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Blue Blazer recipe
BuiltCopper mugNo ice19% ABV
The Blue Blazer is a built whiskey cocktail, made with blended Scotch, served in a copper mug.
Jerry Thomas’s 1862 showpiece. For trained staff only.
Blue Blazer ingredients
| Blended Scotch | 60 ml (2 oz) |
| Water | 60 ml (2 oz) |
| Sugar | 1 teaspoon |
How to make a Blue Blazer
- Warm two metal mugs. Put the sugar and hot water in one, the Scotch in the other.
- Set the Scotch alight and pour it into the water, then back and forth between the mugs a few times in a stream of blue flame.
- Serve in a warmed glass with a lemon twist.
- Glass
- Copper mug
- Ice
- None
- Garnish
- Lemon twist
Blue Blazer: quick answers
- How strong is a Blue Blazer?
- About 19% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 19 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Blue Blazer?
- About 150 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
- What glass is a Blue Blazer served in?
- A copper mug, with no ice in the glass.
- How many ingredients does a Blue Blazer have?
- 3 in total: blended Scotch, water and sugar. Simple enough to make at home.
