Brandy Blazer

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Serve in a Snifter/Brandy balloon glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
2 oz Boiling water
1⁄4 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Lemon & orange zest twists

How to make:

POUR cognac into a warmed glass and rest the bowl of the glass on an old-fashioned glass so it lies on its side supported by the rim. FLAME the cognac and carefully move the glass back to an upright position sitting normally on your work surface. POUR in hot water (this will extinguish any remaining flame) and sugar. Stir, garnish and serve.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

One way to warm your winter nights.

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Variant:

Blue Blazer

History:

A variation on 'Professor' Jerry Thomas' Blue Blazer which involved theatrically pouring ignited brandy between two mugs.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Brandy Blazer contains 161 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 14.82% alc./vol. (14.82° proof)
  • 18.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Matt’s Avatar Matt
5th December 2024 at 04:39
Searching for warm cocktails for cold nights - this is a great way to enjoy your brandy/cognac! The nose is off from a normal pour of neat cognac, but the flavor notes come through very well. I note that you won't see the flame unless you have very dim lighting - and in that case it is very alluring.
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Egor Doroshenko’s Avatar Egor Doroshenko
13th February 2022 at 09:56
That reminds me the way we drink sambuca in Moscow. No water and sugar; just flame the sambuca, let it burn a little (you need to twist cognac glass). Then pour burning sambuca in an old-fashioned glass and drink immediately! In addition you can inhale sambuca vapor from the cognac glass.
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