Who ever said getting a shot was
painful?
Perhaps the easiest of all your
tasks as a bartender from the preparation standpoint, straight, or neat
shots are as easy as pouring liquor straight from the bottle into the
shot glass, however it’s not always that simple. Some liquors
when served as shooters need be chilled and others layered. Shot
recipes abound and in time, you’ll likely find yourself making
up your own! We’ve listed additional shot recipes in the reference,
however have chosen a popular group of combined, shaken and layered
shots to feature in the reference table below which you should use to
practice at home and commit to memory.
The Shot & Shooter Cluster
Drink Alcohol Mix Preparation Glass Garnish
*3 Wise Men Jack Daniels, Jim Beam, Old Grandad None Combined Shot None
Blow Job Kahlua, Bailey’s Irish Cream None Layered Shot Whipped
Cream
Cement Mixer Bailey’s 3 dashes Rose’s lime Layered Shot
None
Fourth of July Grenadine, Vodka, Blue Curacao None Layered Shot None
Anti Freeze Vodka, Midori None
Shaken Shot None
M&M Kahlua, Amaretto None Layered Shot None
*Tequila Slammer Tequila Lemon Lime Soda Combined Shot None
Prairie Fire Tequila 2-3 dashes Tabasco® Layered Shot None
Slippery Nipple Sambuca, Bailey’s Dash of grenadine Layered Shot
None *
For both of these shots, after
combining ingredients, quickly slam the shot onto the bar with your
hand over a napkin on top of the glass. Jello
Shots Becoming more and more popular at bars
and at home parties, Jello Shots combine your favorite liquor into a
jello mixture and are served in small containers like miniature Dixie
cups.
Free Bartending School Test Questions
& Hands on Homework
The most difficult thing about
the shooter cluster is getting them all down, but this really isn’t
necessary. They are so simply made that you’ll commit your staples
to memory and when requested for something foreign to you, simply consult
chapter 17 for easy access recipes. (We strongly recommend all bars
to carry a copy of our FreeBartendingSchool.com home study kit. If you
or your establishment does not have a copy on site, click on
this link for more information.
Given the simplicity in preparing
the majority of shooters, we feel your time would be best utilized in
working to prepare a layered or shaken shooter. We’d recommend
one of the following:
• Anti Freeze
• Blow Job
• Fourth of July
10-129 What Method is used to prepare
a Fourth of July Shot?
10-130 What Method is used to prepare an Anti-Freeze shot?
10-131 What do you garnish a Blow Job with?
10-132 What three alcohols are in a Three Wise Men shot?
10-133 What alcohol is in a screaming Orgasm?