What do you drink out of shot glasses?

What is a Shot Glass?

Despite being the simplest piece of glassware in a bartender's arsenal, the best handmade shot glass (also known as a shooter) can be surprisingly complicated. They come in all shapes and sizes, generally ranging from one to two ounces in volume (though occasionally as much as three), and can be used to serve everything from a shot of straight liquor to a layered or shaken mixed drink.

Shot glasses also vary in design, from the squat, semi-V-shaped style (like our silhouette here) to tall, narrow tequila shooters, and everything in between. Essentially, the only defining characteristic is that they have a small volume, and are intended for knocking a drink back all at once rather than sipping it.

Many popular drinks are served in shot glasses, like the Kamikaze Shot, the Washington Apple, the Jägerbomb (a shot of Jägermeister dropped into an Old-Fashioned glass filled with Red Bull), the Pineapple Upside-Down Cake, and the Four Horsemen, among hundreds of others—though the quality may vary.

Drinks served in a Shot Glass

Washington Apple Shot | Bevvy

0.5 oz Canadian whisky

0.5 oz sour apple liqueur

0.5 oz cranberry juice

Splash lemon-lime soda (optional)

Washington Apple Shot

Canadian Whisky, Sour Apple Liqueur, Cranberry Juice, Lemon-Lime Soda

Malibu Peach Jello Shot | Bevvy

1 cup Malibu rum

1 package Peach Passion Fruit Jello

1 cup water

Malibu Peach Jello Shot

Jello, Water, Malibu Rum

Hibiscus Shot | Bevvy

1 part Tequila Blanco

1 part St. Germain

1 part hibiscus tea (pre-brewed and chilled)

Hibiscus Shot

St. Germain, Tequila, Hibiscus Tea

Mary Kay Holmes

Liquid Marijuana Shot | Bevvy

0.25 oz spiced rum

0.25 oz coconut rum

0.25 oz blue curaçao

0.25 oz Midori melon liqueur

0.25 oz pineapple juice

0.25 oz lemon juice

0.25 oz simple syrup

Liquid Marijuana Shot

Blue Curaçao, Midori, Coconut Rum, Spiced Rum, Pineapple Juice, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup

Champagne Strawberry Jello Shots | Bevvy

Serving: 7 – 10 molds

3 tablespoons or 3 envelopes of unflavored gelatin powder

2 cups cold water

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 cups cold champagne

1 1/2 cups cold ginger ale

1 cup sliced fresh strawberries

Champagne Strawberry Jello Shots

Champagne, Strawberries, Ginger Ale, Sugar, Jello

CityGirl

Kamikaze Shot | Bevvy

1 oz vodka

0.5 oz triple sec

0.5 oz fresh lime juice

0.2 oz simple syrup

Kamikaze Shot

Vodka, Triple Sec, Lime Juice

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Shot | Bevvy

1 oz vodka

0.5 oz pineapple juice

0.25 oz grenadine

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Shot

Vodka, Pineapple Juice, Grenadine

Russian Apple Shooter | Bevvy

1 oz vodka

1 oz cranberry juice

1 oz pineapple juice

Russian Apple Shooter

Vodka, Cranberry Juice, Pineapple Juice

Champagne Jello Shots | Bevvy

1 package jello (orange, grape, or whatever you prefer)

1 cup boiling water

1 cup chilled champagne

Champagne Jello Shots

Jello, Water, Champagne

Jan's Jello Shots | Bevvy

0.35 oz (small box) Jello (any flavor)

1 cup boiling water

1 cup vodka

Jan's Jello Shots

Jello, Water, Vodka

Three Wise Men | Bevvy

0.75 oz Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey

0.75 oz Jim Beam bourbon whiskey

0.75 oz Johnnie Walker scotch whisky

Three Wise Men

Jack Daniels, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker

Oyster Shooter | Bevvy

0.5 oz vodka

1 small oyster (shucked)

1 oz tomato mixture (see below for recipe)

Oyster Shooter

Vodka, Oyster, Tomato Juice, Lemon Juice, Tabasco

Star Fucker | Bevvy

2 oz DeKuyper Watermelon Pucker Schnapps

1 oz Crown Royal Canadian Whisky

6 oz (1/2 can) Red Bull

*Recipe makes two servings

Star Fucker

DeKuyper Watermelon Pucker, Crown Royal Canadian Whisky, Red Bull

Liquid Cocaine | Bevvy

0.5 oz Jägermeister

0.5 oz Goldschläger (or other cinnamon schnapps)

0.5 oz Rumple Minze (or other peppermint schnapps)

