How to Make a Refreshing Green Tea Shot

If you love to mix and match your recipes, you must try a green tea shot. It is a fun drink prepared with lemon and lime along with an Irish whiskey.

After combining all these ingredients, you will get a refreshing drink with a touch of fizz. This sweet and sour flavorful fizzy drink is perfect for get-togethers, kitty parties, and among others.

Making green tea fizzy shots is extremely easy, and anyone can make it to enjoy their occasion. It just requires some easily available ingredients and nothing else. So, let’s start with how you can make a sip of a savory drink.

What is actually a green tea fizzy shot?

Before moving to the making part of the shots, let’s understand what actually it is. As we know, these shots are called green tea shots but do you know, there is no green tea which is added to it? In fact, it is just a name as it does not contain any green tea. Due to its greenish color, it looks like green tea and nothing else. Basically, the green colors in the shot indicate the sourness of the drink.

Let us tell you these shots contain refreshing lemon-lime, peach schnapps, and whiskey. After adding all of these ingredients, a perfectly balanced drink will be made that is enough to make your day.

What tools do you need to make green tea shot?

In order to make a shot of green tea, you require various tools which are given below:

A cocktail shaker or mason jar with a sealable lid
A small strainer
Shot glasses

Ingredients to make a perfect shot

After collecting the tools to make shots of green tea, you must know how to make it. Here, you can check out the ingredients list which we have shared below for the same:

½ oz Irish Whiskey or any whiskey of your choice.
½ oz Peach schnapps
Lemon-lime soda or lemonade or Sprite
½ oz Sweet and sour cocktail mix
Drops of curacao (only for color and it is optional)

How to make sweet and sour shots of green tea

You can follow the step-by-step instructions to make shots of green tea. Go through them and enjoy your shots.

Step 1: In this first step, fill your cocktail shaker with some of the ice cubes.
Step 2: After measuring, add Irish Whiskey, peach schnapps, and sweet & sour mix into the cocktail shaker. Shake this mixture for about fifteen to twenty minutes according to the consistency you require.
Step 3: Once the mixer is ready, pour it into the shot glass without adding ice cubes. You can also add a splash of lime-lemon soda to the glass.
Step 4: Now the refreshing shots are ready to serve. Serve them chilled to enjoy them to the fullest.
Step 5: Also, you can add some drops of curacao to add a more greenish color to your drink (it is optional as per your taste).

How to make sweet and sour mix at home

You can make your sweet and sour mix at home with some ingredients such as sugar, water, and lemon juice. To make this mix, you require a small saucepan and put it on the flames. Add 3 tablespoons of sugar into the saucepan along with ¼ cup water. Mix it until the sugar has dissolved. Now, Add this mixture to the glass bowl and let it cool.

After that, add some lemon juice and lime juice without pulp along with a pinch of salt. Mix it well and now, it is ready to transfer the mixture to the mason jar. You can keep this sweet-and-sour mix in the refrigerator and save it for up to 10 days.

Some useful tips

You can also use lemonade ice cubes to add more flavor to the drink. It can enhance the taste and even the presentation of the shots.
You must chill the shot glasses before serving. For this purpose, you can keep your drink shots in the refrigerator and then, serve.
You can also add more drops of curacao to add an extra greenish color to the drink. If you do not want to, you can avoid this step while making your shots.
You can serve the shot glasses on every occasion like dinner parties, kitty parties, friends get-togethers, and any special occasion. It looks appealing and so well with all the special moments.

Wrapping up:

If you are considering what you can make in your small get-together, a green tea shot is the better option. It can add a flavorful and savory taste to your parties that everyone will love. Also, it is easy to make just with 2-3 ingredients. We have shared the tools, ingredients, and step-by-step instructions for these shots. You can check it and make your perfect shots.