Gummy Worm Shot
Fruit-flavored vodka and sour mix — inspired by Trolli Sour Brite Crawlers (Germany, 1981), the gummy worm category established alongside Haribo's gold bear.
- ½ ozvodka
- ½ ozsour apple schnapps
- ¼ ozgrenadine
- ¼ ozlemon juice(for sour punch)
- gummy wormgarnish
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The Gummy Worm Shot is inspired by Trolli Sour Brite Crawlers — the elongated gummy candy introduced by Trolli in Germany in 1981 — whose two-toned appearance and sour-sweet flavor profile established the gummy worm as a distinct confectionery category alongside Haribo's more famous gold bears. Gummy worms became particularly associated with playful, irreverent party culture through their use as decorations on dirt cake — the children's dessert made with crushed Oreos and pudding meant to resemble garden soil — and their general association with childhood mischief. The cocktail version uses fruit-flavored vodkas or schnapps to recreate the sour-sweet two-toned quality, sometimes garnished with an actual gummy worm draped over the glass for visual reference.
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