by Libation Staff |
Last Updated: June 10, 2021 What’s the most important meal of the day? Well, it’s breakfast of course! Some people choose to consume their breakfast in the form of a shot – the breakfast shot! I should also mention that there’s a cocktail named the Irish Breakfast.
Yes, there is such a cocktail, and it’s also known as Irish Pancake Breakfast. Of course, we know what you’re thinking: someone must have consumed one too many drinks to think of such a cocktail, right? Well, someone evidently did, and this cocktail is gaining popularity in recent times.
How To Make A Breakfast Shot
Here’s the exact recipe and instructions on how to make this breakfast shot.
The recipe base is an Irish whiskey and butterscotch schnapps mixed in one glass and orange juice in another shot glass. The trick is to down the alcohol as a shot and then chase it with a shot of orange juice.
Due to the exciting blend of different alcohols, the Irish breakfast shot cocktail has notes of maple syrup, pancakes, and toast. Oh, yes, we forgot to mention that you also get a strip of crispy bacon after the orange chaser to go with the Irish breakfast. Mmmm, bacon!
If you’ve got a day of fun planned with friends and things are starting at the breakfast table, then you can start it off with this unexpected cocktail. Surprise your friend with a Breakfast Shot, Irish Pancake Breakfast, Pancake Breakfast, or Breakfast of Champions. Whatever you want to call it. I’ll just call it a great way to start your day.
To make this fun drink, here’s what you need. Be sure to follow the recipe:
- 1 oz Irish whisky
- 0.5 oz butterscotch schnapps
- 2 oz fresh orange juice
- One strip bacon
- Two shot glasses
To prepare it, pour the Irish whisky and butterscotch schnapps in the first shot glass; pour the orange juice in the second shot glass. Serve both shots on a small plate and add the strip of bacon.
First, down the shot glass with booze, chase it down with the orange juice, and then munch on the crispy bacon.