Shooter Recipes

Shooters are short, potent drinks that are mixed with a combination of spirits, liqueurs and non-alcoholic mixers while shots only contain ingredients that are alcoholic. Both shooters and shots are served in shot glasses and consumed with one tip of the glass.

This index of recipes includes some of the most popular shooters and shots. Shooters are for those times when your level of inebriation is not a concern and are fun to consume with friends at parties or a night on the town. Drinking too many shots can cause you to become drunk very fast, often before you know it, and should be done in moderation. Remember to drink responsibly and designate a driver.

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• After Five- coffee liqueur, Irish cream liqueur, peppermint schnapps
  
  
• Alabama Slammer- sloe gin, Amaretto, Southern Comfort
  
  
• Anaconda- Jack Daniel's whiskey, sambuca
  
  
• Apocalypse Now- tequila, dry vermouth, Irish cream liqueur
  
  
• B-52- coffee liqueur, Irish cream liqueur, orange liqueur
  
  
• Banana Daiquiri Jelly Shot- rum, crème de banane, gelatin
  
  
• Bazooka Joe- Irish cream liqueur, banana liqueur, blue curacao liqueur
  
  
• Beam Me Up Scotty- coffee liqueur, crème de banane, Irish cream liqueur
  
  
• Berry Whipped- strawberry and whipped cream vodkas, grenadine
  
  
• Big Bamboo- 151-proof rum, dark rum, triple sec, orange juice, pineapple juice, simple syrup, bitters
  
  
• Black Rose- Blavod vodka, Tequila Rose
  
  
• Blow Job- Bailey's Irish cream liqueur, Amaretto
  
  
• Boilermaker- blended whiskey, draft beer
  
  
• Buttery Nipple- buttershots, Irish cream liqueur
  
  
• Candy Corn- Galliano, orange curacao, cream
  
  
• Cement Mixer- Bailey's Irish Cream, lime juice
  
  
• Chocolate Cake- vodka, hazelnut liqueur
  
  
• Cool Colada- pineapple and coconut vodkas, pineapple juice
  
  
• Crouching Tiger- tequila, lychee liqueur
  
  
• Earthquake- Canadian whiskey, Plymouth Gin, Pernod
  
  
• Fireball- rum, cinnamon schnapps, Tabasco sauce
  
  
• Firecracker- tequila, Goldshlager, Rumple Mintz
  
  
• Flaming Dr. Pepper- overproof rum, amaretto, beer
  
  
• El Vocho- reposado tequila, pineapple juice, cilantro, mint, jalapeno
  
  
• Fourth of July- vodka, blue curaçao, grenadine
  
  
• Girl Scout Cookie- coffee liqueur, Irish cream liqueur, peppermint schnapps
  
  
• Gladiator- Amaretto, Southern Comfort, 7-Up, orange juice
  
  
• Grape Granstaff- grape pucker, Black Haus, Wilderberry
  
  
• Grasshopper- crème de menthe, crème de cacao, light cream
  
  
• Honey Dew Me- Barenjager, lemon liqueur, orange or pineapple juice
  
  
• Irish Car Bomb- Irish whiskey, Irish cream liqueur, Guinness
  
  
• Irish Coffee Drop- double espresso vodka, Irish cream liqueur, Guinness
  
  
• Irish Flag- crème de menthe, Irish cream liqueur, orange liqueur
  
  
• Irish Frog- Midori, Irish cream liqueur
  
  
• Jäger Bomb- Jägermeister, Red Bull
  
  
• Jell-O Shot- vodka, Jell-O
  
  
• Jelly Bean- blackberry brandy or grenadine, annisette or sambuca, Southern Comfort
  
  
• Kamikaze- vodka, orange liqueur, lime juice
  
  
• Kool Aid- Midori, Amaretto, cranberry juice
  
  
• Lemon Drop- vodka, lemon wedge, sugar
  
  
• Liquid Cocaine- Jägermeister, Goldschläger, Rumple Minze
  
  
• M&M- Amaretto, coffee liqueur
  
  
• Margarita Jelly Shot- white tequila, triple sec, gelatin
  
  
• Melon Ball- vodka, melon liqueur, pineapple juice
  
  
• Mexican Samurai- tequila, TY KU liqueur
  
  
• Mind Eraser- vodka, coffee liqueur, soda
  
  
• Nutty Irishman- Irish cream liqueur, Frangelico
  
  
• Oatmeal Cookie- butterscotch schnapps, Irish cream liqueur, Jägermeister, cinnamon schnapps
  
