By Timo Torner/ Last updated on May 7, 2023
This Blue Lagoon is refreshingly tart and traditionally made with Blue Curaçao, vodka, and lemonade. With a little twist, you can lift it to the next level.
With the typical shade of Blue Curaçao, the Blue Lagoon co*cktail is not only colorful but beautifully tart and easy to make. Initially, it was three, but with our slightly modified formula, you get some extra freshness. Grab your shaker and mix up this fun summer drink for your next party! Table of Contents show A tart and refreshing bright-blue co*cktail based on Vodka. Print Recipe Pin Recipe Rate Recipe Prep Time: 3 minutes minutes Course: Drinks Cuisine: French Keyword: vodka Servings: 1 Calories: 278kcal Cost: $2.50 Add all ingredients into a co*cktail shaker with plenty of ice. 2 oz Vodka, 1 oz Blue Curaçao, 1 oz Simple syrup, 1.5 oz Freshly squeezed lemon juice Shake until the drink is well-chilled. Fill your glass with crushed ice Strain your drink into the ice-filled glass. Garnish with an lemon wheel and a Maraschino cherry. Serving: 5.5ozCalories: 278kcalCarbohydrates: 8gSodium: 5mgPotassium: 123mgSugar: 8gVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 0.1mg Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was! A modern Blue Lagoon is based on vodka and gets its tartness from the combination of fresh citrus juice and Curaçao. To make the drink, you need the following ingredients: The classic method of preparing this co*cktail is to shake it. Thus, you need a co*cktail shaker and a Hawthorne strainer. The ideal glassware for this drink is the so-called Poco Grande or Tulip Glass. It is best you add all ingredients to your co*cktail shaker, close it, then fill your glass with crushed ice. I recommend sticking to that order because it prevents the ice from melting in your glass while you prepare the drink. - With large cubes, that's also advisable, but with crushed ice, it really makes a massive difference. The most obvious variation to try is going back to the original version with lemonade. Instead of simple syrup and fresh lemon juice, you use 3 to 4 oz of lemonade. That's also what inventor Andy MacElhone used in his original recipe. Usually, lemonade is non-carbonated, but if you want to create a fizzy version of the Blue Lagoon co*cktail, you can also opt for a carbonated product. Others add a splash of lime or raspberry cordial to the mix. However, I find the taste too artificial - the blue color even supports that impression and makes me want to stay away from cordials altogether. Further, you can also prepare our recipe with fresh lemon and syrup with ice cubes instead of crushed ice, so it does water down more slowly. In that case, use a large coupe glass (8 oz). The Poco Grande will be too large. It's a common belief that Andrew (Andy) MacElhone, the son of famous bartenderHarry MacElhone, invented the Blue Lagoon. He allegedly created the co*cktailduring the late 1960s to early 1970sin his father's bar in Paris named Harry's New York Bar. The drink's eye-catching color made it a massive success in the 1970s. It falls in line with other fancy-colored drinks like theTequila Sunriseand theGrasshopper co*cktailfrom that era. What does the Blue Lagoon Drink taste like? Even though the bright blue co*cktail looks tropical, it is not fruity. In fact, it is surprisingly tangy and citrusy. When prepared with fresh lemon juice and syrup instead of lemonade, the Blue Lagoon tastes even tarter. How does the drink get its color? From Blue Curaçao. The color is artificial, and you can get Curaçao in other shades. However, for historical reasons, blue is the standard version. What alcohol is in the Blue Lagoon? The base spirit is vodka, and you also need Blue Curaçao. That is an orange liqueur that can have between 20 and 40% of alcohol. What is the alcohol content of the Blue Lagoon co*cktail? On average, the colorful drink has 18 to 22% ABV. -Depending on the brands used and the level of dilution caused by the ice.Quick Facts Blue Lagoon co*cktail
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