Melktert shooters (melktertjies in Afrikaans) are contemporary South African shooters.

A melktertjie smells and tastes like melktert (South African milk tart) but with quite a bit of kick.
One shot can turn those who have never bothered with shooters or cocktails before, into melktert shooter enthusiasts.

There are a few variations of this most sought-after recipe, but the basic ingredients remain the same. We settled for the following melktertjie recipe.

Makes approximately 860 ml.

Ingredients

• One 375 ml bottle Vodka (you can reduce it to 300 ml if you prefer less kick)
• One 395 gram (300ml) tin of condensed milk (use up to two cans to make it thicker and sweeter)
• Half of a 375 ml tin evaporated milk
• Ground cinnamon to serve

Method

1. Mix well, using a food processer or whisk, and bottle, or simply pour the ingredients into a 1-litle bottle and shake well.
2. Keep in the fridge. Shake well before pouring into shooter or shot glasses.
3. Sprinkle each melktertjie with ground cinnamon and serve chilled.

Peppermint crisp shooters (peppermint crispies for short) are the liquor equivalent of the incredibly popular peppermint crisp tart. They are just as bad for you as the real tart, and just as irresistible.

Ingredients:

To make 3 to 4 shooters:

• Miniature bottle (50 ml) vodka
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) condensed milk
• 2 tablespoons (30ml) fresh cream
• 1 bar of Nestle Peppermint Crisp Chocolate

To make 10 to 14 shooters:

• 3/4 cup (175 ml) vodka
• 397gram tin (300 ml) condensed milk
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) fresh cream
• 3 bars of Nestle Peppermint Crisp Chocolate

Method

1. Combine vodka, condensed milk and cream and shake or stir well.
2. Pour into shot glasses.
3. You can now top each glass with a decent layer of grated peppermint crisp chocolate.

Notes

Because grated peppermint crisp tends to sink to the bottom of the glass, you may want to serve each shooter with a block or two of peppermint crisp.
Pop the block of peppermint crisp into your mouth, empty the shot glass, and chew.