Birthday Cake Shot
A shot that actually tastes like birthday cake—no baking required. Vanilla vodka and hazelnut liqueur with a sugar-coated lemon chaser. Blow out the candles, take the shot.
- ¾ ozfrangelico(hazelnut liqueur)
- ¾ ozvanilla vodka
- sugar rim, sugared lemon wedge chasergarnish
- 1Rim shot glass with lemon juice and sugar.
- 2Combine Frangelico and vanilla vodka in shaker with ice.
- 3Shake briefly until chilled.
- 4Strain into prepared shot glass.
- 5Serve with a sugar-coated lemon wedge as a chaser.
- 6Lick sugar rim, take shot, bite lemon wedge immediately.
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This shot creates an illusion - the combination of hazelnut liqueur, vanilla vodka, and citrus from a lemon chaser tricks your taste buds into tasting birthday cake. The traditional method involves licking the sugar rim, taking the shot, then immediately biting into a sugar-coated lemon wedge. The ritual is part of the experience.
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