What is Best Liquor for Straight Shots

[Kilgore Trout]

I don't know very much about liquor since I just drink the odd beer here and there.
But, anyway, I've had a couple of liquors lately that I enjoyed, (Disaronno, and Sambuka) and I'm wondering what else is good out there for straight shots.

Preferably something with an intriguing or fascinating flavour that you can reflect on and helps contribute to easy flowing, loquacious conversation in the room.
Also, something that you can drink straight or with just a couple of ice cubes in a glass since I like simplicity.
Thanks.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

 

[esoterica]

from my undergraduate days... BUTTER SHOTS


Ok... maybe not

 

[Ceiling Cat]

 

[Deviant]

Amaretto is nice straight.

 

[TheDr]

Crystal Skull vodka. Smoothest I have ever tasted.

 

[Celticman]

When I drank, I was a little more primitive than the refined suggestions above. I liked frozen vodka out of the freezer. Turned a little viscous and was divine. Once, I took the frozen bottle out of the freezer and took a swig. Bad idea, stuck to my lips. In shock I pulled it away, the skin on my lips went with it, and the vodka poured into the open wounds. Stung like heck. My GF at the time found it highly amusing. She also thought it hilarious when I caught my penis in the zipper and drew blood. I sometimes think that women have a different sense of humour to we men.

 

[blackrock13]

If the purpose is to get buzzed/pissed/shit face, try Spirytus, a very clean neutral tasting vodka from Poland. In the US it's available in mind fucking 95%, but at the LCBO, they drop it bak to 76%. i was introduced ot it at New Years. in your favourite mix you will never know what hit you, very sneaky drink.

If that's not the point, I like Drambuie or Grand Marnier blue.

 

[Nate1]

I've been enjoying Crown Royal Black, on the rocks, of late.

 

[username999]

Plenty of choices

http://www.sfspiritscomp.com/pdfs/2012_resultsByClass.pdf

 

[shack]

I like frozen Grey Goose shots. After that, shots of Crown.

 

[big apple]

jameson

 

[lukierjack]

Anything but tequila. Seems like a good idea at the time. It never is!

 

[guelph]

How about Sliovovitz

 

[Boomstead]

Patron tequila. Very smooth.

 

[Indiana]

Long live the noble spirit.

 

[Marcus1027]

Cabo wabo tequila....try it once and you and you'll never try another tequila ever

 

[Boomstead]

Cabo wabo tequila....try it once and you and you'll never try another tequila ever

People have to give good tequila a chance. I mentioned Patron which due to its price makes it usually cost prohibitive but worth it. Never had Cabo Wabo but given your recommendation, it must be at least smoother than the Cuervos and Sauzas of the world. Those 2 brands give tequila its bad reputation.

 

[Petzel]

If you like nut flavors, try Frangelico. It's a hazelnut liquer is really nice on the rocks.

 

[Kyra.Graves]

Generally I'm all for a nice tequila or sake but lately I've been working on a couple of really nice bottles of baijiu that were given to me as gifts and I am really enjoying them. Not the easiest bottles to find but definitely something I'd look for again.