Snowball Shot

This snowball shot is a brandy lovers dream! Delicious and fun!

Course Cocktails

Cuisine American

Keyword brandy shot, holiday shot, shot, snowball shot

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings shot

Calories 131kcal

Pour brandy 1/3 way up the glass
Place cocktail spoon bowl side up above the liquid in the glass. Pour peppermint schnapps over the bowl of the spoon another 1/3 way up
With the spoon in the glass, same as above, pour creme de cacao over the bowl another 1/3 way up
Lift
Shoot
Smile

You can either layer this shot as I did, or mix it in a cocktail shaker. I like the layered look.

These measurements are approximate. It's okay to pour by eye!

Tips on Making the Snowball Shot:

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 thinner 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 don't have to be as careful when layering this shot as the alcohol will likely switch places
If you don't want to layer this shot, fill a shaker 1/4 full with ice and add the ingredients. Cap the shaker and shake for 10 seconds before pouring it into your shot glass