How to drink sambuca: 5 ways

Sambuca is considered to be the world leader among cocktail bar drinks. Thanks to the refined taste, unusual, slightly tart flavor and spectacular flow, the “burning” liqueur is a hit of entertainment events. No high-scale youth party can do without sambuca. If you want to surprise guests, it is important to learn in advance all the subtleties of drinking at home. Connoisseurs have developed several technologies that are considered basic. Consider each method in more detail.

What is "Sambuca"

Natively Italian alcoholic drink belongs to liqueurs. In taste, sambuca is a bit tart and at the same time sweet, but not cloying. The main components of the drink is considered to be granulated sugar (mainly cane), alcohol based on wheat, elderberry (berries), aromatic medicinal herbs, anise.

Classic sambuka has no color at all, it is completely transparent.However, after the time, new shades have appeared, which are achieved by adding food dyes, there is nothing to worry about.

As for the beneficial properties of an alcoholic beverage, it improves the digestive tract and speeds up metabolism. Sambuca also prevents the formation of inflammatory processes in the bronchi, lungs and the body as a whole. It kills harmful bacteria, possessing excellent antiseptic properties.

In addition, during the cold and flu season, the “burning mixture” perfectly fights the first symptoms of the disease, eliminating them at the initial stage. Many people notice that the use of sambuka in small quantities (this is how they drink it) increases vitality and overall performance.

How to drink sambuca at home

As you can see, the liqueur should be in the mini-bar of every self-respecting person. For this reason, you need to learn to drink it properly.

Method number 1. "Two glasses"
The technology of drinking sambuca in this way is also called "Italian" or "With flies", the essence of the process does not change. The technique consists in the use of coffee beans, which play the role of the very "flies".

Necessary ingredients. In order to fully comply with the culture of drinking, you will need to prepare 3 coffee beans in advance (roasting does not matter). It is this move that will allow sambuka to be drunk “Feng Shui”, each grain carries happiness, wealth and health.

In addition, paper napkins, cocktail tubes with corrugated bend, matches, two glasses for brandy will be required.

Training. The culture of using sambuka is not considered simple, but the excitement from training compensates for the expended forces. Put coffee beans in a cognac glass, pour in 60 ml. sambuca. Take a paper napkin, folded in the usual way (4 turns). Using the tube, make a hole in it exactly in the middle so that the place of the bend (corrugation) is exactly on the edges of the hole.

Technology. After completing the preparation, proceed to the main stage. Light a match, take a glass in your hand and tilt it a little so that the surface of the liqueur is at an angle. Slide the lit match into the container, set it on fire, twist the vessel in your hands in the circle of hours for about 4-5 seconds. The longer the composition is in the lit state, the stronger the sambuca.For the first time, this time is enough.

Next, pour the burning sambuka into the second glass, cover it from above with the first one so that the burning process is completed due to lack of oxygen. You have to cover one container with another like a plastic egg from Kinder Surprise. In the upper glass will begin to accumulate vapors for their subsequent inhalation.

Put a napkin with a straw on a flat surface so that the long part is at the bottom, and a short section protrudes from above, from which cocktails are usually drunk. Remove the glass that plays the role of the lid and immediately place it on the napkin so that the steam does not evaporate.

Drink the liquor to the bottom, take the coffee beans in your mouth and keep them on the edge of the tongue. Then inhale deeply the pairs of sambuca, but do not hurry so as not to burn your throat. Begin to chew coffee beans, savor them. Repeat simple manipulations to achieve the desired effect. It is important to remember that sambuka acts on the brain after 40 minutes, so take the time to not get drunk too much.

Important!
As mentioned earlier, cognac glasses called “snifter” or “Rox” are considered the most common.In cases when you do not have suitable vessels at hand, pour the sambuka into an ordinary juice glass, set it on fire, blow it out, cool a little and drink it. Be sure to eat coffee beans.

