Fireball Whisky is great by itself, but there's also some mixer options to choose from. You can mix it with sodas (Coke, Dr. Pepper, root beer), juices (apple or cranberry juice), coffee and even hot chocolate.
Fireball taste is compared to a syrupy version of Wrigley’s Big Red gum or Ferrara Candy Company's Atomic Fireball. It's sweet with a spicy burn.
It was introduced in the mid-1980's in Canada as Dr. McGillicuddy’s Fireball Cinnamon Whisky. It was named after Dr. Aloysius Percival McGillicuddy, more commonly referred as “the shot doctor”. It was part of Seagram's line of flavored schnapps.
In 1989, Sazerac Company bought the brand rights and formula for an undisclosed amount.
In 2007 it was rebranded as Fireball Cinnamon Whisky.
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