Flaming Homer or Moe

I’m a huge fan of The Simpsons.  Well, who isn’t?  And I’m also a huge fan of drinks!  Again, who isn’t?  So, naturally when I was thinking of a drink to feature today, I instantly thought of the Flaming Homer.  Or the Flaming Moe, depending on whose side you’re on.

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This is the drink that made Moe a star and drove a wedge between him and his longtime buddy, Homer.  It brought Aerosmith to Springfield, got Moe chicks and almost got him $1,000,000, too.  So, I think it’s probably a pretty tasty beverage.  Well, there’s only one way to find out.

Here’s what you’ll need to make a Flaming Homer.  (Yes, I’m on team Homer)

Ingredients

• 1 oz brandy
• 1 oz sloe gin
• 1 oz peppermint schnapps
• 1 oz blackberry liqueur
• 1 oz strawberry juice

and finally the secret ingredient…

• cough syrup

Now, I did some investigating and it does not state what flavor of cough syrup you can use.  In the actual episode, it is only referred to as Krusty the Clown cough syrup.

However, if I am wrong, please let me know.  I’m sure there is some Simpsonite out there who knows for sure.

For the purposes of this experiment, I will use Dimetapp brand cough syrup.

Preparation

Mix the contents, stir and pour into a glass.  Then add the cough syrup.  Light it on fire.  Extinguish first! (D’oh!) then consume and enjoy!