Layered shooters are always a good time, this pousse-cafe cocktail layers a mixture of hpnotiq and blue curacao (both blue) with jagermeister. It’s like a tropical fruit storm of herbs in your mouth.
And, if that doesn’t convince you, checkout the presentation both fine cut layers and crazy contrast.
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Counting down the days to Christmas, December 25th is coming up close and nothing reminds our family of Christmas more than a good Candy Cane. While I often sit down with a cup of eggnog, a Candy Cane is always a welcome snack when walking by the tree (yes, we hang them on the tree).
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It tastes like a candy cane which is as close to this holiday season as we can get without putting an actual tree in our cocktail. Creme de Menthe with some Cherry Brandy really brings out the essence of Candy Cane with the vodka added for additional potency.
Lick a candy cane, lick this drink, does [...]
Perhaps our last autumn cocktail of the season, frost seems to be appearing on the grass in the morning and its getting colder. The Autumn Leaf Shooter is a layered cocktail which reminds us of the autumn and say goodbye to yet another season.
Next, winter.
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Sweet shooter! This is a midori packed punch with a creamy coffee infusion. This shooter is supposed to represent “crap on grass” (also known as “shit on grass”) with its layered properties but it definitely tastes better. Hopefully the name doesn’t turn you off, because the cocktail is a tasty sweet beverage.
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A layered cocktail makes for a great sunday night and our shooter is just that, a layered cocktail. The Jägermonster is a twist on Jägermeister with a bit of orange juice and grenadine. Of course, that alone doesn’t spell awesome but when you layer them in a kick-ass manner you’ve got awesome in all CAPS, [...]
Are you looking to challenge yourself as a pousse-cafe creator? How many layers have you created in your shot glass? We’re going with five this week in the Flaming Monkey Asshole shooter, we’re not sure where the name came from and we’re not sure we want to know.
Layer in order: grenadine, creme de menthe, sambuca, [...]
We finish out 4th of July festivities with a modest little shooter. The Red, White and Blue cocktail is, well, fitting in color. Not only do the colors look good but the cocktail is tasty sweet and fun to make. Now that is a party.
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This shooter is a great example of the pousse-cafe style, the layering is clean and clear. By the name of course, the Traffic Light, is a recipe that is designed to resemble that of a traffic light, even though the colors are a bit out of order
There are a few recipes for the traffic light, [...]
If you’re a fan of Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch, you may have seen the Alaskan Duck Fart make an appearance at the start of the seasons. The Captains seal their “captains bet” at the bar over an Alaskan Duck Fart.
This pousse-cafe layered shots lays Whiskey, Kahlua and Bailey’s Irish Cream one upon another for this [...]
