The shot glass drops, the flame goes out, and the beer foams up with amaretto. The combination of almond, caramel and malt really does taste surprisingly like the famous soda, even though there is no soda in it.
8 oz
lager colde.g. Heineken · Beck's · Carlsberg · Stella Artois · Peroni
¾ oz
amarettoe.g. Disaronno · Lazzaroni · Luxardo · Bols
¼ oz
overproof rum only a thin floate.g. Wray & Nephew · Bacardi 151 · Plantation · Stroh
Garnish: None · Ice: Served up, no ice
Flaming Dr Pepper
Sweet almond and marzipan melting into cold, malty beer, with a slightly caramelised note from the burnt rum. Bubbly and sweet.
The Flaming Dr Pepper is an American bar drink and one of the best-known "bomb" shots, in which a shot glass is dropped into a larger glass of beer. The name refers to its taste: amaretto and lager together are said to resemble Dr Pepper, although the drink contains none. Its exact origin is not documented, and it became widely known in American bars from the late twentieth century onward.
It is a showpiece rather than a cocktail for sipping. Because it involves fire and drinking quickly, it needs care: a small float of overproof rum, a brief flame and plenty of distance from anything flammable.
No. The name comes from the taste of amaretto and beer, which many people find similar to the soda.
Only with a very small float of overproof rum, a thick shot glass, a stable surface and nothing flammable nearby. Never drink while it is still burning.
A light, cold lager. Darker beers make the drink heavier and hide the almond.
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Loud, fiery and made for the party crowd.
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