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Head Shot

Name: Head Shot
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Black sambuca liqueur; 22.5 ml Chartreuse Green

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Ingredients
³⁄₄ fl oz	Black sambuca liqueur
³⁄₄ fl oz	Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Shot glass

Method

Select a SHOT GLASS.
Refrigerate ingredients.
LAYER in chilled glass by carefully pouring ingredients in the order listed.

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
42.27% alc./vol. (84.55° proof)
16.5 grams of pure alcohol

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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