We've all been there - whether through choice, peer pressure, or being physically forced into it, more often than not a night out descends into rounds of shots.

And with the majority of shots tasting like liquefied evil, this usually results in gagging, less-than-attractive facial expressions and the occasional bout of vomming in the corner.

Well, good readers, fear not. There are less hateful shots out there. Here are some of our favourites.

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Barbie Shot

You will need:

• 0.25 oz Coconut Rum
• 0.25 oz Vodka
• Cranberry Juice
• Orange Juice
• Ice

You will need to: Fill a cocktail shaker with ice; pour the ingredients in, strain out the contents, and serve in shot glasses, all whilst singing about how life in plastic really is fantastic.

Squashed Frog

You will need:

• 25ml Advocat
• 25ml Midori
• Drop of Grenadine

You will need to: Mix together the Advocat and Midori, pour into a glass, and add the drop of Grenadine. Apparently, the Grenadine will sink to the bottom and look a little like blood. Which is nice.

Baby Guinness

You will need:

• Tia Maria
• Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur

You will need to: Fill up a shot glass with about ¾ Tia Maria, then layer the Baileys on top with a spoon to create the illusion of looking like a really small version of Guinness.

Jelly Shots

You will need:

• A packet of Jelly
• Vodka
• Little plastic cups

You will need to: Melt the jelly with hot water. Now, whilst pretending that you are making some good ole-fashioned and wholesome jelly, substitute the vodka for about 1/2 of 1/3 of the cold water that you would then use to add to the mixture (after you have used the hot water). Pour out into little cups, store in the freezer, and gulp down the next day.

Skittle Bomb

You will need: To read: this. Simples.

Chocolate Cake

You will need:

• 1 Sugared Lemon
• ½ shot’s worth of Bacardi Limon
• ½ shot’s worth of Frangelico (a Hazelnut liqueur. Sounds fancy)

You will need to: Mix the liqueurs into a shot glass, down it and then suck on the lemon. Does it taste like chocolate cake to you? No? Well, it still tastes a darn site better than Tequila or Sambuca.

Nutella shots

You will need:

• 1 shot Vanilla Vodka
• 1 shot Baileys or Frangelico Liqueur
• 2 tbsp of Nutella
• 1 cup of ice
• 1/2 cup of milk

You will need to: Put all of the ingredients into a blender and pour out the mixture into shot glasses. Finish off by lining the rims of the shot glasses with Nutella.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

You will need:

• 10 ml of Blue Curacao (a blue liqueur which tastes like Oranges)
• 10 ml of Strawberry Liqueur
• 10 ml of Mango Schnapps

You will need to: Layer the ingredients into a shot glass in the order that they are listed above, and shot. Singing about a flying car is optional but recommended.

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