Sep 16, 2021
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Clinking your glass against those of your drinking buddies before you all knock back shots seems a little like high-fiving, fist-bumping, or some other motion of camaraderie. And that’s pretty much what the most popular theory behind the tradition boils down to. In ancient times, people just passed around a single cup—so when that got phased out in favor of separate receptacles, tapping them together maintained that same sense of kinship.
And if you have any experience taking shots in a bar (or really just being in a bar), you may have noticed another trend: After the cheers, people often tap their glasses on the bar or table before drinking. As with regular toasts, it’s not clear exactly when, where, or why this custom began. But these days, most drinkers will cite one of two common reasons behind it. The first is slightly more morbid than you may have expected.
Dating back to ancient times, again, drinkers sometimes “poured one out”—literally poured a beverage on the ground—as a tribute to deceased comrades or loved ones who would otherwise have been there imbibing with them. As Vine Pair explains, many consider tapping your glass on the bar a modern-day, less wasteful way of doing the same thing.
If you’re not keen on thinking about loss and death every time you do a tequila shot, you might prefer the second reason for the tap: It’s simply a sign of respect to the bartender, the waitstaff, and the establishment overall. Since the toast is for your buddies and the drink itself is for you, it makes sense that you’d add in a little hat-tip to the place that made it all possible.
Those aren’t the only two explanations attached to the tradition. Some say, for example, it’s rooted in an old Irish superstition whereby tapping your glass on the table rids your drink of evil spirits. Whatever the case, your bartender will definitely appreciate a tap much more than a full drink dumped on the floor.
[h/t Vine Pair]
A cocktail where a measure of tequila, a measure of lemon juice, and some sparkling wine are poured directly into a glass without stirring or shaking, then the glass is slammed onto the bar or table to mix the ingredients. It is advisable to cover the top of the glass with a hand for this part. Note: Weaker glasses may break, so use a strong glass. Bob and me have been doing Tequila Slammers all night by Poker_Weirdo January 23, 2007
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A cocktail where a measure of tequila, a measure of lemon juice, and some sparkling wine are poured directly into a glass without stirring or shaking, then the glass is slammed onto the bar or table to mix the ingredients. It is advisable to cover the top of the glass with a hand for this part.
Note: Weaker glasses may break, so use a strong glass.
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- Pour the tequila into a shooter glass.
- Make a wet patch on your wrist and pour some salt on it.
- Now first you lick the salt.
- Then you sip (I really mean skull) the tequila.
- Then you suck the lemon.
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The drink gets its name from the way it is commonly consumed; the usual procedure is to leave about a fifth of the glass empty to allow the drink to fizz, then to hold one's hand over the top of the glass and then slam it onto a hard surface to mix it. The slamming action releases gas bubbles from the mixed drink causing it to foam vigorously. It will then quickly escape the glass if not imbibed immediately, the result (and intention) of which is swift intoxication.
It can also be served with equal parts tequila, white wine (or champagne), and lemonade, creating a more potent, flavoursome mix.
A Mexican variant known as the "Tequila Boom-Boom" uses tequila, 7-Up (or Sprite), and grenadine syrup.
One of the first (or certainly most noteworthy) appearances of the tequila slammer is Elvis Presley demonstrating the technique in the 1963 film Fun in Acapulco.
The favorite drink of the protagonist - Inspector "Tequila" Yuen - in John Woo's 1992 film Hard Boiled, played by Chow Yun-fat, is a tequila slammer.
Featured prominently in Jean-Jacques Beineix's 1986 film Betty Blue, but referred to by its alternate name Tequila Rapido.[2]
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ServedStraight up: chilled, without iceStandard drinkware Rocks glassCommonly used ingredients
PreparationMix carefully to avoid releasing the dissolved CO2.NotesVariation — If champagne is used instead of soda pop, the drink is known as a Slammer Royale[1]
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- ^ "Slammer Royale". socialandcocktail.co.uk. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ "Betty Blue (37,2 Le Matin) - Olive and Tequila Rapido Scene". YouTube. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
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