Gun Metal Blue

Name: Gun Metal Blue
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Mezcal — 45 ml (1 1/2 oz); Blue Curaçao — 15 ml (1/2 oz); Lime juice (freshly squeezed) — 25 ml (5/6 oz); Crème de Pêche de Vigne liqueur — 10 ml (1/3 oz); Cinnamon syrup — 10 ml (1/3 oz)

A smoky and fruity mezcal cocktail ∙ Shake ∙ 3 min ∙ 17.1% ABV ∙

The Gun Metal Blue is a shaken mezcal sour with blue curaçao, lime, peach liqueur and cinnamon syrup, served up in a coupe.

Ingredients

Servings

Garnish

Orange twist

Instructions for 1 serving

Pre-chill a glass
Shake all ingredients with ice: Mezcal 45 mlBlue Curaçao 15 mlLime juice 25 mlCrème de Pêche de Vigne liqueur 10 mlCinnamon syrup 10 ml
Strain into the chilled glass
Express an orange twist (coin sized) over the cocktail and float as garnish

Tips

It's only 10 ml, but the Crème de Pêche de Vigne is sweet enough to bury the mezcal's smoke if you pour heavy.

History

The Gun Metal Blue was created in February 2015 by Mike Shain and Nicholas Bennett at Porchlight, a bar in New York City. It is a mezcal-based riff on the Margarita, swapping in blue curaçao, peach liqueur, and cinnamon syrup alongside lime juice for a smoky, spiced variation on the classic template.

FAQ

What is in a Gun Metal Blue?

45 ml mezcal, 25 ml fresh lime juice, 15 ml blue curaçao, and 10 ml each of crème de pêche de vigne (a peach liqueur) and cinnamon syrup.