6

I'm throwing a party with themed drinks, and one is a shot topped with 151, and set on fire.

I'll need to serve about 15 at a time, and don't own that many shot glasses. Is there any disposable shot glass that can be safely held at about 130 °F or 66 °C (the only actual number I found online, but probably not too precise) for less than a minute? What plastic number (the recycling number) should I look for?

Ken Graham
  • 10,772
  • 10
  • 40
  • 65
Mohammad Athar
  • 160
  • 6
  • 1
    BTW, drinking a flaming shot is a sure fire (pun intended) way to go to the hospital http://www.medicaldaily.com/flaming-shot-gone-wrong-man-sent-hospital-burn-treatment-after-flaming-cocktail-explodes-face-295548 – farmersteve Nov 30 '17 at 17:32
  • thanks, farmersteve; I've already read about extinguishing shots before drinking them. I need help in choosing affordable barware. – Mohammad Athar Nov 30 '17 at 17:33
  • 1
    BTW, you'll never find a plastic shot glass that won't melt. Good luck with that. – farmersteve Nov 30 '17 at 23:21
  • 1
    Fair warning: the flame produced by burning alcohol can be almost invisible, particularly with high-ABV drinks that have a low sugar content. You could easily mistake a shot glass for having gone out when it is still very much alight! – Polynomial Dec 10 '17 at 02:51

1 Answers1

6

Plastic will melt really quickly. Glass might even shatter if it's not the proper type. You need something made out of Pyrex (or similar type glass). I couldn't find Pyrex shot glasses, but they do make 100ml beakers that might serve your purpose!

enter image description here

farmersteve
  • 7,049
  • 12
  • 20