Yes it is! Break out the beans!
Inspired by the very successful and satisfying Lucky Charm marshmallow vodka shots from St. Patrick’s Day, the Buzzed Boomer Research Department endeavored to try Jelly Belly vodka shots. Now keep in mind there are “Jelly Bean” shots on the Interweb but these are concoctions that don’t use the actual bean. Just liqueurs. The Buzzed Boomer team wanted authenticity and so we sorted through the beans to find five or six of the same flavor then carefully chopped them into little pieces. The pieces were dropped in little jars to blend and dissolve overnight. Unlike marshmallows, which dissolved instantly, the beans don’t. So the shots, if left unstrained, reminds us of a cloudy Goldschlager with little bits of “gold” almost floating. Actually the Jelly bits just sit in the bottom of the now quasi-appropriately colored vodka. But how’s the flavor??!! Did the vodka take on the remarkable flavors associated with Jelly Bellys? Close!!! Pretty darn good! Worth a shot!!
– Jet Cannon
