An unusual shot you can mix up simply using two ingredients is a great addition to your personal drink list.

Whether you want to surprise friends with something new or just serve up something you can almost guarantee your customers have never tried, a Coffee Cake Shot is delicious and simple to make.

Just make sure you have Cake Vodka on hand since this is the primary ingredient in the mix.

Take your bartending up a notch and learn how to throw together a Chocolate Cake shot. How in the world can a sugary drink like this take my bartending to a new level? The answer is simple. First off, most people won’t believe you when you explain to them that a Chocolate Cake actually tastes exactly like its namesake. This gives you an edge with your keen knowledge.

On top of that, the shot requires certain elements other drinks don’t. For example, the lemon coated in sugar is a unique addition. As people watch you put this one together you’ll quickly gain a bit of notoriety as a bartender who does more than just pour beer and throw ice in a glass.

With a simple dash of olive brine, you create a flavorful twist to a noted classic. Dirty Martinis are usually ordered by those who have had more than one night’s experience with a standard Martini.

Don’t be surprised if the customer who orders one is particular about the flavor. A good martini is appreciated and a poor one is usually noted to the bartender. Practice serving these to someone who knows a good Martini to refine your skills.

Perhaps the most popular happy hour drink outside of beer or wine. Margaritas are meant to be paired with sun, sand, and good company. The Cadillac Margarita is just as it sounds, it’s the “Cadillac” of Margaritas.

Made with top shelf tequila and only quality ingredients, you can expect to pay a pretty penny more over a standard Margarita. If you haven’t tried one yet, treat yourself. You just might find that the enhanced flavors and smooth quality of tequila are worth every cent.

Hurricanes aren’t actually named after the natural disaster although you may believe otherwise. They were however popularized in the 1940′s. There was a bar known as Pat O’Brien’s located in the French Quarter. They named the drink after hurricane lamps because the glass’s shape was reminiscent of the same shape.

Decades later we enjoy these intense fruit-flavored blends. Just make sure the bar you’re ordering at has a blender and you should be good to go.

Need something tart? Feeling like you’re night could use some gin? Then you’re in just the right mood to enjoy a good old-fashioned Gimlet.

Similar to a Daiquiri, a Gimlet is a simple and light drink that can be enjoyed for almost any occasion whether it be a night out with friends, a mid-day lunch, or the wedding of your girlfriend’s cousin who you met once a long time ago for 5 brief and awkward minutes.

When ordering make sure you specify that you want a Gin Gimlet since most bartender’s automatically assume customer’s ordering a Gimlet will want the Vodka variety.

Rusty nails bring back memories of old houses, bad construction work, or a junk yard you happened to pass by as a kid. Tetanus shots are not required to order one of these at your favorite bar. However, we do recommend you prepare yourself to sip on the ultimate scotch cocktail.

It can literally be enjoyed anytime since it combines to essence of scotch with the sweet flavor of Drambuie. Although this recipe recommends enjoying it on the rocks, try it neat for a different experience.

A boilermaker recipe is not a recipe at all but rather a set of instructions and descriptions that to lead you into this common bar practice. So what is it? A boilermaker is simply a shot of whiskey and pint of beer. This has also been called a shot and a beer in more simple terms.

But a boilermaker can be taken in a few different ways, each of which is acceptable so be prepared to have your friends choose their own destiny. The first is to take the shot then simply drink the beer after, hence the term a shot and a beer. The second is to drop the shot glass of whisky into the beer like a bomb drink and drink it as quickly as possible. The final way which we least recommend is to pour the shot into the beer and drink the concoction as one beverage. We feel that the final method disrupts the taste of both liquids and leaves you with a blended mess, but to each unto his own.

Feel free to test your boilermaker with Scotch, Rye, Irish, or Bourbon to find your preference. And just know that yes, this will add a hint of hair on your chest when you’re finished.

The Scottish brother of the well-known manhatten is surely the Rob Roy. Some seem to call it a Scotch Manhattan but is more commonly referred to as the same name as the Scottish folk hero and outlaw.

He was a similar figure to Robin Hood and is forever memorialized by this cocktail. It was invented in New York at the Waldorf Hotel to coincide with a play that held the same name. Although this drink certainly looks and feels like a Manhattan, once you try it you’ll soon realize they’re of different worlds.

When the time comes for a bit of wisdom in the night, there’s no one better to call upon than the legendary three wisemen. Revered for their knowledge of nightlife and intoxication, when combined they create a drink potent enough to put even the most experienced drinker down for a few counts.

The easiest way to remember this drink is to know the first names of these three wiseguys, Jack, Jim, and Johnny. It differs from the Four Horsemen Shot only because the Mexican of the group is missing, Jose.