Peppermint Schnapps Shot
A chilled straight peppermint schnapps shooter — cool, bracing, and clean, equally useful as a palate cleanser or a standalone holiday season party shot.
- 1Keep peppermint schnapps in freezer for best results
- 2Pour into chilled shot glass
- 3Serve immediately
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Peppermint schnapps has been a bar staple since at least the 1970s, when flavored schnapps became commercially popular in the United States through brands like DeKuyper and Arrow. Peppermint — the hybrid mint Mentha x piperita — has been cultivated in Europe since at least the 18th century, though similar mint species have been used medicinally and as flavoring for thousands of years. The spirit draws on the longer tradition of creme de menthe, a French mint liqueur dating to the late 19th century that was a cornerstone of pre-Prohibition cocktail making. Peppermint schnapps evolved as a sweeter, lower-proof alternative to creme de menthe, particularly well suited to shots. As a holiday season staple, it appears in candy cane shots, hot chocolate preparations, and coffee drinks, functioning simultaneously as a beverage ingredient and a festive palate cleanser after seasonal meals.
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