Agave · Intermediate

Gun Metal Blue

Name: Gun Metal Blue
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 1 ½ oz mezcal; ½ oz blue curaçao; ¼ oz peach brandy; ¾ oz fresh lime juice; ¼ oz Cinnamon Syrup

Yes, blue curacao. Smoke and cinnamon keep it from being a novelty.

GlassCoupe

GarnishNone

6ozCoupe holds 6 oz of liquidStemmed, served up. The liquid is the whole drink.

Build

mezcal	1 ½ oz45 ml1 oz30 ml2 oz60 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml
blue curaçao	½ oz15 ml⅜ oz10 ml⅝ oz20 ml⅞ oz25 ml1 oz30 ml
peach brandy	¼ oz7.5 ml⅛ oz3.5 ml⅜ oz10 ml½ oz15 ml
fresh lime juice	¾ oz20 ml½ oz15 ml1 oz30 ml1 ¼ oz35 ml1 ½ oz45 ml
Cinnamon Syrup	¼ oz7.5 ml⅛ oz3.5 ml⅜ oz10 ml½ oz15 ml

Rescaled to your 1 oz30 ml pour. Written around 1 ½ oz45 ml.

Already built on your 1 ½ oz45 ml pour.

Rescaled to your 2 oz60 ml pour. Written around 1 ½ oz45 ml.

Rescaled to your 2 ½ oz75 ml pour. Written around 1 ½ oz45 ml.

Rescaled to your 3 oz90 ml pour. Written around 1 ½ oz45 ml.

Tools

Uses an open flameA step here involves a lit match or a torch near citrus oil or alcohol, both of which catch. Work away from anything that can burn, keep the bottle well back from the flame, never flame anything over a glass you are holding, and never add alcohol to something already alight. Expect a brief flare — that is the point of the technique — and give it room.

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Preparations

Cinnamon Syrup12 hoursproject

Bring a cup of water to the boil with two cinnamon sticks in it. Stir in two cups of sugar until it has dissolved, take the pan off the heat, cover it, and leave it at room temperature overnight. Strain it through cheesecloth before you bottle it.

Method

Chill the coupe in the freezer.
Add everything to a shaker, fill it two-thirds with ice, and shake hard until cold.
Strain into the coupe. Put the orange peel skin-side down on top of the drink, taking care not to wet the top side.
Gently fill the orange-peel coin with a couple of drops of overproof rum and carefully ignite it. Enjoy carefully.

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