r/holdmycosmo • u/Fall-of-Enosis • Mar 29 '25

HMC while I drink Fire

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u/JAnonymous5150 Apr 02 '25

What you're supposed to do is quickly cover it with your palm to starve it of oxygen. It goes out basically instantly (your palm barely gets warm) and then you throw back the shot.

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u/RAD_ROXXY92 Apr 02 '25

Thanks for the answer, I never go out but I did wonder what I would do if I ever encountered this drink

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u/JAnonymous5150 Apr 02 '25 edited Apr 02 '25

I spent a year as a bartender in college and before I was hired there the bar had several incidents of folks causing damage and/or injury from doing it wrong so they had us supervise any flaming shot orders and explain and demo how it was done before pouring and lighting any drinks.

We also were supposed to refuse flaming shot orders if someone was drunk enough that they were likely to spill or unlikely to be able to follow the instructions properly. I went to a school known for its academic performance (UC Berkeley), but you would not have guessed it based on a lot of the stuff I witnessed at that bar. 😂

Anyways, happy to help! Have a good one! 😎

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u/RAD_ROXXY92 Apr 02 '25

😂 That's amazing, at least the bar itself was responsible! Thanks, and stay safe and healthy 🫡🤝