How to Make a Suicide Shot (a Mixed Drink)

Have you ever wondered how to make the drink known as a Suicide Shot? This alcoholic beverage is pretty easy to make with the help of a variety of liquors and Tabasco sauce. Once you know the basics of making a Suicide Shot, you can experiment with variations.

Ingredients

Suicide Shot

  • ⅓ ounce (10 milliliters) tequila
  • ⅓ ounce (10 milliliters) Island rum
  • ⅓ ounce (10 milliliters) cognac
  • ⅓ ounce (10 milliliters) vodka
  • 2 to 3 drops Tabasco sauce
  • Ice cubes (to serve)

Simple Suicide Shot

  • 1½ ounces (45 milliliters) Rum 151
  • 5 to 10 dashes Tabasco sauce
Method 1
Method 1 of 3:

Making a Suicide Shot

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    Fill a tumbler with your tequila, rum, cognac, and vodka. You can use any types or brands you prefer, but consider 1800 tequila, Puerto Rican or Jamaican rum, Rémy Martin or Hennessy cognac, and Russian vodka.
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    Add 2 to 3 drops of Tabasco sauce. If you can't find any, you can use any other type of hot sauce.
    • Instead of Hot sauce, you could use ginger beer.
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    Cover the tumbler, and shake it for a few seconds. Make sure that the lid is tight so that the mixture doesn't leak.
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    Pour the mixture into a shot glass filled with ice. Place a few ice cubes into a shot glass first. Then, carefully pour the mixture over the ice.
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    Serve the Suicide Shot. Be prepared for a strong taste. The Suicide Shot is not reputed to be very pleasant, hence the name.[1]
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Method 2
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Making a Simple Suicide Shot

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    Fill a shot glass with 1½ ounces (45 milliliters) of rum. The best rum to se would be "Rum 151," but you can use any other type of rum as well.
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    Add 5 to 10 dashes of Tabasco sauce. If you can't find any Tabasco sauce, you can use any other type of hot sauce. Keep the bottle as close as possible to the surface of the drink so that the sauce floats on top. Do not stir it.
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    Knock it back. Be prepared for a strong taste. Many people claim that the Suicide Shot does not taste great, which is understandable considering the name.
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Method 3
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Trying Variations

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    Give the Suicide Bomber a try if you want something different. Fill a pint-sized glass halfway with chilled a chilled stout (such as Guinness). Next, mix equal parts of Irish Cream, Irish whiskey, and vodka in a shot glass. Pour the mixture into the pint-glass and serve.[2]
    • 8 ounces (240 milliliters) Stout
    • ½ ounce (15 milliliters) Irish Cream
    • ½ ounce (15 milliliters) Irish whiskey
    • ½ ounce (15 milliliters) Vodka
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    Give the Blue Suicide a shot if you want to try something a little more interesting. Pour equal amounts of Everclear, Blue Curaçao, and Bacardi into a tumbler. Add some ice and shake it for a few seconds. Strain the drink into a shot glass and discard the ice.[3]
    • ⅔ ounce (20 milliliters) Everclear
    • ⅔ ounce (20 milliliters) Blue Curaçao
    • ⅔ ounce (20 milliliters) Bacardi 151 Proof Rum
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    Try an Absolute Suicide with different flavors of schnapps. Chill each of your ingredients first, then pour them into a shot glass. Use equal parts of each ingredient.[4] [5]
    • ¼ ounce (7.5 milliliters) Sour Apple Pucker schnapps
    • ¼ ounce (7.5 milliliters) Watermelon Pucker schnapps
    • ¼ ounce (7.5 milliliters) Island Blue Pucker schnapps
    • ¼ ounce (7.5 milliliters) Vodka
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    Try a Tropical Suicide with pineapple, cranberry, and orange juice. Pour the rum into a collins glass. Add the coconut rum and tequila next. Finally, pour the pineapple juice, cranberry juice, and orange juice. Stir everything together and add a few ice cubes.[6]
    • 1 ounce (30 milliliters) Rum
    • 2 ounces (60 milliliters) Coconut rum
    • ½ ounce (15 milliliters) Tequila
    • 4 ounces (120 milliliters) Pineapple juice
    • 4 ounces (120 milliliters) Cranberry juice
    • 4 ounces (120 milliliters) Orange juice
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    Try out the Suicide Cocktail. Add some ice into a chilled rocks glass. Next, pour some aged rum (preferably of Haitian original), soda water, and white cacao liqueur. Serve immediately.[7]
    • 3 ounces (90 milliliters) Rum
    • 2 ounces (60 milliliters) Soda water
    • 1 ounce (30 milliliters) White cacao liqueur
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    Can I really die from that?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    No. You can die if you abuse it and binge drink. Consider doing it in moderation. That applies to all things.
  • Question
    Is there an non-alcoholic version?
    Gareth Wills
    Gareth Wills
    Community Answer
    You could use Tabasco, Angostura bitters and malt vinegar, or a little tonic to thin it out. Mix milk and apple juice for something different.
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Warnings

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Things You'll Need

Making a Suicide Shot

  • Tumbler with lid
  • Shot glass

Making a Simple Suicide Shot

  • Shot glass


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References

  1. ↑ http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/restaurants/10-horrific-halloween-shots-6549832
  2. ↑ http://www.drinknation.com/drink/suicide-bomber
  3. ↑ http://www.barnonedrinks.com/drinks/b/blue-suicide-8233.html
  4. ↑ http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink10004.html
  5. ↑ http://www.1001cocktails.com/recipes/mixed-drinks/300019/cocktail-absolute-suicide.html
  6. ↑ http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink8084.html
  7. ↑ http://www.absolutdrinks.com/en/drinks/suicide-cocktail/

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