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    Jun 1, 2023 · Modified: Jun 18, 2023 by Kristin. This post may contain affiliate links. · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    New York Bomb Shot

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    A New York bomb shot, sometimes called an NYC car bomb shot, it is an easy to make a drop shot. This one is great for serving at parties or other raucous celebrations.

    New York Bomb shot with ingredient bottles next to the glass.

    What is a New York Bomb Shot?

    A New York bomb shot is a combination of a shot glass of cognac or brandy dropped into a highball or Collins glass of longer beer. This shot is then quickly chugged. It is fruity, smooth and fizzy.

    If you like lager beer based drinks, give this snakebite cocktail or a lager and lime a try.

    A bomb shot (sometimes called a drop shot) is when you drop a shot glass of liquor or liquor into a Collins or highball glass of beer or energy drink. The cocktail is then chugged quickly.

    There are a ton of similar bomb shots like the bear claw drink and the Flaming Dr. Pepper shot.

    When to Make This Drink:

    This shot is fun to serve up during times like:

    • College parties
    • Bachelor or bachelorette parties
    • tailgating
    • Informal get togethers

    How to make this drink:

    This shot is super easy and fast to whip up. Pour your shot and then drop it into your beer.

    Equipment:

    • Shot glasses
    • jigger
    • High Ball Glass

    Ingredients:

    • 2 oz Cognac
    • 4 oz Lager beer
    Highball glass and shot glass next to jigger, lager beer and cognac.

    Instructions:

    Step one

    Gather up everything you need to make this shot including cognac, beer, jigger, highball or Collins glass and shot glass.

    Pouring cognac from a jigger into a shot glass.

    Step two

    Snatch up the cognac. Measure out 2 oz and drop it into the shot glass.

    Pouring beer into a highball glass.

    Step three

    Snatch up the beer. Slowly poor it into the highball glass so that the highball glass is halfway filled. This will be around 4 or 5 oz.

    Dropping shot of cognac into a beer.

    Step four

    Grab the shot glass of cognac and hold it over top of the highball glass. Drop your shot glass into the beer and chug it quickly.

    Recipe

    New york bomb shot on a wooden table with ingredients next to the glass.

    New York Bomb Shot

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    Prep Time 2 minutes mins
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    Servings 1

    Equipment

    • jigger
    • highball glass
    • shot glass
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    Ingredients
      

    • 2 oz Cognac
    • 4 oz Lager Beer

    Instructions
     

    • Get together everything you need for this drink.
    • Pick up the cognac. Take the jigger and use it to measure 2 oz of Cognac. Toss that into the shot glass.
    • Pick up the lager beer. Take the jigger and use it to measure 4 oz of lager beer. Toss that into the highball glass.
    • Take the shot glass and hold it above the highball glass.
    • Carefully drop the shot glass into the highball glass and then chug the drink.
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    Nutrition information provided is just an estimate and may vary based on specific ingredients used.

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