Jamieson Green Tea Shot

Toast with friends and celebrate with this green tea shot recipe made with Jamieson Irish Whiskey and Peach Schnapps. Smooth and with a peachy sweet and sour finish.

I’m not usually a whisky fan, but this past year my husband got into cocktail mixology and totally changed my mind. Then a trip to Vancouver this fall sealed the deal—some of the best cocktails I’ve ever had. The drinks across the city were not only creative and top-notch, but also surprisingly well-priced for the quality. From there we go to playing and fell in love with this Irish Whisky Cocktail.

Normally, I stick to wine, beer, or the occasional vodka drink and steer clear of party shots—they catch up fast. No one’s really keeping count after a few anyway, right? It’s only the next morning, while glued to the couch, that the math starts to make sense

But there is a time and a place for a good shot and it is always a good thing to have a recipe at the ready when your friends want to do a toast or celebrate something. Of course, straight-up booze will always work but Gah! Yuck!

Drinks that hides all traces of alcohol flavour are the best choice in my opinion. My go to cocktails are usually more on the sour side like my Meyer Lemon Margarita or Palmoa recipes.

What is great about this Green Tea Shot?

• It has only a few standard bar ingredients
• You can’t taste the alcohol or barley.
• It’s not too sweet or sour but instead perfectly balanced.
• Goes down smoothly, so no need to grab onto something and fan the flames of fire after it goes down.
• Relatively low in alcohol compared to many party shot recipes so even people who typically avoid shots can most likely handle this one.
• It can be made into a cocktail easily for those who want to sip instead.

Star Ingredients

• Jamieson Irish Whisky – a smooth Irish whiskey with a mellow and approachable palate. You can substitute for a whisky of your choice if you don’t have Jamieson on hand.
• Peach Schnapps – An alcoholic beverage made from distilled peaches.
• Sweet & Sour Mix – This can be found in the beverage aisles of most grocery stores and even some liqour stores these days.
• Lemon-Lime Soda – I used Fresca because I love it and it is sugar-free (not that it really matters) but you can use Sprite, 7 Up or even lemonade to top of this shot.

Step-By-Step Made Simple

1. Start by filling a cocktail shaker about 3/4 of the way with ice. Add in equal parts Jamieson Whisky, peach schnapps and sour mix.
2. Cover tightly with the cocktail lid and shake vigorously for about a minute. This chills the green tea shot ingredients and adds a little bit of water to smooth it out.
3. Grab two shot glasses and pour the green tea Jamieson shot mixture evenly between two shot glasses. Then, top with a little bit of lemon-lime soda. Follow it up with a speech or good words and down the hatch! Or if you want to make it into a cocktail, pour the two shots into a martini glass instead!