There's a party drink here called Purple Rain. The mixing person takes a shot of blue alcohol (don't know exactly what, but it reeks of aniseed) and pours it into a wine glass. They then swirl the booze around the wine glass and light it with a lighter. Promptly the pretty, flaming mixture is poured into a small glass and the wine glass is slammed on top to trap the fumes. The wine glass is then quickly removed and placed upside down on a flat surface. You take the shot of hot alcohol, and then grab a straw and suck up the alcohol fumes in the overturned wineglass. The mixer will then take the small glass and pour the dregs from your shot onto the concave bottom part of the upside down wine glass, at which point you're meant to sniff the remains through a straw. I refuse to sniff, but I like the rest of it.

I discovered Absolut Pear last night. Much better than I expected. I am becoming a real fan of Absolut's flavoured vodkas.