Method number 2. Sambuca with coffee
If the above recipe is considered to be a classic of the genre, then there is nothing special about using sambuca with coffee. Cook espresso with the help of a turk or a coffee machine. Pour into a glass 55-65 ml. liqueur, add 25 ml. pre-cooked coffee, mix. Put on the tongue 3 pinches of cane sugar, drink sambuka in one gulp, dissolve the sweet crystals. You can use sugar cubes by cutting them into 4 equal parts and taking one. Europeans like to eat sambuca in a similar way during lunchtime siesta, adding a spoonful of liqueur to coffee.

Method number 3. Sambuca in a glass
It is considered that in Russia only vodka and strong liqueurs are drunk from the glasses, but this misconception is erroneous. Through mass youth parties, experienced bartenders came up with another burning way of drinking. Unlike the first technology, this technique does not require physical costs and expensive dishes.

Take a 60-gram glass, put 3 coffee beans in it, pour in 50 ml. liqueur Light a match and gently bring it to the surface of the sambuka, wait for the fire. Count to five, extinguish the fire, wait a certain time to cool the sambuka a little. After this period, drink liquor in one gulp, chew the coffee beans.

Important!
Do not make mistakes experienced, who consume liqueur in a still burning state! This option of drinking is not safe, you will not be able to avoid burns of the palate, tongue, throat.

Pay special attention to the glass, which will be used to drink. It should have thick walls and have excellent refractoriness, otherwise the dishes will burst.
The above technology has been developed specifically to treat the symptoms of the disease and diseases in general. Usually, flu, cold, runny nose, wet and dry cough are treated in this way. If you drink sambuco for this very purpose, do not bite it with coffee beans.

Method number 3. Pure Sambuca
The option is not suitable for use at entertainment events, as an aperitif and "for relaxation." Sambuca in its pure form is drunk exclusively on a full stomach, as a rule, it is served after dinner (at 8-9 pm). This technology is also called “jest” or “dessert”.

The main distinguishing feature is that the liqueur is drunk in a cold state. It is sometimes even placed in the freezer to achieve the best effect. Pour into a glass or a glass of 60 ml., Drink in one gulp, eat a slice of pomelo, grapefruit or orange.

Method number 4. Sambuca with mineral water
If you are going on a trip to the sea or are planning a party by the pool, this method is fine. Place a bottle of carbonated mineral water in the freezer. Bring it to such a state that ice crystals form (the exposure time varies from 30 to 45 minutes, it all depends on the power of the device).

After the specified period, pour 45 ml into a tall glass. Sambuca, add 90-135 ml. ice mineral water (proportions 1: 2 or 1: 3). The more water you add, the lower will be the strength of the liqueur. Do not be surprised when, after combining all the ingredients, the sambuca becomes slightly turbid. The thing is that it contains a sufficient amount of esters, which practically do not dissolve in water.

Method number 5. Sambuca burning in the mouth
This technology is considered to be one of the most original, it is suitable for lovers of strong cocktails and thrills.To translate the way into reality, you need an assistant.

In order to properly drink sambuka using the “dry” method, put a little liqueur in your mouth, do not swallow. Take a paper napkin or towel, wipe your lips, eliminating possible drops from the drink.

Sit on a chair with a back, relax, lift the chin down and lower the lower jaw, opening his mouth wide. Ask the assistant to light a match and bring it to the mouth, setting fire to the liquid. After 3 seconds of burning, you will feel a slight tingling and heat generation. It is at this moment that you need to close your mouth, return your head to the upright position, wait about 5 seconds and swallow the liqueur.

Of course, the most spectacular way of all, but it is also extremely dangerous. If you do not have experience drinking beverages in this way, do not risk it. Entrust the procedure to bartenders or seasoned lovers of “hotter”.

As can be seen from the above, the use of a burning drink does not involve any particular difficulties. The classic of the genre is considered to be the culture of drinking with the help of two cognac glasses, tubes and napkins. At youth parties, the technology of using sambuka is used,diluted with water. It all depends on personal preferences, experiment, vary proportions, monitor your well-being.

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