2008 Woodie Awards
Seeing Colors
Rumors has it, you can drink it
Colleen Sheehy
Issue date: 9/21/07 Section: FUSE
Originally published: 9/27/07 at 9:45 PM EST
Last update: 9/27/07 at 9:44 PM EST
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t's a familiar scene - downtown on a Friday night and there's a group of kids doing an obscene amount of shots while yelling profanities to each other in between. One kid shouts "seven shots of SoCo!" and the cheers can be heard across the bar. It's not uncommon to see a half-dozen colorful shots lined up at any bar downtown, but what's our fascination with these ounce-and-a-half alcoholic wonders?
Color.
Color attracts our eyes, makes us wonder, and moreover - makes us want to try it.
Being slightly inebriated may help the fascination mature, but nonetheless, shots can be tempting.
Mark Passino, bartender at Rumors, says that they go through a lot of Jägermeister, with the most popular shot being a Jäger-bomb - a shot of Jäger that is dropped into a glass of Red Bull, creating a more interactive style of drinking.
Besides from the traditional rum and coke and cranberry and vodka, Passino said lots of college students order Long Island iced teas. These, being one of the more loaded drinks, include half-shots of vodka, gin, triple sec, tequila and rum with a splash of sour mix and cola.
Passino says his favorite shot to make is a Washington apple, which contains Crown Royal, peach schnapps and apple pucker.
One shot you may or may not have seen is the Smurf. This baby blue color has an almost refreshing sort of taste with Godiva liqueur, blue Curacao and Malibu rum.
Passino said college students are more likely to buy shots than the older crowd, who more often than not will order draft beers and nothing too fancy.
He also had some advice for those who plan on having a night out. "Pace yourself," he said. "Don't have any of those 20-shot nights either."
An article written by Dr. David J. Hanson warns that one must also be careful of the biphasic effects - which basically means that alcohol will affect you in two phases over time.
The first, which students seem to enjoy more, is the "buzzed" stage where one feels a certain euphoria and excitement. At this point, our minds are more apt to be awestruck by the colors of these shots, thus leading to more experimentation.
Color.
Color attracts our eyes, makes us wonder, and moreover - makes us want to try it.
Being slightly inebriated may help the fascination mature, but nonetheless, shots can be tempting.
Mark Passino, bartender at Rumors, says that they go through a lot of Jägermeister, with the most popular shot being a Jäger-bomb - a shot of Jäger that is dropped into a glass of Red Bull, creating a more interactive style of drinking.
Besides from the traditional rum and coke and cranberry and vodka, Passino said lots of college students order Long Island iced teas. These, being one of the more loaded drinks, include half-shots of vodka, gin, triple sec, tequila and rum with a splash of sour mix and cola.
Passino says his favorite shot to make is a Washington apple, which contains Crown Royal, peach schnapps and apple pucker.
One shot you may or may not have seen is the Smurf. This baby blue color has an almost refreshing sort of taste with Godiva liqueur, blue Curacao and Malibu rum.
Passino said college students are more likely to buy shots than the older crowd, who more often than not will order draft beers and nothing too fancy.
He also had some advice for those who plan on having a night out. "Pace yourself," he said. "Don't have any of those 20-shot nights either."
An article written by Dr. David J. Hanson warns that one must also be careful of the biphasic effects - which basically means that alcohol will affect you in two phases over time.
The first, which students seem to enjoy more, is the "buzzed" stage where one feels a certain euphoria and excitement. At this point, our minds are more apt to be awestruck by the colors of these shots, thus leading to more experimentation.
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