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Alcoholic beverages are as popular as ever. Go to any university bar, fraternity party, or beach bonfire and you will find the youngest and hippest drinkers partaking in the very latest craze in the booze world. At one time it was beer bongs, then keg stands, then shots. Today, the hottest craze in the drinking world is the bomb shot.

A bomb shot is more than just a simple shot of liquor. It consists of a shot of liquor combined with another drink, often an energy drink or some sort of juice. The non-alcoholic portion of the drink is called the “wash.” The bomb shot can be made in two ways. The drink can be served “clean,” which means that a shot glass full of liquor is dropped into a full glass of some other beverage. The drinker then attempts to drink the whole thing down without having the different liquids mix. The bomb shot can also be served “dirty,” which means that the liquor shot is mixed in with the other liquid and everything is drank together.

Bomb shots are very popular, but some are more popular than others. The most popular bomb shot is probably the “Jager Bomb.” This drink is made of a shot of Jagermeister (a licorice flavored liqueur from Germany) and a can of Red Bull energy drink. Yes, it certainly does sound appetizing. The Jagermeister is poured into a shot glass and the Red Bull energy drink is poured into a standard glass. The shot is then dropped into the cup of Red Bull, and the drinker goes to town. As truly awful as this concoction sounds, it is extremely popular in bars across the world.

Another very popular bomb shot is the “Irish Car Bomb.” Despite the fact that car bombs caused a lot of death and destruction during the troubles between the English government and the Irish separatists, nobody seems to take offense to the name of the drink. The “Irish Car Bomb” is made of ¾ of a pint of Guinness beer, and one shot glass containing equal parts Irish crème and Irish whiskey. Like the “Jager Bomb,” the shot is dropped into the glass of beer and given to the person who ordered it. This drink is a little more potent due to the fact that both the shot and the wash are alcoholic beverages.

Bomb shots come in many more varieties. If you have some sort of alcohol, some sort of energy drink or juice, and a desire to mix them together and drink the entire concoction very fast, you can make a bomb shot. Fruit flavored vodkas mixed with Red Bull or other energy drinks are readily available at most bars. Due to the increasing popularity of this drink style, you can even purchase “bomb sets” which include a shot glass and a pint glass. This allows you to enjoy your favorite bomb shot drink at home. Nobody knows what the next fashionable drink craze will be, but for now you do not have to worry about looking silly if you order a bomb shot.

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Some of the more unique wine related items available from The Tipsy Grape are in the wine themed candles section. A ceramic wick holder (with adjustable wick) can be inserted into an empty wine bottle filled with lamp oil to make a unique oil lamp for less than five dollars. A cute little glass chimney can be added to make it even more unique. On the more conventional side, there are 7” tall wax candles shped and decorated like miniature champagne bottles.

These are just a few of the many interesting and unusual wine accessories and wine themed items that can be found at The Tipsy Grape. If you are a wine enthusiast or just enjoy an occasional glass you’ll find something that will catch your fancy at TheTipsyGrape.com.