Can you flame vodka

Others will tell you that it "caramelizes" an element of the drink. There is some debate about this, but we aren't buying it. Again, heat rises and the sugary elements of the drink amaretto, for example are down below the flaming high-proof top. Different sugars caramelize at different temperatures, with the lowest fructose starting at degrees Fahrenheit.

There is simply no way that's happening underneath the surface of your drink. It is, as we've mentioned, certainly is possible to add flavor to your drink with fire , but there are different principles at work.

As we mentioned in our Five Scientifically Surprising Facts About Booze piece, it's not really the liquid burning, it's the alcoholic vapors coming off it that catch fire.

Generally speaking, higher proof liquor equals faster evaporation and more vapor, but this is dependent on temperature. Hold a match to proof vodka at room temperature, and it won't catch fire. Hold a lighter's flame or a butane torch to it, though, and it will ignite temporarily.

This is because lighter's flame is heating the booze a little, and thus generating more vapor. If you carefully heat the vodka to a higher temperature, it produces a lot of vapor, and it will catch fire and burn energetically.

Note: Do not try to do this. That's how I almost burned down Gizmodo HQ last year. At the same time, even percent pure ethanol will not ignite if the liquid is 55 degrees F or lower. Because you are typically pouring drinks at room temperature, you need to use a high-proof spirit. Bacardi and Chartreuse are classic examples. In most cases you prepare the full drink and then top it with the really hard stuff. The purer higher-proof alcohol will generally be lighter than the other ingredients and will want to stay floating at the top, but it will mix with the rest of it if you're not careful.

To help facilitate the floating, pour it very slowly and gently, ideally over the back of a spoon as if you were making a Black and Tan , so it stays up at the top. Do it right and the drink will light easily. Do you want to be these guys? God no, you do not. Nordic Drinks.

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Free delivery for your first order! Fire is hot. Be careful handling a lit cocktail or shot, even after the flame is extinguished. After a shot or drink is lit on fire, not only will the glass be hot, but the liquid within the glass will be hot as well. Do not pour high proof alcohol onto an already flaming shot or drink. Explosions are bad.

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