by Sergio Lusitano
Shooters are large and diverse body of drink recipes, ranging from the elegant and sophisticated to the radically bizarre. Shooters are anything but one-dimensional. They have evolved into complex drinks with improved flavor and presentation. If any one recipe can be credited for lauching the popularity of this drinks, it is the “B-52”.
Shooters are fun, interesting and contemporary. Since most are served neat or straight-up, the quality of their ingredients can be fully appreciated. When appropriate, shooters should be served in chilled glasses. This will help keep the ingredients at their proper serving temperature and improve the drink's presentation.
Experiment with glassware, such as sherry, cordial or Pousse-cafe glasses. Match each speciality shooter with the most appropriate glass. Pousse-cafes are layered cordial drinks wich create three or more stripes. In French, Poussecafe translates to “Push Coffee”, a reference to it's reputation as an after dinner drink.
Technically, shooters such as a B-52 are also Pousse-cafes. When prepared properly, the layered ingredients will form “stripes” within the glass. This occurs as a result of using liqueurs with different specific gravities or densities. The effect achieved is similar to the way oil will float on water or vinegar, creating two layers.
To accomplish this, care must be taken to prevent the various products from mixing in the glass. The ingredients should be poured in the order specified in the recipe, since the ingredients are listed from heaviest to lightest (top listed ingredient on the bottom of the glass, each successive ingredient atop the previous).
The easiest and fastest way to create these layers is to use the back of a bar spoon to slow the pour of the liqueur. The spoon is held just above the level of the first liqueur poured into the glass, and the next ingredient is poured slowly and carefully over the sloped back of the spoon.
Each layer is poured using this same technique. The same effect for a two-layer drink can be obtained by first tilting the glass so that the bottom layer is almost touching the inside rim. The second product is then slowly and gently poured onto the glass surface between the first liqueur and the rim. While pouring the second layer, the glass should be carefully brought upright.
Use shot or rock glasses.
After Five
1/3 fill Kahlua
1/3 fill Peppermint Schanpps
1/3 fill Bailey's
American Dream
1/4 oz Kahlua® coffee liqueur
1/4 oz amaretto almond liqueur
1/4 oz Frangelico® hazelnut liqueur
1/4 oz dark creme de cacao
Banana Sandwich
1/3 oz Kahlua® coffee liqueur
1/3 oz creme de bananes
1/3 oz Bailey's
B-52
1/3 shot Kahlua® coffee liqueur
1/3 shot Grand Marnier
1/3 shot Bailey's
Bikini Line
1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz Tia Maria® coffee liqueur
1/2 oz raspberry liqueur
Brain Tumor
1 oz peach schnapps
1/2 Bailey's
Dash grenadine syrup
cherry brandy
Caribbean Sunset
3/4 oz Malibu® coconut rum
3/4 oz melon liqueur
2 oz cranberry juice
orange juice
Chip Shot
1 oz Amaretto
1 oz Kahlua
1 oz hot coffee
Flaming Jelly Bean
1 oz 151 proof rum
1 oz blackberry brandy
1 oz ouzo anise liqueur
Inverted Nail
1/2 fill Drambuie
1/2 fill Glenfiddich Single Malt
Lobotomy
1/2 oz raspberry liqueur
1/2 oz amaretto almond liqueur
1/2 oz pineapple juice
1/4 oz Champagne
Mexican Siesta
salted rim optional
1/3 fill Gold Tequila
1/3 fill Grand Marnier
1/3 fill Sour Mix
Lime wedge garnish
Neutron Bomb
1/3 oz butterscotch schnapps
1/3 oz Bailey's® Irish cream
1/3 oz Kahlua® coffee liqueur
Parisian Pousse Cafe
3/4 oz Blue Curacao
3/4 oz Kirschwasser® cherry brandy
3/4 oz cognac
3/4 oz Green Chartreuse®
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