Burners

Originally posted by Scott.

1 rocks glass
1 brandy snifter with diameter only slightly smaller than the rocks glass.
1 oz high proof, high sugar content liquor – sambucca, cointreau, and drambuie all work well. 151 works, but you’d be insane to drink that.
Matches or other source of fire.

Pour liquor into the brandy glass and set on fire.

Once burning, place rocks glass over the brandy glass and leave until flame goes out. Don’t let it burn too long otherwise the brandy glass will get too hot to drink from (at least too hot to drink from without burning your mouth).

Once the flame goes out, pick up the glasses without breaking the seal, bring it to your nose. Then lift off rocks glass, and AS YOU TURN IT OVER, breath in hard through your nose, inhaling all the alcohol vapor, then knock back the shot.

THIS IS VERY ALCOHOLIC SO BE CAREFUL.

ALSO, THE GLASSES GET VERY HOT, SO TRY NOT TO BURN YOURSELF.

YOU’VE BEEN WARNED.

Why it works - The fire burns all the oxygen, creating alcohol vapor. As you breathe in the vapor, it travels through your nasal passages and into your lungs, all of which have much thinner walls than you stomach, so the alcohol is absorbed almost instantly, and you get drunk for about 30 seconds. That passes, then the booze you swallowed hits and you get drunk for longer.

Two for the price of one – you just can’t beat it.