  
• Orgasm- Irish cream liqueur, amaretto liqueur, coffee liqueur
  
  
• Paradise- apricot brandy, Plymouth Gin, orange juice
  
  
• Peanut Butter and Jelly- Frangelico, Chambord
  
  
• Peppermint Patty- crème de cacao, peppermint schnapps, cream
  
  
• Pickleback- Jameson's Irish whiskey, pickle juice
  
  
• Pirate's Treasure- Captain Morgan rum, Goldschlager
  
  
• Polar Bear- peppermint schnapps, crème de cacao
  
  
• Popper- tequila, lemon-lime soda
  
  
• Procrastinator- Frangelico, Wild Turkey American Honey
  
  
• Purple Hooter- vodka, black raspberry liqueur, lime juice
  
  
• Purple Kamikaze- vodka, black raspberry liqueur, lime juice
  
  
• Prairie Fire- tequila, Tabasco sauce
  
  
• Raspberry Gimlet- vodka, black raspberry liqueur, lime juice
  
  
• Redheaded Slut- Jägermeister, peach schnapps, cranberry juice
  
  
• Red Snapper- Crown Royal, amaretto, cranberry juice
  
  
• Red, White and Blue- blue curaçao, peach schnapps, grenadine
  
  
• Roasted Mellow- marshmallow vodka, scotch whisky, chocolate liqueur
  
  
• Roasted Toasty- Hiram Walker Original Cinn Schnapps, amaretto, coffee liqueur
  
  
• Russian Quaalude- vodka, hazelnut liqueur, Irish cream liqueur
  
  
• Sammy Jager- sambuca, Jagermeister
  
  
• Sangrita- tequila, camato juice, Tabasco sauce, Worcestershire sauce - OR - orange juice, lime juice, grenadine
  
  
• Santa Shot- grenadine, green crème de menthe, peppermint schnapps
  
  
• Screaming Orgasm- vodka, coffee liqueur, amaretto, Irish cream liqueur
  
  
• Shamrocked- Irish whiskey, Midori, Irish cream
  
  
• Silver Bullet- gin, Scotch whisky
  
  
• Slippery Nipple- sambuca, Irish cream liqueur
  
  
• Snake Bite- Yukon Jack, lime juice
  
  
• Snowball- brandy, peppermint schnapps, white crème de cacao
  
  
• Snowshoe- Wild Turkey bourbon whiskey, peppermint schnapps
  
  
• Stoplight- vodka, melon liqueur, orange juice, cranberry juice
  
  
• Tequila Boom Boom- tequila, lemon-lime soda
  
  
• Tequila Fuego- tequila, Tabasco sauce, jalepeno, salt, lime wedge
  
  
• Tequila Shot (Straight)- tequila, salt, lemon or lime wedge
  
  
• Tequila Slammer- tequila, lemon-lime soda
  
  
• Tequilazo- tequila, lemon-lime soda
  
  
• Three Wise Men- Johnnie Walker Scotch, Jim Beam bourbon, Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey
  
  
• Three Wise Men Go Hunting- Johnnie Walker Scotch, Jim Beam bourbon, Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey, Wild Turkey bourbon
  
  
• Three Wise Men Visit Mexico- Johnnie Walker Scotch, Jim Beam bourbon, Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey, Jose Cuervo Gold tequila
  
  
• Toastie- Amaretto, cinnamon schnapps
  
  
• Tootsie Roll - chocolate vodka, amaretto, chocolate syrup
  
  
• Tootsie Roll- vodka, coffee liqueur, orange juice
  
  
• Voodoo- overproof rum, Tia Maria, rum cream
  
  
• Washington Apple- Canadian whiskey, sour apple schnapps, cranberry juice
  
  
• Whiskey Sour Jelly Shot- whiskey, gelatin
  
  
• Wolf Bite- absinthe, melon liqueur, pineapple juice, soda, grenadine
  
  
• Woo Woo- vodka, peach schnapps, cranberry juice
  
  
• Z-28- tequila, crème de menthe, banana liqueur
  
  
• Zambodian- vodka, blackberry brandy, pineapple juice
  
  
• Zipper- tequila, Grand Mariner, Irish cream liqueur
  
  

This collection of shooter recipes is an ongoing project and is updated regularly.

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