La Cucaracha! Drink Recipe
This is a flaming drink. Please read our notes about flaming drinks and be careful.
Ingredients
- 1 part Kahlua
- 1 part Tequila, gold
- 1 part Triple Sec
How to Make It
Mix ingredients and pour into a brandy snifter. Light on fire, extinguish after a few seconds, and drink with a straw.
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This drink recipe was submitted by one of our beautiful readers, flipside1794!
Comments on La Cucaracha!
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Mar 3rd, 2019Had this on my 18th birthday in Mexico. Suffice to say that I don't remember much after that lol. Good times.
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Aug 27th, 2017Fucken beautiful pardy pardy pardy!!!! Need to drink this with 2 ice cubes no more no less.
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Mar 11th, 2016mix equal parts tequila & kahlua (we never used triple sec) into a brandy snifter heat until it starts to burn with the snifter set down on a table quickly put a straw down to the bottom, in the middle of the snifter. Suck ALL the liquid out, before straw catches fire! Fire will go out when the liquid is all sucked out. If you loose your nerve and pull away before it's gone... you get fire in your MOUTH!
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Nov 16th, 2015Do you serve it at room temperature or chilled? The flaming of it makes me guess warm, but with all those sugary liquers it might be easier to drink cold.
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Aug 1st, 2015Very popular in Ojinaga Chihuahua Mexico at the Millennium Night club. But Bacardi 151 is whats added for the ignition of the flame
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Feb 28th, 2015Had this drink in a resort in Panama. Was good and I enjoyed it. It was served on a shot glass and I only had one. When it was lit on fire, it was a sophisticated drink presentation.
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Apr 16th, 2014Place in a shot glass, Kahlua and Tequila alone. Put the tequila slowly on top to catch on fire. Extinguish the fire placing something on top, and drink all at one. Make sure to the drink all over your mouth to get the full intense flavor of the shot. Very enjoyable! Right now I am drinking it on the rocks. It's not as tasty, but it would be good to have a good time with the right accompany.
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Jul 10th, 2013It is best with hornatos tequilla. Or as I like to call it horny toes.
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Jul 9th, 2013Ive participated in " La Cucaracha " in Palenque at La Canadesis. There were no straws. Two waiters came to our table. One prepared the drink and the second explained that he would be wiping my chin after I drank La Cucaracha. Then the first lite the drink , I drank the flaming La Cucaracha and the second wiped my chin with a damp towel to ensure I did not burn my lips or chin. As a kid I used to drink Flaming Arrows with Drambue so I knew it was a drink that you do not stop half way through. Viva Pelenqe! Viva Chiapas!
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Nov 7th, 2012so does the tequila catch on fire?
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May 2nd, 2012had 3 shots of this in Cancun... I WAS DANCIN!
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Jan 27th, 2012Delicious. Delicious, delicious, delicious. Like maple syrup.
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Dec 23rd, 2011A fond Tijuana memory for me. If you suck the drink down before you burn the straw, you win!
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Sep 26th, 2011Had two of these in Colombia.....wow. When you drink thru a straw then last part is hot any just explodes in your head. Quite a rush.
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Sep 13th, 2011You don't need 151 to light it on fire - just float the tequila on top and it will light just fine.
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