Holiday Cocktails Get Your Shots!

HAVE YOU HAD your shots yet? Keep your spirits up as you won't be able to resist these infectious elixirs. From sweet and spicy to crisp and cool, these sensational shooters can help cure what ails you!

It's Just a Shot Away

It's Just a Shot Away

-2 ounces coffee liqueur -2 ounces Irish cream liqueur -2 ounces orange liqueur -Espresso beans

Pour the coffee liqueur into the shot glasses. Float Irish cream liqueur on top by pouring it slowly over the back of a bar spoon. Then slowly float the orange liqueur on top using the spoon. Garnish each with an espresso bean. Serves 4.

Hey Man, Nice Shot

Hey Man, Nice Shot

-6 ounces citrus vodka -1½ ounces Blue Curaçao -1 ounce lemon juice -2 teaspoons sugar -Lemon Wedges

Rim a chilled shot glass with a lemon wedge and dip it into sugar. Pour citrus vodka, Blue Curaçao and remaining lemon juice into a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into chilled shot glasses. Garnish with a lemon wedge. Serves 4.

Hit Me with Your Best Shot

Hit Me with Your Best Shot

-4 Maraschino cherries -1¼ ounces grenadine -1½ ounces pineapple juice -2½ ounces cake-flavored vodka

Distribute the grenadine evenly among four shot glasses. Add the pineapple juice and cake-flavored vodka to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake. Strain and slowly pour into each of the shot glasses. Garnish with a Maraschino cherry. Serves 4.

Shot Through the Heart

Shot Through the Heart

-¼ tablespoon coarse kosher salt -½ teaspoon smoked paprika -5 ounces Bloody Mary mix, chilled -2½ ounces spicy vodka -Celery sticks for garnish

Combine kosher salt and paprika in a shallow dish. Rim the shot glasses and dip into salt mixture. Combine Bloody Mary mix and vodka in a pitcher. Serve in prepared shot glasses. Garnish with celery sticks. Serves 4.