The world of alcoholic cocktails is diverse. Every alcohol lover can find one that he likes the most. Some drinks are strong, others have a rich taste, and others have an interesting aftertaste. You can learn how to make cocktails at home. In addition to the ingredients themselves, you only need the dishes. It can be either special (bartender's shaker) or everyday (mug, jar with a tight-fitting lid). The skill of successful mixing does not come immediately, so it’s better to start with easier cocktails. For example, from a shot of "Hiroshima."
What is a shot?
The name of this category of drinks came from the English language. Shots are called a special type of cocktail, which is served in small quantities and, as a rule, is drunk in one sip. The full name of such drinks is shot drinks. This also happened from the word shot itself, which means “shot”. Such cocktails are really drunk with the speed of a shot.
The second possible origin is from the name of the dishes in which the drink is served. In Russian, it is called a stack, and in English - shot glass or just shot. These glasses were specially created for various liquors and other strong alcoholic drinks, including vodka. The volume of such a capacity is from 40 to 60 milliliters. Although in Russia, a stack can reach a volume of up to 100 ml.
What is a Hiroshima shot?
The history of the development of this cocktail is interesting and not fully known. It is believed that he appeared in response to a drink of "American pilots" called "B-52." It appeared in the early 50s of the last century and in the blink of an eye became very popular.
The Hiroshima cocktail shot , like its fellow B-52, consists of several layers. He is very strong and could knock down any foreigner for whose sake he was invented. Although the popularity among the inhabitants of the Soviet Union was just as great.
The origin of the name has nothing to do with the tragically known city or Japan as a whole. If you look at the photo of the Hiroshima shot, it becomes clear that its appearance in a glass, resembling a mushroom from a nuclear explosion, became the reason for this name. By the way, it does not offend at all the memory of the events that occurred in the city of Hiroshima.
Hiroshima Shot Recipe
To prepare such a cocktail, you will need not only ingredients, but also several devices. To make a drink in shota (shot glass), you need to take a bar spoon, and for a cocktail in a tall glass, take a tube and a lighter.
The composition of Hiroshima shot includes the following ingredients: sambuca, absinthe, Bailey's liqueur, grenadine. All these components need to be poured in layers of 20 milliliters per shot glass or shot glass. You need to do this with a bar spoon. 5 milliliters of grenadine is added on top. According to the rules, the lowest layer is sambuca, then Baileys, and then absinthe.
If a tall glass is chosen for cooking, then Hiroshima is usually drunk through a tube, and the cocktail itself is first set on fire and warms up for from one and a half to two minutes.
How to drink
There are three ways to drink a cocktail. Firstly, a shot of "Hiroshima" can be drunk in one gulp. This method is the most popular. Unlike other drinks, this cocktail does not require a “snack” in the form of lemon or lime. Foreign ingredients can simply spoil the taste of the shot itself.
Secondly, you can use a straw for drinking. In this case, the taste of each layer can be felt a little more acutely, as well as get a pleasant aftertaste in the form of a combination of absinthe and grenadine. This method is not suitable for everyone, since not everyone likes the strong and tart wormwood taste of absinthe.
Thirdly, the Hiroshima shot can be set on fire before use. This can be done both with a drink in a pile and in a tall glass. This method will not only help reveal the taste of the drink, but also make the process more colorful and fascinating.
If someone decides to try the third option at home, then you need to be extremely careful. Alcohol drinks have an exceptional ability to ignite, which can lead to sad consequences in the form of burns and burnt furniture.
Although most people like to drink Hiroshima shots in one gulp, everyone can choose the method most suitable for him. For lovers of "sweet" alcoholic beverages, the first method is best. For lovers of strong drinks - the second. Connoisseurs, of course, will choose the third, most non-standard option.