Jelly Bean Shot

Name: Jelly Bean Shot
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Sambuca — 15 ml (1/2 oz); Raspberry liqueur — 15 ml (1/2 oz); Irish cream liqueur — 15 ml (1/2 oz); Crème de Café liqueur — 15 ml (1/2 oz); Grenadine syrup — 10 ml (1/3 oz)

A berry and coffee cocktail ∙ Stir ∙ 3 min ∙ 16.7% ABV ∙

The Jelly Bean Shot is a stirred shot of sambuca, raspberry liqueur, Irish cream and coffee liqueur with grenadine, meant to taste like a jelly bean.

Ingredients

Servings

Garnish

Jelly beans

Instructions for 1 serving

Pre-chill a glass
Stir all ingredients with ice: Sambuca 15 mlRaspberry liqueur 15 mlIrish cream liqueur 15 mlCrème de Café liqueur 15 mlGrenadine syrup 10 ml
Fine strain into the chilled glass
Garnish with a jelly bean

Tips

Keep the grenadine to 10 ml; even a little more makes the shot too sweet and buries the sambuca's anise.

FAQ

What is in a Jelly Bean Shot?

Sambuca, raspberry liqueur, Irish cream liqueur, and Crème de Café liqueur, 15 ml each, with 10 ml of grenadine.

How do you make a Jelly Bean Shot?

Chill a shot glass, then stir the sambuca, raspberry liqueur, Irish cream liqueur, Crème de Café liqueur, and grenadine together with ice. Fine-strain into the chilled glass and garnish with a jelly bean.

Does a Jelly Bean Shot actually get you drunk?

Yes. It is four liqueurs plus grenadine and comes to about 16.7% ABV, close to a fortified wine, though the small pour keeps the alcohol per shot low.