However, there’s a ton of variation. For example, some recipes rely on peppermint schnapps instead of cinnamon, while others also use both cinnamon and peppermint schnapps. You could even drop out the rum entirely if you really wanted to. This shot is normally served with beer, often as a bomb shot. If you’re going to take this approach, it’s best to blow out the flame before dropping the shot. Failing to do so could lead to the larger glass breaking, which is far from ideal. The shot gets its name because the combination of ingredients ends up tasting like Dr. Pepper. It’s a surprising effect and is much more appealing than including soda in a shot. Blow Job In the same way that it works as a moment of visual reflection after all of the fast-paced sequences taking place in Joel’s (Jim Carrey) mind, this shot from the 2004 romantic film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Michel Gondry is also the one that best encompasses the main conflict of the story: the falling romance between Joel and Clementine (Kate Winslet). Another version skips the grenadine and mixes cherry vodka, Liquid Ice energy drink, and hot sauce in the shot glass itself. This version isn’t quite as intense, but it’s easier to drink than the drop shot approach.

Talking about “the best (individual) shots in film” is a difficult task, not only because there’s thousands of equally deserving entries, but because meaning in cinema is usually better conveyed through the succession of frames, shots, and sequences.This shot has more ingredients than most others, so you’ll normally be making a batch rather than just a single shot. The cranberry cookie is a two-ingredient shot. It uses two parts cranberry juice and one part amaretto. You can change the ratio of the ingredients if you like. Some people find that increasing the amaretto content slightly creates a better flavor profile. Jello shots are a fun alternative to regular shots. As the name suggests, these shots rely on gelatin to create a gel-like texture. You can make the shots in whatever flavor you want and spike them with liquor. Other types of shots are more complex, often using two or three different ingredients, if not more. The approach provides an interesting flavor profile. Many shots happen to look amazing in the glass too, especially if they’re layered.

The B53 is much less common than the B53 shot, partly because it is a variation on the same theme – and often gets called a B52 instead. As with the B52, this shot includes a layer of Kahlua and one of Bailey’s Irish Cream. There are multiple variations of the recipe, including one that uses Irish cream, Kahlua, and, butterscotch schnapps, and another that uses Kahlua, sambuca, and Irish cream instead. The flavor profile is different with each version, but there are still some similarities. Prairie Fire Even though it is usually considered best suited for spectacle-driven films, Paul Thomas Anderson opted to shoot 2012’s “The Master” in 65mm, demonstrating that the richness of the format “can work just as well for intimate and character-driven stories” as FotoKem’s Andrew Oran, stated in an interview about the film for PVC. Regardless of your ingredients, you end up with a chocolate mint shot that tastes good at any time of the year. Mind Eraser Drinking the shot slowly is an option too. This allows you to savor the dessert-like flavors and fully experience the differences between the layers.The film is structured through little vignettes that provide insight into the realm of superstition, and while all of them are equally uncanny and intriguing, the image of the naked woman walking through the forest in the dark after being seduced by the Devil is still as eerie and ghostly as anything that has come out in theaters since the release of the film in 1922. While it might not look like much in the glass, a polar bear shot is delicious. It simply relies on white crème de cacao liqueur, along with peppermint schnapps. When I was a youth, it seemed that many bars advertised having discounted kamikaze shots on their drinks menu as an enticing lure. Of course, I grew up in Oklahoma City in the '80s so take that for what it's worth. Finally, a drop of grenadine or something similar is added to the top to create the ‘nipple’. A cherry can be used instead.

While this looks like a shot of whiskey, it’s actually a different beast entirely. There are actually 11 different types of alcohol in this shot, including Everclear, Bacardi 151, tequila, vodka, Jägermeister, and more. It’s like a Long Island Iced Tea on steroids. Ouzo, raki, pastis, something homemade and poured out of an old Pepsi bottle, it's doesn't matter. There's no more common international language than getting blotto together. While combining three whiskies in the same shot might seem odd, each product does add a distinct flavor profile to the drink. Plus, the shot is popular, suggesting that the flavors work well. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik, 2007) – Jesse James just before the train robberyAs you can probably guess, this is an intense drink. You have some strong flavors at play, along with a high alcohol content. You might find it difficult to have more than one of these at a time. Lemon Drop Regardless of the recipe, you end up with hot sauce, vodka, and some energy drink all at once. It’s certainly a shot to remember and is also a very manly drink. Blue Kamikaze This shot reminds me of a pineapple upside down cake – and tastes a bit like one too. The shot can be simply made using equal measures of vanilla vodka and pineapple juice, with just a splash of grenadine for color. I believe only people who have been contestants on Real World/Road Rules Challenge actually do these on a typical night out. Still, slurping something out of some reality star's dirty belly button? That's... cool.

This does end up being a fairly sweet and low alcohol shot, so it’s not likely to get you drunk. Still, it’s a fun one, particularly with the cream to finish it off. Grasshopper This was the shot "of the moment" when I was in college. I'm not even sure if the 'chläger is still being made. Probably because 95% of my generation died of gold-flake poisoning. We lost a lot of good men and women.I'm a pretentious drinks writer for an upscale men's magazine and, thus, contractually obligated to list this digestif high on the list. Great for ending the night. Here’s another fruity shot to try. A melon ball simply relies on melon liqueur, pineapple juice, and vodka. Because the vodka doesn’t add any flavor to the drink, you just end up with a combination of melon and pineapple. Hiroshima You can also serve this shot over ice and sip it slowly. Doing so allows you to taste the nuances of each whiskey. The prairie fire shot isn’t for the faint of heart. This shot just consists of tequila and tabasco sauce, so it certainly has a bite to it. It's like a bottle of Scope just sitting there on the bar's bottom shelf. A perfectly subtle way to freshen your stanky drunkard breath.