Peppermint Patty Shot | 12 Shots of Christmas

Reminiscent of candy canes, peppermint bark and chocolate covered mints, the Peppermint Patty is a wonderful shot for launching your happy holiday season!

This is the first post in my 12 Shots of Christmas series: on the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: a shot named Peppermint Patty!

This year I wanted to capitalize on delicious and fun shots that are perfect for any holiday party. Are all the shots in this series related to Christmas? No. There are only so many Christmas themed shots out there, so I chose recipes that reminded me of the holiday season!

I prepared this shot as a layered shot, but you do not have to layer it. It’s fun and different as a layered shot, but you can just mix the ingredients together in a cocktail shaker with ice or pour them into the shot glass without using the spoon to define the layers. Your choice.

But look at it! It’s pretty. If you mix the ingredients all together, the shot looks muddled.

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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
• You can use either dark chocolate or chocolate liqueur in this recipe.  Godiva is a great choice
• 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 Peppermint Patty shot

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

Step one

Gather the ingredients – peppermint schnapps, Kahlúa, chocolate liqueur and vodka

Step two

I will do this by measurements but I usually do it by eye. Pour 1/2 ounce Kahlúa in the glass.

Step three

Layer in 1/4 ounce of chocolate liqueur.

Step four

Layer in 1/2 ounce peppermint schnapps.

Step five

Layer in 1/4 ounce of vodka.

The gradation of the liqueurs are fun and go from dark to clear.

Let’s look at a different photo that shows the layers even more clearly.

I hope you enjoyed this peppermint patty shot recipe!

What is your favorite layered shot?  Leave me a comment to let me know.

Other popular mint cocktails

• Cucumber Mint Martini
• Cherry Mint Julep
• Blueberry Mint Cosmo Cocktail
• Chocolate Candy Cane Martini

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

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