Red Gummy Bear Shot
Strawberry vodka, peach schnapps, and lemon-lime soda — replicating the red Haribo Gold-Bear (Hans Riegel, Bonn, 1922), the most popular color in the bag.
- ¾ ozvodka
- ½ ozchambord(raspberry liqueur)
- grenadine(for sweetness and color)
- gummy beargarnish
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The Red Gummy Bear Shot specifically targets the red variety of Haribo Gold-Bears — the strawberry-flavored gummy that is consistently ranked as the most popular single color in the bag. Haribo, founded by Hans Riegel in Bonn, Germany in 1922, created the Gold-Bear as a large-batch candy that could be sold individually or in bags, establishing the gummy bear as a confectionery category. The red gummy bear's strawberry flavor — distinct from the artificial raspberry of Swedish Fish or the grape of other candy brands — became a specific cocktail inspiration, using strawberry vodka combined with peach schnapps and lemon-lime soda to capture the precise sweet-strawberry quality of the original candy rather than generic berry flavor. This specificity became a selling point, appealing to drinkers who could distinguish individual gummy colors by taste.
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