Blue Blazer
Smoky
The Blue Blazer is a classic cocktail known for its dramatic preparation involving igniting whisky and pouring it between mugs to create a blue flame. This warming winter drink combines Scotch whisky and boiling water, sweetened with powdered sugar.
- Time to make
- 10 min
- Difficulty
- Professional
- Strength
- Very Strong
Ingredients
1 serving
- Boiling water4.00 oz
- Single malt scotch whisky4.00 oz
- Powdered sugar1.00 oz
Equipement
Serving details
- GlasswareSnifter
- GarnishLemon zest twists (optional)
- IceNoIce
- TemperatureHot
How to make it
- Preheat a Snifter glass.
- Preheat a pair of large tankards with handles using boiling water and warm the whisky bottle in hot water.
- Pour the whisky into one tankard and boiling water into the other.
- Ignite the whisky with a long match and pour it into the other tankard while still lit.
- Throw the flaming mixture between tankards creating a controlled blue flame.
- Extinguish the flame by covering the flaming tankard with the base of the other tankard.
- Pour into glasses and stir in powdered sugar to sweeten to taste.
- Express a lemon zest over each cocktail and use as garnish, if desired.
Other details
- CaloriesPlus_250
- Alcohol volume15.75%
- Not suitable forGluten_Free
Reviews
4.5
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