Christmas Shot | 12 Shots of Christmas

The vibrant layers of Midori and grenadine create a festive color combination in this Christmas shot, instantly reminding your guests of the holiday season. However, its bright and delicious flavor will disappear quickly from the table!

This is the twelfth and final post in my 12 Shots of Christmas series. On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: one Christmas shot, one Butterball shot, one Mangled Frog shot, 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!

This shot is perfect for Christmas. Why? Look at it. The bright red and green scream, “Christmas!!”

This two-ingredient shot is as delicious as it is beautiful. Imagine serving this to your guests at your Christmas party. They are going to whoop with joy. The combination of grenadine and Midori tastes wonderful and makes for a sweet, fun flavor.

Helpful tips

• If you are going to layer this shot, either use a cocktail spoon or a regular iced tea spoon – for the thin, tall shot glass, I have to use the iced tea spoon 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 the Christmas shot

This recipe is for one shot. To make multiple shots, you can double or triple the recipe.

Get a shot glass and a cocktail spoon.

Step one

Gather the ingredients – grenadine and Midori.

Step two

Pour 3/4 ounce grenadine into the shot glass.

Step three

Place the spoon bowl side up in and against the side of the glass.  Slowly pour 3/4 ounce of Midori over the bowl and into the glass.

So pretty.

All that is left is to drink it!

I hope you enjoyed this tasty Christmas shot recipe! It’s delicious and fun.

Other popular cocktails

• Snickers Shot
• Pumpkin Spice Martini
• Godfather Cocktail

And as always, may all your dishes/drinks be delish!

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