OLYMPIC TORCH

OLYMPIC TORCH

2 ounce sake
1 ounce Amaretto or coffee-flavored liquor
1.5 ounce cream
1 ounce dark rum (or Bacardi 151 if you really want some flames)
Cinnamon

Tonight’s cocktail was so special, video was required. The OLYMPIC TORCH, sent to me by my friend Kathi, attempts to recreate the lighting of the Olympic coldron. For those of us who didn’t make last week’s opening ceremony in London, it’s a way to bring a little bit of the Olympics to your own living room. I can attest that this yummy cocktail makes watching them better too.

The variety of the ingredients for the OLYMPIC TORCH is a nice representation of the variety of the world’s population. You can find sake in your store’s wine section, and the rum can be as flammable as you are brave. To make the cocktail, put sake and Amaretto into a cocktail shaker, add ice, shake and strain it into a martini glass. Then, summon your patience, and pour the heavy whipping cream, then the rum, very slowly on top, one at a time, so that they float in two layers.

Then the fun really begins. Grab a match, a lighter or a blowtorch, and light the rum on fire. Let it burn for a few seconds while you sprinkle in cinnamon, then clap your hands above the flame to put it out. We tried just dark rum first, but it didn’t light. Hubby thought to try highly-flammable Bacardi 151 and we almost had to call the fire department. When the excitement died down, we found that the layers looked cool, but tasted bad. For the OLYMPIC TORCH to pass the qualifying round and become drinkable, we had to mix it and add ice. After some melt, the OLYMPIC TORCH became more than drinkable — it became a medal contender. The burnt cinnamon had a nice flavor, and the cream and rum tasted decadent. In the end, I’d give it a silver. The taste was bronze, but the fun factor moved it up the podium one spot.

Drink Up^

Cocktail Connie