BY GABY BONINA PHOTOS BY DANIEL SHI The contemporary cocktail bar is one that you can find right in your home if you have the right ingredients. If you’re looking to stash a few new tricks up your sleeves when it comes to fine cocktails and spirits, below is a collection of some of the best party shots that you can show off to your friends on your virtual BYO.
1. Girl Scout Cookie
4. birthday cake
For when your cravings kick in on the off-season...
For when you need help swallowing the fact that you’re getting old...
Ingredients: • 1/2 oz coffee liqueur (Kahlua is my personal favorite) • 1/2 oz Irish cream liqueur (Bailey’s is the most popular) • 1/2 oz peppermint schnapps (can substitute creme de menthe)
Ingredients: • 3/4 oz Vodka (I like Smirnoff vanilla vodka) • 3/4 oz Frangelico Liqueur • Fresh Lemon Wedge • Tsp. Sugar
Directions: Gather the ingredients. Pour the liqueurs into an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Shake well, strain into shot glasses, and serve.
2. B-52
For when you want to listen to Love Shack and groove...
Directions: Fill a shot glass with equal parts vodka and Frangelico hazelnut liqueur. Serve with a lemon wedge coated in granulated sugar.
5. spicy mango
For when you want to pretend you’re on the beach in Mexico...
Ingredients: • 1/2 oz Kahlua • 1/2 oz Baileys Irish Cream • 1/2 oz Grand Marnier Directions: Pour the Kahlua into a shot glass. Pouring slowly over the back of a spoon or with a bottle pourer*, add an equal layer of Baileys Irish Cream. Still pouring slowly over the spoon or with a pourer, add the layer of Grand Marnier. *When you use the spoon, be sure to have it upside down against the edge of the shot glass and pour your spirits very, very slowly to keep the layers separated.
Ingredients: • 2 oz tequila • 1 oz lime juice • 3 oz mango puree • Tajín Powder (for rim) • Sriracha (for drizzle) Directions: Rim the edge of the shot glass using a lime wedge and Tajín powder. In a shaking glass with ice, combine tequila, lime juice, and mango puree. Shake well. Drizzle Sriracha hot sauce in the base of your rimmed shot glass and strain mix over. Garnish with a lime wedge.
3. JÄgerbomb
For when you just want to get plastered... Ingredients: • 1 oz Jägermeister • Red Bull
Directions: Place a shot glass filled with Jägermeister inside of another glass. Fill the outer glass with Red Bull until the liquid on the outside of the shot glass is level with the liquid on the inside.
