Flaming Sambuca

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This Flaming Sambuca is a fiery two ingredient shot recipe that is great for a party. All you need is Sambuca, a few coffee beans and a match.

Sambuca is an Italian anise flavored liqueur. In this recipe, the Sambuca and a few coffee beans are lit on fire before being served. 

This is a strong shot recipe and is pure alcohol, like this Starry Nights Shot or this Black Cadillac Shot.

This is not a sugary, sweet shot recipe. If you are looking for something sweet, try these Watermelon Shooters or this Raspberry Kamikaze Shot.

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• Why You’ll Love This Recipe
• Ingredients
• How To Make A Flaming Sambuca Shot
• Expert Tips
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• It’s on fire. Obviously, the best part about the shot is that it is actually lit on fire. 
• It’s simple to make. This is a super easy recipe to make, but it looks incredibly impressive. 
• It’s strong. If you like strong shot recipes that are not diluted with any flavors or other mixers, this is the shot for you.

Ingredients

• Sambuca: You can use another anise flavored liqueur as a substitute. However, if you care more about the flaming fire effect rather than the actual liquor, you can replace the Sambuca with rum, vodka, gin or tequila. 
• Coffee Beans: You will need three whole coffee beans. When the coffee beans are burned, they will infuse a slight coffee flavor to the shot. Note that the coffee beans are not essential to the shot — you don’t need them to make the shot light on fire.

How To Make A Flaming Sambuca Shot

Step 1: Add the coffee beans and Sambuca to a shot glass.

Step 2: Light the Sambuca on fire.

Step 3: Let it burn for a few seconds, then extinguish the flame by covering it with a glass.

Expert Tips

• Don’t drink the shot while it’s on fire. Obviously you do not drink the shot before the flame has been completely extinguished. 
• Don’t burn yourself. This shot involves open flame. Be careful when making this recipe. Don’t burn yourself or anything else. Make sure you don’t make this shot around anything flammable. 
• Don’t let the glass heat up too much. Don’t let the shot burn for more than a few seconds before you extinguish it. Otherwise, the glass can heat up too much and break. 
• Use a snifter glass. Some versions of this recipe involve lighting the sambuca and coffee beans inside a snifter glass and then pouring the shot into another glass before drinking it. The flame should go out as you pour the liquid.

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