The "Caribbean Blue Jello Shot"

It was my friend Adriana's 25th birthday this past weekend and we decided to make a weekend out of the momentous occasion. To mark her turning a quarter of a century we rented a hotel room at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood. The first night we hit the clubs that they have and of course had a blast, but for the second night we decided to stay in the room and make our own fun. We ate and danced by ourselves, we just had the best time being silly girls. Once it turned midnight that is when the real fun started. We made our own cocktails.

At first, the whole us making our own cocktail plan was not going too well, but after a while it all started to come together. We had tried to make everything from frozen drinks to our own signature shot (this did not turn out so well). We had jello in the room for us to snack on in case we got hungry and my friend Paola suggested we make jello shots. Immediately we thought we finally could make a drink that would actually taste good.

The jello shot that we made is called The "Caribbean Blue Jello Shot" and how we made it was with:

six ounces of Light rum
Six ounces of berry blue jello
16 oz of boiling water
10 oz cold water

Then we mixed the jello mix with the boiling water until the powder was fully dissolved and then we added the rest of the water and the alcohol. Finally we poured the mixture into pretty shot glasses and let them chill.

We made them this way because Adriana's boyfriend is a bartender and he advised us this is the best and easiest way to make jello shots. He knew that none of us had ever done this before so he wanted us to succeed so he talked us through step by step. Making your own "Caribbean Blue Jello Shot" is not hard and it is alot of fun. You can experiment with it and find out that you actually can make a really good cocktail. Gather up your friends and make a night of it. Staying in and making your own cocktails can be more fun than going out on the town.