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The Essential Shot Guide [Infographic]

VinePair

In the modern drinks landscape, it’s easy to forget about shots — or shooters, to be more specific. Essentially miniature versions of larger-format cocktails, shooters are typically made with two or more spirits. Boilermaker The boilermaker isn’t your average shooter. And when you do, you’ll want to be ready.

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Check Out the Top 10 Finalists in the Paint the Town Mango Cocktail Competition

Chilled Magazine

Garnish with orange peel and 3 drops of Angostura aromatic bitters. Combine shooter ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Fresh ginger juice* 1 drop Thai chili oil on top of shot Lime wedge and Cucumber slice garnish Preparation Combine first 2 ingredients together, shake, and strain into shooter glass. Mango Shotta 1/2 oz.

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Review: Valhalla Herbal Liqueur Shot

Drinkhacker

Sharp up front and lightly sweet, with a bitter tinge that grows with time on the palate. Er, shooter. The nose is pure, chocolate-covered licorice candy, touched with notes of prune and a light herbal character that’s tough to place against the aggressive licorice attack. The palate takes that and runs with it.

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Are Bartender’s Handshake Shots Still Cool if They’re on the Menu?

VinePair

Many gravitated toward bitter, quinine extremes as a byproduct of tasting spirits so often. More broadly, he’s enjoyed their evolution into shooters that can reflect a concept’s unique viewpoint. It generally includes some measure of Fernet, perhaps tinged with sherry or sweet vermouth to round out the bitterness.

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The Types of Tequila

The Bartender Company

More than a shooter, this distilled spirit from the heart of Mexico comes in a wide range of types, each with its own complex flavor profile. One of the most popular – yet often misunderstood – spirits is tequila.

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This Is Not a Painkiller

Cocktails with Suderman

You can play with base spirits, modifiers, add-ons, bitters, and so forth. Or the Natural Shooter. One of the many great things about home bartending is that you can make drinks any way you want. You can fuss over your drinks — or make them a little carelessly. You want a plum brandy Negroni topped with diet orange soda?

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How a German-Style Peppermint Liqueur Became a Bartender’s Handshake (and Mouthwash)

VinePair

These pours are generally reserved for bitter, polarizing liquids that industry folks serve as a symbol of slightly sadistic, yet genuine camaraderie. Unlike historic ingredients such as Fernet-Branca and Angostura bitters , Rumple Minze is a relative newcomer to the drinks space, having only first hit the scene in the 80s.

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