Ingredients
- 1 oz OP Rum
- 1 oz Peppermint Liqueur
- 1 oz Bourbon Whiskey
Instructions
- Mix and Shake: Pour the OP rum, peppermint liqueur, and bourbon whiskey into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
- Shake: Vigorously shake until well-chilled.
- Strain and Serve: Strain the mixture into a shot glass and serve immediately.
Notes
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Where the name came from
1990s and 2000s shock-shot tradition. The Crack Pipe sits next to the Cocaine Lady, the Brain Haemorrhage and the Dirty Bong Water on the same kind of bar menu. The flavour profile is closer to a Fireball-and-mint cousin than anything else.
Recipes vary. Some drop the bourbon, some swap to vodka. The version above is the most common pub pour.
What it tastes like
Peppermint hits first, the bourbon vanilla follows, the 151 burn closes it. Cold ingredients are essential. Warm and the rum dominates everything.
It is a fast shot. No sipping, no thinking, in and gone.
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Ingredient Spotlight
The bottles that make or break this drink.
The 151
- Use
- Bacardi 151 or Wray and Nephew
- Why
- Overproof rum is the drink. Standard rum loses the heat
The peppermint schnapps
- Use
- Rumple Minze 100
- Why
- 100 proof peppermint matches the 151 in strength
The bourbon
- Use
- Wild Turkey 101 or any 100 proof bourbon
- Why
- You need a bourbon strong enough to read alongside the other two
What if I don't have…
Quick substitutions for when the bottle shop is closed.
Wray and Nephew, Smith and Cross.
DeKuyper Peppermint or Hiram Walker. Step down in proof.
Rye whiskey or even Scotch.
Use 100 proof rum instead of 151.
151 takes a flame. Light, three seconds, blow out before drinking.
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