--- title: Pub Fined After Liquid Nitrogen Destroys Woman’s Stomach description: The victim described smoke coming from her mouth and nose canonical: https://time.com/4044433/pub-liquid-nitrogen-cocktail-destroys-stomach/ author: Denver Nicks article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-22T16:04:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:25:03.983Z og:title: British Woman Loses Stomach After Drinking Liquid Nitrogen Shot og:description: Pub fined $150,000 for serving her cryogenic cocktail og:url: https://time.com/4044433/pub-liquid-nitrogen-cocktail-destroys-stomach/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt50bddb8790dc42a3/698864bda988caa26e6b4719/gettyimages-128557595.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: liquid Nitrogen og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: British Woman Loses Stomach After Drinking Liquid Nitrogen Shot twitter:description: Pub fined $150,000 for serving her cryogenic cocktail twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt50bddb8790dc42a3/698864bda988caa26e6b4719/gettyimages-128557595.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # British Pub Fined After Liquid Nitrogen Shot Destroys Woman’s Stomach  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Sep 22, 2015 4:04 PM CUT  Nitrogen is a chemical element which has the symbol N and atomic number 7\. Elemental nitrogen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless and mostly inert diatomic gas at standard conditions, constituting 78.1% by volume of Earths atmosphere. Nitrogen is a consti Nitrogen is a chemical element which has the symbol N and atomic number 7\. Elemental nitrogen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless and mostly inert diatomic gas at standard conditions, constituting 78.1% by volume of Earths atmosphere. Nitrogen is a constiGetty Images  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Sep 22, 2015 4:04 PM CUT A family-run bar in the United Kingdom has been [fined](http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-34277429 "undefined") £100,000, or roughly $150,000, after a cocktail containing liquid nitrogen burned a large hole in an 18-year-old woman’s stomach. Gaby Scanlon, now 20, was served the “Nitro-Jagermeister” shot containing the anise flavored liquor and liquid nitrogen on her 18th birthday at Oscar’s Wine Bar in Lancaster, the BBC reports. “I turned to the man and asked if it was okay to drink. He said ‘Yes’,” she said. Moments later she knew something was wrong, she told the court. “Smoke was coming from my nose and mouth. Straight away I knew something was not right. My stomach expanded.” Scanlon spent three weeks in the hospital, where a large hole was found in her stomach. The organ was removed entirely and her esophagus connected directly to her small intestine. Her attorneys say she now suffers from “episodes of agonizing pain” and can no longer enjoy eating. Cocktails containing liquid nitrogen are legal but can be deadly if the liquid does not completely evaporate before the shot is taken. 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