10 Festive Holiday Shooters

These short colorful shots will be a hit at any Christmas holiday celebration, whether you drink them as a quick pre-dinner greeting or a late-night party accompaniment to your holiday toast.

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1. PENALTY SHOT

Ingredients:

1/3 oz blue curaçao

1/3 oz melon liqueur

1/3 oz orange liqueur

Mixing instructions:
Pour all 3 ingredients into shot glass and mix.

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2. PEPPERMINT PATTY

Ingredients:

1/2 oz crème de cacao

1/2 oz peppermint schnapps

1 oz cream

Mixing instructions:
Stir all 3 ingredients with ice, strain into shot glass.

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3. AFTER EIGHT

Ingredients:

1/2 oz coffee brandy

1/2 oz crème de menthe (white or green)

1/2 oz Irish cream

Mixing instructions:
Shake all these ingredients with ice and strain into a shot glass. Enjoy a liquid After Eight, after dinner.

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4. GALLIANO HOT SHOT

Ingredients:

3/4 oz hot coffee

3/4 oz Galliano

Mixing instructions:
Layer in a shot glass. (View tips on how to layer a drink.) Top the glass with cream.

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5. CANDY CANE SHOOTER

Ingredients:

1/2 oz crème de menthe

1/2 oz grenadine

1/2 oz peppermint schnapps

Mixing instructions:
Layer the grenadine syrup, crème de menthe and then peppermint schnapps. A nicely layered shooter that will test the bartender's skills.

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