0.25 oz 151-proof rum

Liquid Cocaine

Jägermeister, Goldschläger, Rumple Minze, 151-Proof Rum

B-52 | Bevvy

0.5 oz coffee liqueur

0.5 oz Irish cream

0.5 oz orange liqueur

B-52

Coffee Liqueur, Irish Cream, Orange Liqueur

Flaming B-52 | Bevvy

1/2 oz coffee liqueur

1/2 oz Irish cream

1/2 oz orange liqueur

1/2 oz overproof rum

Flaming B-52

Coffee Liqueur, Irish Cream, Orange Liqueur, Overproof Rum

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Shot | Bevvy

0.75 oz Rumchata liqueur

0.75 oz Fireball whiskey

Cinnamon stick (optional)

Cinnamon sugar (optional)

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Shot

Rumchata Liqueur, Fireball Whisky, Cinnamon

Four Horsemen | Bevvy

0.5 oz bourbon (Jim Beam)

0.5 oz Tennessee whiskey (Jack Daniel's)

0.5 oz scotch (Johnnie Walker Black)

0.5 oz Irish whiskey (Jameson)

Four Horsemen

Jim Beam, Jack Daniel's, Johnnie Walker, Jameson

Midori Jello Shots | Bevvy

2 large boxes lime Jello

1 packet unflavored Gelatin (Knox)

1 fifth Midori melon liqueur

1 cup Water

Midori Jello Shots

Jello, Gelatin, Midori Melon Liqueur, Water

Buttery Nipple | Bevvy

1 oz butterscotch schnapps liqueur

1/2 oz Irish cream

Buttery Nipple

Butterscotch Schnapps, Irish Cream

Pornstar Shooter | Bevvy

0.5 oz Blue Curacao

0.5 oz Sour Puss Raspberry Liqueur

Pornstar Shooter

Blue Curacao Liqueur, Sour Puss Raspberry Liqueur

Irish Breakfast Shot | Bevvy

1 oz Irish whiskey

0.5 oz butterscotch schnapps

2 oz fresh orange juice

1/2 or 1 strip bacon

Irish Breakfast Shot

Irish Whiskey, Butterscotch Schnapps, Orange Juice, Bacon

1/3 oz Vanilla vodka (Stoli)

1/3 oz Triple sec

1/3 oz Pineapple juice

Yellow Cake

Vanilla Vodka, Triple Sec, Pineapple Juice

1/2 oz Amaretto

1/2 oz Midori melon liqueur

1/4 lime juice

Broken Down Golf Cart

Amaretto, Midori Melon Liqueur, Lime Juice

1/2 oz Amaretto

1/2 oz Melon liqueur

1 oz cranberry juice

Broken Down Golf Cart #2

Amaretto, Melon Liqueur, Cranberry Juice

1/2 oz Jagermeister herbal liqueur

1/2 oz Tequila Rose strawberry cream liqueur

Beauty And The Beast

Jagermeister Herbal Liqueur, Tequila Rose Strawberry Cream Liqueur

3/4 oz Vodka

1 Marshmallows

3 drops red Food coloring

Liquid Sex

Vodka, Marshmallows, Food Coloring

0.5 oz vodka

0.5 oz Bailey's Irish cream

0.5 oz DeKuyper Buttershots liqueur

0.5 oz pineapple juice

1 splash grenadine syrup

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Shooter #2

Vodka, Bailey's Irish Cream, DeKuyper Buttershots Liqueur, Pineapple Juice, Grenadine Syrup

1/2 oz Grenadine

1/2 oz Blue Curacao

1/2 oz Cream

Fourth Of July

Grenadine, Blue Curacao, Cream

1 oz Bailey's Irish cream

1 oz Crown Royal Canadian whisky

1 oz banana liqueur

1 oz raspberry liqueur

Monkey Pussy

Bailey's Irish Cream, Crown Royal Canadian Whisky, Banana Liqueur, Raspberry Liqueur

1/2 oz coffee liqueur

1/2 oz Irish cream

1/2 oz amaretto liqueur

B-54

Coffee Liqueur, Irish Cream, Almond Liqueur

1/2 oz coffee liqueur

1/2 oz Sambuca

1/2 oz Grand Marnier

B-53

Coffee Liqueur, Sambuca, Orange Liqueur

1/2 oz coffee liqueur

1/2 oz Irish cream

1/2 oz Frangelico

B-51

Coffee Liqueur, Irish Cream, Frangelico

1/2 oz coffee liqueur

1/2 oz peppermint schnapps

1/2 oz orange liqueur

B-57

Coffee Liqueur, Peppermint Schnapps, Orange Liqueur

0.5 oz coffee liqueur

0.5 oz Irish cream

0.5 oz absinthe

B-55

Coffee Liqueur, Irish Cream, Absinthe

1 oz Chambord raspberry liqueur

1 oz Malibu rum

1 splash Sour mix

1 splash Pineapple juice

1/2 oz Blue Curacao

Dirty Bong Water #2

Chambord Raspberry Liqueur, Malibu Rum, Sour Mix, Pineapple Juice, Blue Curacao

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