Four Horsemen

Type	Mixed drink shooter/drink shot
Primary alcohol by volume	Bourbon whiskey Scotch whisky Tennessee whiskey Tequila
Served	Neat; undiluted and without ice
Standard drinkware	Shot glass
Commonly used ingredients	1 part Bourbon whiskey (Jim Beam) 1 part Tennessee whiskey (Jack Daniel's) 1 part Scotch whiskey (Johnnie Walker Red) 1 part Tequila (Jose Cuervo) or Irish whiskey (Jameson Irish Whiskey)
Preparation	Mix the four spirits together into the shot glass, and down immediately.

The Four Horsemen is a cocktail containing four hard liquors and named after the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. The name of the drink is derived from the fact that the most common brand names of each ingredient are also male given names and the drinks have a high alcohol content (and therefore tend to have a very strong effect on human physiology). Additionally, the four brand names usually all begin with the letter "J" (see sidebar), giving further unity to the concept of the "Four Horsemen".

[edit] Variants

• Pure Whiskey variant - replace the Jose Cuervo with Jameson or Jeremiah Weed (Note that this still retains the "J" theme.)
• Four Horsemen and Hell Follows - Adds one part of Everclear
• Four Horsemen Go Hunting - Adds one part of Wild Turkey
• Four Men in a Boat - Adds one part of Grand Marnier
• Alternate version - common variant that contains Goldschlager, Jaegermeister, Rumple Minze, and Bacardi 151.^[1]
• Three ingredient variants - If only three of the J ingredients are used, it is often referred to as Three Wise Men^[2]. Similarly themed variants as above exist for the three ingredient version as well (e.g. Three Wise Men go Hunting)

[edit] References

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