Cherry Bomb Shot
Cherry vodka in the bomb shot format — the maraschino garnish documented from the 1880s, the Jaeger Bomb era of the 1990s making drop shots a theatrical bar staple.
- 1Pour energy drink into a pint glass.
- 2Pour cherry vodka into a shot glass.
- 3Drop the shot glass into the pint glass and drink immediately.
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The Cherry Bomb Shot belongs to the bomb shot format that gained widespread popularity in American bars during the 1990s and 2000s, following the success of the Jaeger Bomb and other drop-shot variations that involve lowering a shot glass into a larger glass. Cherry-flavored vodka and cherry liqueur provided the intense, artificial-tasting fruit character that made the drink immediately recognizable, appealing to drinkers who associated the flavor with maraschino cherries and cherry candies rather than fresh fruit. Cherry has been one of the most popular cocktail flavors since the golden age of American mixology — the maraschino cherry as a garnish has appeared in drinks since at least the 1880s — and the Cherry Bomb Shot updated this heritage for the high-volume, theatrical bar culture of the late 1990s.
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