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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