Name: Afterburner
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml White crème de menthe; 15 ml White overproof rum; 30 ml Coffee liqueur

Afterburner
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Serve in a Snifter/Brandy balloon glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Giffard Menthe Pastille white crème de menthe
¹⁄₂ oz	White overproof rum (unaged Jamaican/funky)
1 oz	Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur

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How to make:

Select and pre-heat a Snifter/Brandy balloon glass.
POUR all ingredients into glass.
SWIRL glass to mix ingredients.
Tip glass to near horizontal, and CAREFULLY flambé.
Extinguish flame by covering flaming tankard with base of the other tankard.

Review:

A surprisingly smooth and moreish peppermint-laced drink.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Afterburner contains 210 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
31.09% alc./vol. (31.09° proof)
23.3 grams of pure alcohol

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eddie richards

7th March at 17:56

Ready,, Camera,, Action.. Oh, no flambe :( I used Giffard Menthe Pastile, Wray & Nephew & Tia Maria. I guess the extra 10% from the Galliano Espresso makes all the difference

Simon Difford

8th March at 09:25

Did you tip the glass to near horizontal when trying to light?

David Brockley

25th February 2023 at 21:18

Surely too low proof to flambé? Especially swirled rather than floated. Didn't ignite for myself. Good digestif though after a three course meal and espresso. Working better than the single measure of Calvados did.

Simon Difford

28th February 2023 at 19:14

I just re-tried and flamed for me using Giffard Menthe Pastille (24% alc./vol.), Wray & Nephew overproof rum (63%) and Galliano Espresso/Ristretto (30%). You need to move the glass to near horizontal when holding the flame to the cocktail to ignite. And I agree, a good digestif, better than the previous 3-out-of-4 rating so I have promoted it to a 4.