Apple Jack Shot: sweet and sour apple

This light green colored Apple jack shot is the perfect drink if you’re looking for a big one two punch. This easy to make two ingredient shot can be whipped up in under 2 minutes.

What is a Apple Jack Shot?

An Apple jack shot is a combination of Jack Daniels whiskey and sour apple pucker. The resulting shot is a light green color and delivers a strong bite of Jack up front which is quickly smoothed into a sweet and sour apple flavor.

Sour apple pucker is a liqueur that is a neon green color. It is made from a neutral flavored base spirit that is then infused with a sour and slightly sweet apple flavor.

Jack Daniels is a type of whiskey made in Tennessee. It is made from a variety of grains, namely rye, barley and corn. It has a strong alcoholic bite with notes of pepper, spice and some sweetness (source)

When to Make This Drink:

This shot is super quick and easy to make which makes it well suited for a wide variety of serving times including:

• college parties
• tailgating parties
• girls or guys night out
• fall celebrations

Variations:

With only two ingredients, there aren’t a lot of things to mix up in this drink. However, here are a few ideas:

• Use apple-flavored Jack Daniels. Jack Daniels comes in a few different varieties and flavors. The apple flavor version would be well suited in this drink.
• Use Jack Daniels honey flavor. If you want a little added sweetness to the drink, try Jack Daniel’s honey flavor.
• Add a little creaminess. Add a splash of RumChata which has a cinnamon flavor that goes well with the apple and jack. But, the creaminess in the RumChata will help smooth out that strong bite from the Jack Daniels.

Some other apple flavored drinks are: washington apple shot, caramel apple shot, applesauce shot and the appletini.

How to make this drink:

If you have two minutes, you can get this shot ready to go. Simply dump your ingredients in a shaker and give them a shake.

Equipment:

• Shot glasses
• jigger
• hawthorn strainer
• cocktail shaker

Ingredients:

• 1 oz Apple pucker
• 1 oz of Jack Daniels
• Ice

Instructions:

Step one

Gather up all of the necessary items for this shot including shot glass, jigger, cocktail shaker, Hawthorne strainer, ice, Jack Daniels and sour apple pucker.

Step two

Grab your cocktail shaker and ice. Toss the ice into the shaker so that it is filled almost to the top.

Step three

Take the Jack Daniels and jigger. Measure out 1 oz of Jack Daniels and toss it into the shaker.

Step four

Take the sour apple pucker and jigger. Measure out 1 oz of sour apple pucker and toss it into the shaker with the Jack Daniels.

Step Five

Take the shaker lid and cover the shaker with it. Shake well until the outside of the shaker becomes cool to the touch. Typically this will take around 15 or so seconds.

Step six

Take the Hawthorne strainer and replace the shaker lid with the strainer. Pour your shot from the shaker into the shot glass. Enjoy!

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