Q&A for How to Drink a Tequila Shot

You don’t have to do shots if you don’t want to. Tequila shots aren’t really meant to be enjoyed, they are meant to be a type of willing torture that a group of people engage in as a means of bringing them together over shared misery and trauma.

Yes, but only try this once you have tried both beverages separately. They might not taste good mixed.

No, it is the name of a drink. Tequila is a regionally specific name for a distilled beverage made from the blue agave plant.

It doesn't matter. You could use table salt, Kosher salt or any other available salt.

In moderation, no. In excess, yes.

They help to cancel out the strong alcohol taste of cheaper tequila.

A standard shot is 1.5 fluid ounces.

Ask your doctor first about drinking alcohol while on any medications or health problems.

None. You're a minor, Your mind is developing still. People who drink at a young age are statistically more likely to fail school and become an alcoholic. It is more fun when you're legal anyway!

Nope. It's a one shot drink.