Chocolate-Covered Cherry Shot | 12 Shots of Christmas
Who doesn’t like chocolate-covered cherries? This Chocolate-Covered Cherry shot is just as popular but more fun for grown-ups, especially at holiday gatherings.
This is the ninth post in my 12 Shots of Christmas series. On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: one Chocolate-Covered Cherry shot, one Nutcracker shot, one Tootsie Roll shot, one Eggnog shot, one After Eight shot, one Snowball shot, one Black Forest Cake shot, one Chocolate Raspberry Kiss shot and a shot named Peppermint Patty!
Everyone loves this shot. At least everyone I’ve served it to. Many shots are named for what they taste like, but this one tastes the most (if not exactly) like what it’s named for: a chocolate covered cherry.
Of the shots I had her taste test for me, my niece Elizabeth said this chocolate covered cherry shot was her favorite!
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Helpful tips
- If you are going to layer this shot, either use a cocktail spoon or regular iced coffee teaspoon – for the thin, tall shot glass, I have to use the iced coffee teaspoon because the cocktail spoon is too wide to fit in the glass.
- Always place the spoon bowl side up in the glass, against the side.
- Using a pourer controls the pour, which is critical to layering any shot. But if you do use a pourer, just know that you will have to eyeball your quantities because in that case, they’re coming straight out of the bottle, unmeasured.
- As with all layered shots, you need to place the heaviest liquor on the bottom and work your way up to the lightest.
How to make chocolate covered cherry shot
This recipe is for one shot. To make multiple shots, you can double or triple the recipe.
Step one
Gather the ingredients – grenadine, Kahlúa and Baileys. Also get a cocktail spoon and the shot glass.
Step two
Pour a half ounce of grenadine into the glass (1/3 of the way up the glass.)
Step three
Place the spoon bowl side up in and against the side of the glass and slowly pour a half ounce of Kahlúa over the bowl and into the glass (another 1/3 of the way up the glass.)
Step four
Place the spoon back in the glass and layer in half ounce of Baileys (another 1/3 of the way up the glass.)
Let’s look at the vertical view without the bottle in it.
Isn’t it a pretty shot?
All that is left to do is pick up the shot and shoot it!
It is so delicious. I hope you enjoyed this chocolate covered cherry shot recipe.
Other popular, fruity cocktails
And as always, may all your dishes/drinks be delish!
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Chocolate Covered Cherry Shot
Ingredients
- .50 ounce grenadine
- .50 ounce Kahlúa
- .50 ounce Baileys Irish Cream
Instructions
- Pour the grenadine in the glass
- Place the spoon bowl side up in and against the side of the glass and slowly pour Kahlúa over the bowl of the spoon
- Put the spoon back in the glass and slowly pour Baileys over the bowl of the spoon
- Shoot the shot
- Smile
- Enjoy
Equipment
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- If you are going to layer this shot, either use a cocktail spoon or regular iced coffee teaspoon – for the thin, tall shot glass, I have to use the iced coffee teaspoon because the cocktail spoon is too wide to fit in the glass
- Always place the spoon bowl side up in the glass, against the side
- Using a pourer controls the pour, which is critical to layering any shot. But if you do use a pourer, just know that you will have to eyeball your quantities because in that case, they’re coming straight out of the bottle, unmeasured
- As with all layered shots, you need to place the heaviest liquor on the bottom and work your way up to the lightest
