Fox News: Manliest Drinks
As you may know, I’ve been in pursuit of non-chickified cocktails.
And trying to un-chickify the Manhattan.
Anyways, The-Evil-Doctor-Merlin-Channing-Lowe-Jr. pointed me to this Fox News article:
It
lists the following, the first is one I am proud of:
- The Rusty Nail
- 1 ounce blended Scotch (Teacher’s Highland Cream has enough bite and body to stand up to the thicker Drambuie and prevent the drink from getting too sweet)
- 1 ounce Drambuie
- The Bloody Mary
- Ingredients too numerous (and too varied) to mention
- The Negroni
- 1 ounce gin (a heavily herbal gin like Plymouth works nicely with the bitter Campari)
- 1 ounce Campari
- ¾ ounce sweet vermouth
- The Blue Blazer
- 2 ½ ounces rye whiskey (preferably a high proof rye, like Rittenhouse 100 proof – it burns better)
- 2 ½ ounces boiling water
- 1 teaspoon powdered sugar
- lemon peel
In TheChan’s words:
I say you give the Blue Blazer a try.
He probably said that because of this description:
The name may sound preppy, but the Blue Blazer is the undisputed king of badass drinks because it’s on fire – literally. Like most of the classics, the drink is brutally simple, just rye, boiling water, powdered sugar and lemon peel, but the mixing is where it gets complicated. The cocktail is set ablaze and the poured back and forth between two large silver-plated mugs with handles. Only the best and brightest bartenders in the country have ever made one, and they certainly won’t do it on a packed ladies night. And while trying to make one at home is probably one of the worst ideas of all time – what’s more traditionally male than doing something stupid for the sake of looking cool? After all, there’s no way to top drinking a cocktail that was, just moments before, liquid fire. If you do take a shot at Blue Blazer fame, please keep a fire extinguisher handy.
Take two silver plated mugs with handles (most other materials won’t hold up well to the heat and flames) and pour the whiskey into one, the boiling water in the other. Ignite the rye and pour into the mug of water. Continue pouring back and forth to mix, not to mention look all sorts of cool while juggling a freakin’ stream of fire.
Challenge accepted.



Can I be there when you light your fingers, arms, and probably kitchen on fire? :)
Comment by Nameless County Employee — February 26, 2010 @ 10:45:46 PM
Yes, because it will be frack’in awesome!
If not for the destructive nature of it all.
Most people do not know that I belonged to a secret fraternity: Pi Rho.
Comment by Jeremy — February 26, 2010 @ 11:01:01 PM
Hmmm… Pictures and/or video or it didn’t happen! :P
Comment by Myssa — February 27, 2010 @ 7:35:25 PM
I’m a bit curious about drinking something that was mixed with boiling water then set on fire. Seems like it might still be a bit hot on the tongue. I want tickets to the inaugural attempt as well.
Comment by Chan — March 3, 2010 @ 8:29:15 PM