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Flaming Sambuca cocktail in a shot glass, garnished with three coffee beans

Flaming Sambuca recipe

BuiltShot glassNo ice38% ABV85 kcal

The Flaming Sambuca is a shot, made with sambuca and coffee beans, served in a shot glass.

Strength: about 38% ABV in the glass, roughly 12 g of alcohol and about 85 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

Flaming Sambuca ingredients

Sambuca40 ml (1¼ oz)
Coffee beans3 pieces

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

How to make a Flaming Sambuca

  1. Pour the sambuca into a shot glass and drop in the coffee beans.
  2. Light it, let it burn for a few seconds, then blow it out and drink.
  3. Never move a lit glass, and never leave it burning.
Glass
Shot glass
Ice
None
Garnish
Three coffee beans
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Flaming Sambuca: quick answers

How strong is a Flaming Sambuca?
About 38% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 12 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
How many calories are in a Flaming Sambuca?
About 85 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
What glass is a Flaming Sambuca served in?
A shot glass, with no ice in the glass.
How many ingredients does a Flaming Sambuca have?
2 in total: sambuca and coffee beans. Simple enough to make at home.
Flaming Sambuca recipe card: Sambuca, Coffee beans
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