Mudslide Shot
Vodka, Kahlúa, and Baileys in a chilled shot — the Grand Cayman Mudslide (1970s) and TGI Fridays' frozen version compressed into a quick dessert shooter.
- ½ ozvodka
- ½ ozcoffee liqueur(Kahlua)
- ½ ozirish cream liqueur
- chocolate drizzlegarnish
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The Mudslide Shot concentrates the flavors of the Mudslide cocktail — most often traced to the Wreck Bar at the Rum Point Club in Grand Cayman in the 1970s — into a quick shooter format. The full-size Mudslide combines vodka, Kahlua coffee liqueur, and Baileys Irish Cream for a rich, dessert-quality drink that TGI Fridays popularized in a frozen blended version during the 1980s. The shot version strips back the ice cream element and serves those three core ingredients in a chilled, layered or shaken form that delivers the same chocolate-coffee-cream flavor profile in a single swift pour. Mudslide Shots became a staple of American casual bars during the 1990s alongside other dessert-style shooters, appealing to drinkers who wanted something sweet and satisfying rather than spirit-forward and dry.
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