Post #761474 by Jeff Bannow on Sat, Mar 26, 2016 11:05 AM

On 2016-03-26 10:54, mikehooker wrote:
Excellent experiment! I haven't done a lot of flame tests at home but would be curious to know in an actual drink application what the best medium to set the flame would be. I've used sugar cubes inside of spent lime shells and seen bars use bread or croutons. What works best for everyone? And as far as sparking the flame I've used nutmeg which I heard is what Trader Sam's does and also seen places use cinnamon. I imagine these could both impact the flavor of the drink depending how wild you get with it.

That's my next step - determining the best method in the drink. I'd like to try floating the alcohol on top of the drink, spent lime shell, lime slice, crouton, and sugar cube. Amazingly enough, my local giant grocery store (Meijer's) didn't have unseasoned croutons! I'm a little shy about using croutons anyway, since who wants that to end up in your cocktail? But I'd like to try anyway.

Found a video showing off cinnamon (or maybe nutmeg) on top of a drink. I'll be testing that soon as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct9VVOYcbyc

[ Edited by: Jeff Bannow 2016-03-26 11:09 ]