Anna Marina Karadimas > Senior > Journalism and Studio Art > University of Maryland
We took a few of your bar favorites and revamped them for the holiday season. Here’s our list of 10 shots that’ll guarantee you a memorable New Year’s kiss – that you might not remember.
Santa’s Nuts ‘n Berries
1 oz Lemon Vodka
1/2 oz Frangelico
1 oz Cranberry Juice
Place all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into a shot glass.
Resolution Reviver
1-1/4 oz Kahlua
3/4 oz Vodka
Splash of Club Soda
Build over ice. Serve with a straw.
Red Headed Elf
1 oz Cranberry Juice
1/2 oz Peach Schnapps
3/4 oz Jägermeister
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into shot glass.
Irish Sleigh Bomb
1 pint Guinness Beer
1 shot Baileys Irish Cream
1 shot Jameson Irish Whisky
Fill a pint glass two-thirds full of Guinness. Fill a double shot glass with Jameson and Baileys. Drop the shot glass into the Guinness and chug.
Millennium Mud Pie
3/4 oz Kahlua
1/2 oz Southern Comfort
1/4 oz Heavy Cream
Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into a shot glass and serve.
Liquid Snow
1/2 oz Jim Beam Bourbon Whiskey
1/2 oz Tanqueray Gin
1/2 oz Bacardi Dark Rum
Combine all ingredients together in a shot glass and serve.
New Year Piss
1 oz Whiskey of choice
1 oz Peach liqueur
Shake ingredients with a couple ice cubes in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a shot glass, and serve.
Candy’s Cane
1 oz Grenadine Syrup
1 oz Green Creme de Menthe
1 oz Peppermint Schnapps
Pour slowly into shot glass to get the colors to layer in the order listed to get a red, green and white, candy-cane themed shot.
I See Drunk People
1/2 oz Everclear alcohol
1/2 oz Bacardi 151 Rum
1/2 oz Grey Goose Vodka
1/2 oz Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon Whiskey
Serve in equal parts in a 2-oz shot glass.
Blackberry Blackout Lane
1/3 oz Blackberry Schnapps
1/3 oz Blackberry Brandy
1/3 oz Absolut Kurant Vodka
Shake ingredients together in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a shot glass, and serve.
