A shot that tastes like breakfast? This easy-to-make Breakfast Shot trio pairs clean Irish whiskey, butterscotch schnapps, orange juice, and crispy bacon for the final word mixture of brunch flavors!
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I’ll admit that I am not a lot of a drinker today. However once I heard concerning the idea of a breakfast shot,it sounded so scrumptious and enjoyable,I needed to give it a strive.
You are possible used to mimosas or a bloody Marys at brunch,however have you ever ever simply had a easy shot? One which tasted like pancakes with syrup? With an orange juice chaser? And an non-compulsory second chaser of bacon? Sure,a bacon chaser!
This drink is a lot enjoyable for a particular brunch throughout a bachelor or bachelorette get together or throughout a enjoyable trip weekend. It is also the proper St. Patrick’s Day drink.
And it is extremely fast and easy to make!
🍊 What’s a breakfast shot?
I advised you what a breakfast shot tastes like (pancakes with maple syrup),however what precisely is in it? Simply two easy components!
This shot is made with simply Irish whiskey (like Jameson) and butterscotch schnapps. And someway these two components come collectively to type a scrumptious pancake breakfast taste expertise.
And you may then flip it right into a full brunch expertise by taking a second shot of plain orange juice after which taking a chunk of bacon.
🗒 Substances
As I discussed,the components are easy and also you solely want just a few of them! Here is all the pieces required for a breakfast shot (you should definitely view the recipe card on the backside of this submit for ingredient quantities and full recipe directions):
- Irish whiskey:I like to recommend Jameson Irish Whiskey for it is smoothness and refined sweetness,however you need to use the whiskey of your alternative
- Butterscotch schnapps
- Orange juice
- Crispy bacon
🥃 The right way to make
In fact,there’s nothing troublesome about making photographs and this one occurs to be even simpler than most since there’s nothing fancy about it!
Simply add 1 ounce of Irish Whiskey and 1 ounce of butterscotch schnapps to a shot glass.
After which add your 1 ounce of orange juice to a separate smaller shot glass.
Add some crispy bacon on the aspect.


And that is it! Your breakfast shot is able to be loved.
You’ll be able to serve it with pancakes or you’ll be able to simply faux it *is* pancakes because it really tastes prefer it.
The orange juice and bacon spherical out a whole breakfast.
However significantly,it is best to positively even be consuming a full breakfast in the event you’re consuming this shot!


It is so enjoyable that just a few easy components can style like
🎉 The right way to make a non-alcoholic breakfast shot
By way of some experimentation,I found out a approach to make a breakfast shot sans alcohol! That is enjoyable for anybody who would not need to drink or who cannot drink.
For those who’re serving to anybody below 21,I might make it a “sipper”and have them sip the drink as an alternative of taking it like a shot.
Here is what I might use for a non-alcoholic breakfast shot:
- 1 oz apple juice:as an alternative of Irish Whiskey
- 1 oz butterscotch syrup:as an alternative of butterscotch schnapps. You may as well use caramel syrupif it is simpler to search out.
- 1 oz orange juice
- 1 slice crispy bacon
This might be just a little sweeter than the usual whiskey breakfast shot,however it would nonetheless have all of the flavors of breakfast in a glass!


❓Can I take advantage of other forms of whiskey?
You need to use no matter form of whiskey you need for this drink!
Irish whiskey is really helpful for breakfast photographs as a result of it is typically smoother and lighter than different sorts of whiskey. It is also a bit milder with notes of honey,vanilla,and citrus,serving to contribute to the pancake breakfast flavors.
We like Jameson finest because it’s usually thought of the gold commonplace of Irish whiskeys and it really works finest on this shot for a number of causes. It is typically smoother,sweeter,and fewer smoky than different Irish whiskeys.
It is simple to drink,making it excellent for a shot. And it is typically extra inexpensive than many whiskeys.
Nonetheless,you need to use any form of whiskey you need for this drink! Every one will give your breakfast shot a barely totally different profile,however that is likely to be one thing you want.
For related Irish whiskeys,strive Bushmills or Tullamore D.E.W. A bourbon whiskey gives you extra sweetness and richness and a rye whiskey will add just a little spice.
You would even strive a maple whiskey so as to add to the pancake breakfast taste!
☀️ Extra breakfast drinks
It doesn’t matter what form of drink you want within the morning,I’ve the proper recipes for you! Whether or not you get pleasure from an alcoholic beverage with brunch otherwise you want espresso or a mocktail,listed below are a few of my favourite breakfast drinks:
In fact,a Baileys Irish Espressocan also be all the time a scrumptious thought!
If espresso,lattes,and teas are extra your factor,take a look at all my Starbucks copycat recipes!


Now that now we have a drink mixture that tastes identical to a weekend brunch,lazy weekends won’t ever look the identical!
📖 Recipe

Breakfast Shot
A shot that tastes like breakfast? This easy-to-make Breakfast Shot trio pairs clean Irish whiskey,butterscotch schnapps,orange juice,and crispy bacon for the final word mixture of brunch flavors!
Makes:1serving
Substances
- 1ozIrish whiskey(I like to recommend Jameson)
- 1ozbutterscotch schnapps
- 1ozorange juice
- 1slicecrispy bacon
Directions
Pour Irish whiskey and butterscotch schnapps right into a shot glass.
In a separate shot glass,add orange juice.
Serve the whiskey/schnapps combination and the orange juice chaser aspect by aspect. Place the crispy bacon on the aspect.
To get pleasure from:take the whiskey/schnapps shot and instantly comply with with the orange juice chaser. End with a chunk of crispy bacon. Breakfast is served!
Notes
- To make a non-alcoholic model of a breakfast shot,change the whiskey with apple juice and the butterscotch schnapps with both butterscotch syrup or caramel syrup.