdaniels because Dundalk Cailin hasn't realised her Qwerty keyboard has 26 letters to choose from, and if I catch her spelling "night" as "nyt" again on this forum, the smell of Sambuca will be the least of her worries.

dundalk cailin

god it looks so different now. sorry MAJD it wont happen again, though my excuse is that im using a french keyboard and it's hard to get used to!! my keyboard is tecchnically an Azerty one

plus i'm sure i'm not the only one on this whole boards that uses text speak

Attol

What happened to the last person using textspeak.

dundalk cailin

LadyLotts wrote:

What happened to the last person using textspeak.

thanks for that :rolleyes:
dont think i was quite as bad as pussycatdoll, but ill bear it in mind that i could get banned :eek: wouldn want that. i can actually type, im just lazy and so used to texting

Steve_o

I like to stick with old reliable Tequila:D

anthonymcg

Baby Guinness. Other shots are pure muck compared to them.

sound_wave

I would second Jagermeister, tastes nice and I won a jagermesiter jacket once for drinking the stuff.:)

Imposter

sound_wave wrote:

I would second Jagermeister, tastes nice and I won a jagermesiter jacket once for drinking the stuff.:)

Jagermeister is nice as is most of the schnapps they have here. My favourite at the moment is Milk Schnapps!

I really hate most of the common shots in Ireland. Sambuca, Tequila, Aftershock etc all give me a horrible feelng that I want to heave every time I drink them. In saying that I haven't touched any of them for a few years now.

melekalikimaka

jagermeister or black aftershock, ummm lets the good times roll

Blub2k4

Schnapps is the german term for spirits, just so you all know.
Vodka and teqila are schnapps just as much as goldjaeger or jaegermeister are in common parlance.

Imposter

Blub2k4 wrote:

Schnapps is the german term for spirits, just so you all know.
Vodka and teqila are schnapps just as much as goldjaeger or jaegermeister are in common parlance.

Ok then if you want to be pedantic I refer to the mostly clear spirits that have 'Schnapps' in their names eg Marillen Schnapps, Birnen Schnapps, Nußschnapps etc..

Blub2k4

Imposter wrote:

Ok then if you want to be pedantic I refer to the mostly clear spirits that have 'Schnapps' in their names eg Marillen Schnapps, Birnen Schnapps, Nußschnapps etc..

Being a German speaker I was not really being pedantic, merely trying to clear up a common misconception. My experience is that a lot of people misuse the term thinking it only refers to the "obstlers" (white spirit that fruit and sugar are allowed to steep in to impart flavour) that are commonly called schapps in non-german speaking countries. Most germans make their own obstlers at home.

Kingp35

sound_wave wrote:

I would second Jagermeister, tastes nice and I won a jagermesiter jacket once for drinking the stuff.:)

Yep Jager for me as well. Cant beat the stuff

bonkey

bnev wrote:

Or just list your favourite shots.

Could be here all day.

A short, incomplete list, in no particular order.

Single Malt Whisky
Single Malt Whiskey
Black Sambuca
(Swiss) absinthe
Calvados
Green Chartreuse
Yellow chartreuse
(Spanish) Solera Brandy
Benedictine
Countreau
Sauerapfel

That'll do for now...

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How could I forget Goldschlager!
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jc

Tar.Aldarion

The only shots I tend to go for are Sambucha,Goldslager and vodka.
I fypu want me to tell you a 'new' shot, tell us the ones that you drink.

sanncoo

Was recently introduced to Goldschlager. Currently my shot of choice.
Never realised there was a special way to drink a shot but it works with this one.....

On another note never, ever want to drink blue aftershock again! The day after my birthday this year was spent talking to god on the big white telephone until 4 pm the following day!!!!

biko

Hot Shot

Fill a shot glass 1/3 with Galliano (a sweet, yellow Italian herbal liqueur).
Put a layer of hot black coffee on top of the Galliano using a spoon.
The coffee will sit on top if done correctly- it will be yellow then a dark coffee layer on top.
Add a little whipped cream on top of the coffee......slam it down!

Looks like this

FoxyChild

My fav shots would be:

Baby Guinness
Apple Sourz

And I'm also partial to a shot of Jack Daniels!

spunkymunky

What about a Tri colour
Brandy, Bailey and creme de mont. Pour proper measures properly and it looks the biz!! Will mess you up though

My friend has a shot called strock or strom or something like that, its about 70% and just crazy!! And on that note Absinth!!
Tequila and redbull aswell

Imposter

spunkymunky wrote:

What about a Tri colour
Brandy, Bailey and creme de mont. Pour proper measures properly and it looks the biz!! Will mess you up though

Apparently this doesn't work anymore as the ingredients in Baileys have changed and it won't stay seperate from the other drinks.

biko

spunkymunky wrote:

My friend has a shot called strock or strom or something like that, its about 70% and just crazy!!

This is it http://www.stroh.co.uk/
Lethal stuff but nice in moderation

rubadub

stroh is very harsh. I had the 80% stuff before.
cointreau is great.
Real schnapps has no sugar added. Real peach schnapps is when you ferment peach juice and distill it usually in a double boiler of water, so it only gets a very gentle heating so the flavours stay intact.