“It behooves the novice to exercise extreme care. A beginner is very liable to scalding himself.” — John L. Caulkins, The Mixing Master, 1933
Uh-huh. Okay, so I’ll just leave this here.
This would be the perfect time for me to say: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. But if you manage to convince a professional to make this for you —
- Keep well back
- Take pictures and/or video, because it really does look cool.
The Blue Blazer was originally created by Jerry Thomas, “the father of American mixology” in 1862.
Amazingly, his original mixing guide is still available —
