Cocktail Crafting for Casuals
| .5 oz. | Amaretto |
| .5 oz. | Midori (Melon Liqueur) |
| .25 oz. | Lime Juice |
The Broken Down Golf Cart is a sweet, easy to drink, low alcohol Shooter. The combination of Midori and Amaretto gives the shot a dirty green color that looks unappetizing, but looks can be deceiving.
| 1 Part | Bailey’s Irish Cream |
| 1 Part | Malibu Coconut Rum Liqueur |
| 1 Part | Whiskey |
The BMW is a creamy, easy to drink Shooter. The name stands for Bailey’s, Malibu and Whiskey, and is an obvious nod to the German car brand “BMW.”
| .5 oz. | Vanilla Vodka |
| .75 oz. | Pineapple Juice |
| 1 Dash | Grenadine |
The is a Shooter designed to sort of look and taste like a Pineapple Upside Down Cake. It tastes good and pretty easy to drink for those who don’t like shots.
| 1.5 oz. | Irish Whiskey (or Vodka/Bourbon) |
| 1.5 oz. | Pickle Juice |
The Pickleback was invented in 2006 after McClure’s Pickles asked to store some of their inventory in the basement of their neighbors, Brooklyn’s Bushwick Country Club. It was first done with Vodka, then Bourbon, and eventually Jameson Irish Whiskey became the Liqueur of choice. The name is possibly nod to the band “Nickleback.”
| .75 oz. oz. | Amaretto |
| .5 oz. | Irish Cream |
| Garnish | Whipped Cream |
The Blow Job is a crudely named shot from the 1980’s. It is meant to be taken without using your hands. Getting Whipped Cream all over your face is meant to look like, well, you get the visual.
| .5 oz. | Blue Curaçao |
| .5 oz. | Banana Liqueur |
| .5 oz. | Irish Cream |
The Bazooka Joe is a Shooter that kind of tastes like the Bazooka Joe gum. It is sometimes layered with the Blue Curaçao as the base, Banana Liqueur in the middle and Irish Cream on top. This is a very easy shot to take, for those who don’t like shots.
| 1.5 oz. | Whiskey |
| 12 oz. | Beer |
The Boilermaker, or “shot and a beer,” is simply a shot of Whiskey with Beer as a chaser. It was created in Butte, Montana in the late 1800’s. It’s original name was Sean O’Farrell and was served to mostly miners. Sometimes the Whiskey is mixed into the beer, and if the shot is dropped into the beer it becomes known as a Depth Charge, Bomb Shot, or Drop Shot.
| 1.25 oz. | Vodka |
| 1.25 oz. | Triple Sec |
| 1.25 oz. | Lime Juice |
| Garnish | Lime Wedge |
The Kamikaze was invented by American soldiers stationed in Japan sometime after WWII, but became popular in the 1970’s. It’s name means “Divine Wind” in Japanese and is obviously named after the kamikaze pilots of World War II. The drink can be, and is often, made in the form of a shot. The Cosmopolitan is a possible riff off this cocktail.
| 1 oz. | Vodka |
| .25 oz. | Triple Sec |
| 1 Barspoon | Lime Juice |
| Garnish | Lime Wedge |
| 2 oz. | Citron Vodka |
| .5 oz. | Triple Sec |
| .75 oz. | Simple Syrup |
| 1 oz. | Lemon Juice |
| Rim | White Sugar |
The Lemon Drop Martini was invented in the 1970’s by Norman Jay Hobday at his bar Henry Africa’s in San Fransisco, California. It was named after the candy of the same name. In the 1990’s this became a popular shot. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.
| 2 oz. | Melon Liqueur |
| 1 oz. | Vodka |
| 1 oz. | Orange Juice (or Pineapple Juice) |
| Garnish | Melon Ball |
The Melon Ball is an 80’s Cocktail probably named after the Melon Baller, a kitchen utensil used to scoop balls of Honeydew, Cantaloupe, Watermelon and every other Melon. This drink is also commonly made into shooters.
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