5 Eurovision Flag Shot Recipes
Eurovision is around the corner so let me ask you… What will YOU be drinking?
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It’s a big question. Everyone goes big on the outfits but what about the drinks? Especially if its an adult party you’re throwing and lets face it, with how late it will be going on, it defiantly will be.
You want drinks that represent the vibe, something that screams Eurovision, something big, camp, and fun. But also, you want options.
Which is exactly what I have for you today!
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6 Eurovision Bingo Cards unique for 2024
The Ultimate Eurovision Quiz
The Eurovision Drinking Game
Eurovision Themed Cocktail Recipes
Eurovision Themed Flag Shot Recipes
Blank Score Sheets
Printable Flag Bunting and Decor perfect for decorating an entire home on a budget.
The Eurovision flag shots
This is pretty self explanatory but what I have for you is 5 different shots, based of 5 different popular countries competing in this years Eurovision Song Contest made to look like, well, the flags from those 5 countries.
Whether you pick 1 or 2 of these, or decide to make the whole lot. I’ll be with you every step of the way to make sure they are perfect in both flavour and look.
The Flavour
Whilst we’re on the subject of flavour. Let’s just cover that a little more. These shots look stunning, no doubt. But it means nothing if they don’t taste good.
In creating these shots I’ve personally put the flavour forward. I may be able to get a crisper layer using some dense sugary liqueur but that just isn’t going to cut it. This is Eurovision, the third best night of the year! (after Christmas, Halloween, and my birthday) so I had to take this serious.
A big help with that was Flävar. A Swedish schnapps which makes the base of all these drinks.
What is Flävar
So what is Flävar you might be asking? Other then a Swedish Schnapps.
Schnapps alone can be pretty confusing but for 90% of schnapps it’s best to just think of them like flavoured liqueurs. In the case of Flävar they have a range of 5 clear flavour schnapps, all inspired by there homeland Sweden.
They are;
Raspberry and Liquorice
Salted Caramel
Strawberry and Lime
Blueberry and Lemon
Lemon Pie
For more about Flävar and where to buy, check out there official website here.
Why Flävar
Each of these shots will use a different one of those above flavours. You see, I was writing out my articles for this years Eurovision. My party planning article, my party pack and of course, my Eurovision 2024 drinking game.
Which is when I got thinking. But what about the actual drinks. No point having a nicely decorated house, table of delicious food, score cards and bingo at the ready with a list of drinking game rules and nothing to drink.
Then Flävar approached me and asked if I wanted to make them a Eurovision cocktail and let me tell you, I ran with it
“A cocktail!” I said.
“I’ll do more then a bloody cocktail! I’m going to make 5 cocktails and 5 shots!”
which they were thrilled about. Not only that but they’ve really gave me free will here. They’ve just said “Cameron, you creative genius you, you go out there and let your creative juices flow. Do whatever the hell you want”
okay, maybe not the genius part, but it was something like that.
Which gets us to this point now.
Eurovision Themed Cocktails
That being said if you’re curious about the Eurovision themed cocktails. Check out this post here or click the link below and learn how to make my 5 Eurovision themed cocktails based from different Eurovision competing countries.
5 Eurovision Song Contest Themed Cocktail Recipes
Understanding how to layer a shot
With these and any layered shot, layered cocktail, or layered whatever. It’s important to understand the physics behind it to do it right.
There’s two things you need to know, one more then the other. The most important if you just want to make this shot is how to lightly add the layers so they don’t combine and blend too much.
The other which is only really important if you plan on making more of these shots, is to understand why they layer. Once you have an understanding of that (which is actually quite simple) you can layer pretty much any liquids you want.
So for example, if you have any other flag shots you want to do you can figure out how to do it without searching for a recipe.
You will also be able to change the liquid so the taste is different. So let’s get into those 2 things
How to layer a shot
The key is for the liquid you’re layering to be added lightly and as spread out as you can. To do this, take a spoon and put it just above the liquid you’re layering on.
Top tip: having the spoon backwards (so the inside of the spoon is facing down) helps a lot.
Then slowly pour your layering liquid on top. What will happen is it will run over the back of the spoon and spread over the full surface area instead of just being poured in one spot which can be quite heavy.
It also helps if you have a bar spoon like this. The flat end can be used for layering. If you’re shopping from the USA, this is the spoon you want.
It also helps if you have a speed pourer so you can pour slowly. Speed pourers are very cheap so its worth picking a few up. Don’t bother spending a lot of money of speed pourers, they serve one job, you don’t need it to be fancy. Just get these ones from amazon if you’re UK based, or for you USA based folk, get these ones.
How to layer ANY liquid
For layering any liquid, the key is density. The more lighter a liquid is, the more likely it is to float. Trying to float 2 liquids with the same density (such as water) would be impossible. They’d just mix together, you can’t stop that. But if one of the liquids is more dense, a slow pour will layer on top.
The bigger the differences in density the crisper the layer.
And what makes the biggest difference in the density of liquid? Sugar.
The more sugar in a liquid the heavier it is. So all you really have to do is put the liquid with the most sugar at the bottom, and the liquid with the least sugar at the top.
I have a chart to help with this. Click here, it’ll take you to my alcohol density chart which lists the most popular types of alcohol from the least dense to the most. It’ll also explain more about density in liquids.
To use it for making your own layered drinks. Just make sure whatever is being layered on top is further up on the chart then the one below.
Alcohol Density Chart
With all that being said, I think its time we make those shots. Don’t you?
The 5 Eurovision Song Contest Shot Recipes
The Italian Flag Shot
Salted Caramel, Chocolate, Grenadine, and Mint.
The Swedish Flag Shot
Blueberry, Lemon, and Orange.
The French Flag Shot
Chocolate, Orange, Raspberry and Liquorice.
The Finland Flag Shot
Tastes like Lemon Pie and Orange.
The Irish Flag Shot
Strawberry, Lime, Lemon, Cream and Mint.
Celebrate Eurovision 2024 in style with the ONLY Eurovision party pack online that includes Eurovision drink and cocktail recipes you can make at home! Eurovision flag bunting, Eurovision Drinking games, Score Cards and of course, the best Eurovision Bingo Cards made specifically for 2024.
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HERE'S WHAT YOU GET:
6 Eurovision Bingo Cards unique for 2024
The Ultimate Eurovision Quiz
The Eurovision Drinking Game
Eurovision Themed Cocktail Recipes
Eurovision Themed Flag Shot Recipes
Blank Score Sheets
Printable Flag Bunting and Decor perfect for decorating an entire home on a budget.
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