Red Death Shot
Vodka, Southern Comfort, amaretto, sloe gin, and triple sec — the multi-spirit deception of the Long Island Iced Tea applied in blood-red form.
- ¼ ozvodka
- ¼ ozsouthern comfort
- ¼ ozamaretto
- ¼ ozsloe gin(creates red color)
- ½ ozorange juice
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The Red Death Shot concentrates the full Red Death cocktail — a potent multi-spirit drink that became a college bar staple during the 1990s — into a single quick-drinking serving. The shot combines vodka, Southern Comfort, amaretto, sloe gin, triple sec, and orange juice in a formula that exploits the same deception principle as the Long Island Iced Tea: multiple spirit bases hidden behind a sweet, fruit-forward flavor and the vivid blood-red color produced by the sloe gin and Southern Comfort. Its ominous name and dark red appearance made it a natural Halloween bar offering, and the genuinely potent combination of spirits made it memorable in the way that unexpectedly powerful drinks tend to be.
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