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If you’re looking for a light, refreshing and fruity shot try out this southern hospitality shot. This delicious, easy to make four ingredient shot can be whipped up in 5 minutes or less. It’s definitely one to try
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🥃 What is a Southern Hospitality Shot?
A Southern hospitality shot is a combination of Southern comfort, lime juice, peach schnapps and simple syrup. It is a light and fruity drink that has a strong peach flavor with a slight hint of citrus.
The name of this drink is in part due to the fact that Southern comfort is used. That in addition to the peach schnapps (after all, what’s more said than peaches) makes for the name of the drink.
And, if you still need some convincing to try this one out, here are all the reasons why you’re sure to love it:
- Fast and easy. You only need four simple ingredients for this week. No elaborate layering or glass rimming needed. Simply shake them up and you’re good to go.
- Refreshing and fruity. This lightly refreshing drink has a touch of sweetness as well. It is full of fruit flavor that is delicious.
- Customizable. You can turn this shot into a cocktail. Also, you can add a couple different ingredients to create some different flavor variations to suit your flavor preferences.
⭐ When to Make This Drink
This easy to make light and fruity shop is perfect for serving at a wide variety of events including:
- Summer get togethers
- Barbecues
- Spring events
- Casual parties
📖 Variations
If you’re looking to experiment with a few effortless ingredient substitutions and enticing flavor variations try a few of these ideas out:
- Make it a full cocktail. Add a little ginger ale and/or orange juice to top the rocks glass off. You’ll need 2 to 3 ounces total.
- Add other flavors. Some recipes for the drink call for a variety of different flavors including watermelon pucker and amaretto. You can really substitute in and out what your favorite liquor and liqueurs are.
🥄 Equipment
📋 Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Southern Comfort
- 1 oz Lime Juice
- .25 oz Peach schnapps
- .25 oz Simple syrup
- Ice
👩🏻🍳 Instructions
Step one
Gather up everything you need for this shot including a peach schnapps, Southern comfort, lime juice, simple syrup, ice, Hawthorne strainer, cocktail shaker, jigger and shot glass.
Step two
Toss a handful or two of ice into the cocktail shaker.
Step three
Measure out 1.5 oz of Southern comfort using the jigger. Then, add that to the cocktail shaker.
Step four
Measure out 1 oz of lime juice with a jigger. Then, add that to the cocktail shaker.
Step Five
Measure out 0.25 oz of simple syrup using the jigger. Then, add that to the cocktail shaker.
Step Six
Measure out 0.25 oz of peach knobs using the jigger. Then, add that to the cocktail shaker.
Step Seven
Cover the shaker with its lid. Shake well for around 15 to 20 seconds. The shaker will become cold to the touch.
Then, pop the top off the shaker and strain the drink from the shaker into the shot glass.
Recipe
Southern Hospitality Shot
Equipment
- jigger
- Hawthorne strainer
- cocktail shaker
- shot glass
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Southern Comfort
- 1 oz Lime Juice
- .25 oz Peach Schnapps
- .25 oz Simple Syrup
- Ice
Instructions
- Toss ice into the cocktail shaker until it is filled to the top.
- Pick up the Southern Comfort. Use the jigger and measure 1.5 oz of Southern Comfort. Then, dump it into the shaker.
- Pick up the Lime Juice. Use the jigger and measure 1 oz of Lime Juice. Then, dump it into the shaker.
- Pick up the Peach Schnapps. Use the jigger and measure .25 oz of Peach Schnapps. Then, dump it into the shaker.
- Pick up the Simple syrup. Use the jigger and measure .25 oz of Simple Syrup. Then, dump it into the shaker.
- Pick up the shaker lid and put it onto the shaker.
- Shake everything up until the shaker gets cold. This will typically take around 15 seconds.
- Pick up the hawthorne strainer and replace it for the shaker lid.
- Strain the shot from the shaker into the shot glass.
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