I make my own cheap espresso martinis at the airport this is how I get booze through TSA

A recent travel trend shows people enjoying a spirited cocktail before boarding, but they aren’t paying for it at the bar.Social media creators appear to be turning into mixologists at airports by creating their own espresso martinis before getting on a flight.Some travelers are posting themselves using various shooters — predominately vodka and coffee liqueur — added to their espresso that they purchased at a Starbucks at the airport.Alexis Olive, who is a resident of Texas, is one user who shared her video on Instagram, where she showed off her homemade cocktail hack.The footage has garnered more than 10 million views.“Espresso martini under $10 – mini vodka, Baileys or Kahlua, or both.

it’s the airport, there are no rules.And I ordered a double shot of espresso on ice from starbies,” Olive captioned her video.Olive was inspired by her mom to make this video, who she said has “been using this same trick for as long as time,” she told Fox News Digital.Olive said she is an avid traveler and has even spoken with various TSA agents who have confirmed with her that you can bring the small, shooter bottles through TSA as long as they all fit into a quart-sized plastic bag.Most social media users found the hack to be something they wanted to try, but others questioned how Olive was able to get the shooters through TSA and whether she would be able to bring the spiked coffee aboard her flight.The amount of alcohol in a shooter or nip bottle is 1.7 oz, which is less than the permitted amount allowed in a carry-on containing less than 24% alcohol by volume (ABV) or 48 proof, according to TSA guidelines.TSA’s website also says that you can store anything from 24-70% ABV in your carry-on as long as it is 3.4 oz or less.“The 311 rule applies and that is 3.4oz in one, one quart bag and that is the liquids rule.

So long as the liquids rule meets the security requirements, it can get through the checkpoint for sure,” a TSA spokesperson told Fox News D...