Flaming Sambuca Shot
A traditional Italian digestif shot featuring anise-flavored Sambuca, often served flaming with coffee beans.
- 1½ ozsambuca(white Sambuca traditional)
- 3 wholecoffee beans(for garnish, represents health, happiness, prosperity)
- 1Pour Sambuca into a shot glass.
- 2Float three coffee beans on top.
- 3Carefully light the Sambuca on fire.
- 4Let it burn for a few seconds to toast the beans and warm the liqueur.
- 5Extinguish by covering with your hand or a coaster.
- 6BLOW OUT FLAME BEFORE DRINKING. Drink while still warm.
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Sambuca is an Italian anise-flavored liqueur traditionally served as a digestif. The classic presentation con la mosca (with the fly) includes three coffee beans representing health, happiness, and prosperity. When lit on fire, the flames toast the coffee beans and warm the liqueur. Always extinguish before drinking!
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