Irish Flag Shot Recipe
Whether its to celebrate Eurovision, St.Patricks day, an Irish themed party, event, or your best mates birthday. The Irish flag shot is a great way to have a little bit of fun. It’s tasty, it looks visually stunning and despite the occasional frustration of getting the perfect layer. It’s actually really fun to make.
It’s also one of those weird but wonderful brags when you’re at a party and you whip up one of these or show someone how to make it.
Did I mention that this one tastes like Strawberries, Lime, Mint and Cream?
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Understanding how to layer a shot
With this and any layered shot, layered cocktail, or layered whatever. It’s important to understand the physics behind it to do it right.
There’s two things you need to know, one more then the other. The most important if you just want to make this shot is how to lightly add the layers so they don’t combine and blend too much.
The other which is only really important if you plan on making more of these shots, is to understand why they layer. Once you have an understanding of that (which is actually quite simple) you can layer pretty much any liquids you want.
So for example, if you have any other flag shots you want to do you can figure out how to do it without searching for a recipe.
You will also be able to change the liquid so the taste is different. So let’s get into those 2 things
How to layer a shot
The key is for the liquid you’re layering to be added lightly and as spread out as you can. To do this, take a spoon and put it just above the liquid you’re layering on.
Top tip: having the spoon backwards (so the inside of the spoon is facing down) helps a lot.
Then slowly pour your layering liquid on top. What will happen is it will run over the back of the spoon and spread over the full surface area instead of just being poured in one spot which can be quite heavy.
It also helps if you have a bar spoon like this. The flat end can be used for layering. If you’re shopping from the USA, this is the spoon you want.
It also helps if you have a speed pourer so you can pour slowly. Speed pourers are very cheap so its worth picking a few up. Don’t bother spending a lot of money of speed pourers, they serve one job, you don’t need it to be fancy. Just get these ones from amazon if you’re UK based, or for you USA based folk, get these ones.
How to layer ANY liquid
For layering any liquid, the key is density. The more lighter a liquid is, the more likely it is to float. Trying to float 2 liquids with the same density (such as water) would be impossible. They’d just mix together, you can’t stop that. But if one of the liquids is more dense, a slow pour will layer on top.
The bigger the differences in density the crisper the layer. I couldn’t think of a more perfect example then this shot.
The bottom and middle layers have a huge difference in density. Which is why the layer is pretty much perfect. None of the green fades into the white and vice versa. It’s perfect.
However, the top and middle layer blend more, they’re not as crisp.
Why? Because of the difference in density is a lot smaller. They’re much more similar in density so they have a harder time layering.
And what makes the biggest difference in the density of liquid? Sugar.
The more sugar in a liquid the heavier it is. So all you really have to do is put the liquid with the most sugar at the bottom, and the liquid with the least sugar at the top.
I have a chart to help with this. Click here, it’ll take you to my alcohol density chart which lists the most popular types of alcohol from the least dense to the most. It’ll also explain more about density in liquids.
To use it for making your own layered drinks. Just make sure whatever is being layered on top is further up on the chart then the one below.
Alcohol Density Chart
Making This for Eurovision?
If you’re making this for Eurovision then do check out these further resources;
Irish Flag Shot
Ingredients
Instructions
- Pour the crème de menthe into a shooter glass.
- Then use the back of a spoon to layer over the Irish cream liqueur.
- In a separate glass mix the flavar and Orange juice then layer on top.
Notes
Below are a few recommended products that'll really help your layering. The bar spoon I've recommended comes with a flat head on it. Use that side to layer the liquid.
The speed pourers will help you control the flow of the pour and the deep shot glasses are perfect for layering.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
72.6Fat
1.34 gSat. Fat
0.8 gCarbs
7.4 gFiber
0.07 gNet carbs
7.33 gSugar
6.62 gProtein
0.35 gSodium
0.6 mgCholesterol
0 mgThe nutritional information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice. See our full nutrition disclosure here.
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For more shots like this, check out some of the below, or my article of 5 flag shots you can make right now.
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