In celebration of the return of four of the greatest heroes of our generation and to answer an official challenge by my brother in law David, I proudly present to you the TMNT shot series.
Each shot embodies the spirit of each of the turtles. Try them out for yourself and I think you will agree. Each recipe yields about three shots.
First up is Mikey as the fun loving brother of the four, Mikey's shot had to be something that you could really feel good about, and who doesn't feel good about the tropics with orange juice, pineapple and coconut. I think that anyone would love this shot.
The Michaelangelo
1 oz pineapple coconut rum
1 oz tripe sec
1 oz vanilla vodka
2 oz orange juice
A drop or two of grenadine
Next is the serious brother, Raph. So in building the concept for this I really remembered my childhood and Raph's personality from the first move in 1990. So yeah, this is an angry shot. Combining cherry vodka and whiskey make this is a slap in the face. If you want something a little tamer just add in more soda to give you a bit less burn.
The Raphael
1 oz cherry vodka
2 oz blended whisky
1/2 oz grenadine
Splash of sprite
Third is Donnie. I wanted to go with something a little more fun than Raph but not as much fun as Mikey so I went with a black raspberry and pomegranate combination. This one is a bit trickier to get that right color but the raspberry and pomegranate really make this shot brilliant.
The Donatello
1 oz black raspberry rum
1 oz vanilla vodka
1 oz pomegranate schnapps
1 oz Rose's Blue Raspberry drink mix
Splash of blue curacao
The final shot in the series is Leo. As the leader this shot really had to stand out and in my mind that means gin. I wanted this shot to be something that you would want to drink right after a big win. Just like with Raph's shot, this one can be a little intense so add in more sprite to your taste.
The Leonardo
1 oz gin
1 oz vodka
1 oz blue curacao
Splash of sprite
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