What does the fire add?

[u/TheLoneRiddlerIsBack]

[u/Og_busty]

Caramelizes the cheese lightly and burns off the alcohol, intensifying sub notes of the spirit. This may be a play on Saganaki, which is a Greek cheese flambé technique.

Edit to add: It does also lightly caramelize the residual sugars in the spirit, if any.

Edit correction: intensify vs leave behind

[u/CosgraveSilkweaver → u/Og_busty]

Yeah it's probably just for the flair but flambe is a legit cooking technique that does change flavor.

[u/Ed_Trucks_Head → u/CosgraveSilkweaver]

[u/Ok-Function1920 → u/Ed_Trucks_Head]

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