Smoking and Flaming Drinks - Tiki Drinks and Food

DZ Doctor Z Tiki Socialite Jasper's Reef, Torrance, CA Joined: Aug 01, 2002 Posts: 1620	DZ Doctor Z Posted posted on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 10:31 AM While we're on the subject, how does one make 'flaming brandy' drinks & desserts? At the Mai Kai, I watched this woman make/serve Flaming Cherries Jubilee, which I believe is just cherries and brandy. She prepared it tableside by pouring brandy into a bowl of cherries and stirring it around with a spoon, before serving it in smaller bowls. All the while it was burning with an intense blue flame which was pretty easy to see because it was quite dark in the room. Every once in a while she'd pour it from a few feet up and the flame would race up into the pitcher. It was an amazing spectacle (but then again, what at the Mai Kai isn't??) and she spent some time making it for maximum effect. Anyhow, I've tried to light brandy before with no success. I've heard recently that it must be heated first - true?

While we're on the subject, how does one make 'flaming brandy' drinks & desserts? At the Mai Kai, I watched this woman make/serve Flaming Cherries Jubilee, which I believe is just cherries and brandy. She prepared it tableside by pouring brandy into a bowl of cherries and stirring it around with a spoon, before serving it in smaller bowls. All the while it was burning with an intense blue flame which was pretty easy to see because it was quite dark in the room. Every once in a while she'd pour it from a few feet up and the flame would race up into the pitcher. It was an amazing spectacle (but then again, what at the Mai Kai isn't??) and she spent some time making it for maximum effect. Anyhow, I've tried to light brandy before with no success. I've heard recently that it must be heated first - true?

Post #103639 by Doctor Z on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 10:31 AM