I wannttt…. Brrraaaiiiinnnnnsssss… and a hangover.

Halloween is upon us and most you are pretty busy getting your Halloween parties stacked with the right goodies for your guests. Why not play on the Halloween theme and serve your guests some gruesome brains shots. This slurpin’ delight is really simple to make that should prove to be a hit with your friends. Zombie are the shit right now (right behind vampires… stupid Twilight) and for those of you that can’t stomach the idea of eating real brains, why not just drink it. The shot is pretty simple as it is primarily vodka (I prefer Belvedere), but the tricky part is the key component which is the brain tissues floating in the shot. The “Brains Shot” was the creation of Dan Goss of Downtown Grill and Brewery located in Knoxville, Tennessee. Apparently, the foundation of the drink is vodka mixed with acidic lime juice. With the use of a small straw (preferably a thin straw), all you have to do is drop in a small amount of Bailey’s Irish Crème into the vodka/lime juice mixture. The Bailey’s Irish Crème when added curdles into cortical gyri-like substance that looks like a chunks of brain tissue. As an extra bonus, splash some grenadine into the shot to give off the effect of blood and there you have it!  I want to see tequila pull that shit off!

Hit the jump to see the recipe to creating “Brains Shots”. Good luck!

Channel your inner mad scientist with this Bloody Brain Shooter. Mixing acidic lime juice and Irish cream causes the cream to curdle, creating brain-like strands in the shot.

Ingredients:

1 1/4 oz. strawberry vodka such as Stoli

1/8 oz. Rose’s lime juice

3/4 oz. Bailey’s Irish Cream

Splash of grenadine

Preparation:

Chill vodka for better smoothness. Add vodka and lime juice to a shaker, shake and strain into a shot glass. Using a straw, dip some Bailey’s Irish Cream into the shot. Once you submerge the straw into the Bailey’s put your finger on top of the straw to hold the Bailey’s in the straw. Dip the straw tip into the vodka and slowly release your top finger. The Bailey’s will curdle a little bit due to the lime juice and you should be able to make strands of Bailey’s.

Repeat the straw/Bailey’s process to build a “brain” in the shot glass. Add a splash of grenadine to the concoction to add the ‘blood’ to the mix. Down the hatch as a shot.

[geekologie x fine living]