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Once you're done acting like Party Guest of the Spirits, you can spill the science all over the enthralled group of onlookers, the one that most certainly surrounds you because you are a fire master.

That science? The smoke from the extinguished candle includes vaporized candle wax. If you move quickly, this can be used as fuel, sending the flame zipping back through the smoke to the wick and relighting the candle without touching it.

Advanced: Flaming Citrus Peel

This requires that you first learn one simple cocktail that would do nicely with a citrus garnish. Burnett's Strawberry Lemon Drop would be a fine choice.

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But Cracked isn't bartending school.

Our focus here is the flaming citrus oil with which you will be dazzling your friends. If you squeeze the oil from a piece of orange or lemon peel over a flame that is over a cocktail glass, you will create an amazing spectacle and a more delicious drink.

The gentleman in this video goes with the Negroni, but don't succumb to YouTube peer pressure: Go with what feels right, as you are now the mighty Vulcan, Roman god of fire.