blue cocktails: June 2008

Monday, June 30, 2008

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Berry Mojito 5 fresh mint leaves 1 t. granulated sugar 4 lime wedges, juiced 2 oz. Bacardi Razz 1/4 oz. Chambord 1/4 oz. blue curaçao Splash of club soda Garnish: mint, blueberries, and raspberries In a tall glass, crush mint with a fork. Add sugar and lime juice; stir. Add Bacardi, Chambord, and blue curaçao; mix. Top with club soda. Garnish. Chad Weller of Rumi in Miami

Dreamy Blue

A Dreamy Blues is a Chocolate & Orange Martini that takes on an entirely different look with all the same, luscious flavors. It's a layered cocktail of white creme de cacao and blue curaçao that is best if both liqueurs and the glass are chilled. It can also be made into an eye-catching, layered shot. This is the perfect light cocktail for baby showers if you know it's going to be a boy.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz white creme de cacao
1 1/2 oz blue curaçao

Preparation:

Pour the creme de cacao into a well-chilled cocktail glass.
Float the blue curaçao on top.

The Something Blue

According to the Victorian saying, "Something old, Something new, Something Borrowed, Something Blue..." every bride should include blue in their wedding day for good luck. You can't get much bluer than this cocktail, although it's something you won't be wearing there just might be some luck in it. The Something Blue is a delicate blue drink that's easy enough to make that it can be served at a reception, shower or rehearsal dinner and it's eye appeal is a perfectly elegant touch to any wedding.

Ingredients:

2 oz Hpnotiq
2 oz white wine
1 oz ginger ale

Preparation:

Build the ingredients in a Champagne flute.
Serve and toast to a long and happy marriage.

Hawaian Breeze

Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz coconut rum
- 1/2 oz Hpnotiq liqueur
- 2 oz pineapple juice
- 1/4 oz lemon juice
Garnish: pineapple wedge

Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour into a tall glass and garnish with pineapple wedge.

Envy

Forget about being green with envy, be blue with Envy. This is a stunning blue cocktail that uses silver tequila (Don Eduardo, Don Julio or similar tequilas are preferred) and blue curaçao. Serve it up in a deep cocktail or margarita glass for absolute eye appeal and consider serving it at your next beach or pool party, the pineapple and orange are perfect for summer occasions.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz silver tequila
1/2 oz blue curaçao
pineapple juice
maraschino cherry for garnish

Preparation:

Pour the tequila into the glass of your choice.
Fill the glass with ice cubes.
Add the pineapple juice.
Stir well.
Top with blue curaçao and stir lightly again.
Garnish with a cherry.

Blue Bird

Some people think that blue cocktail is not serious. It unworthy of real imbiber, but I think different :) For example, this cocktail is very serious - 2 oz of gin is no joke!

Blue Bird

60 ml gin
30 ml Cointreau
30 ml blue curacao
1-2 dash Angostura bitter
Shake. Cocktail glass, garnish with lemon twist and cherry.

It is potent aperitif with bright bitter-sweet taste.

Kamikaze Blue Shot

Ingredients:

Amount	Ingredient (Click ingredient for more recipes)
0.5 Shot	Russian Standard Vodka
0.5 Shot	De Kuyper Blue Curaçao
0.5 Shot	Lime Juice

Liquid volume = 37.5ml*

Alcohol by volume (ABV) = 20.0%*

* Please note: Volume and ABV values are approximations only.

Method:

Shake all ingredients together in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain carefully into a shot glass.

Garnish:

No garnish

Type/Flavour:

Fruity

Glass:

Shot

Blue Cosmopolitan

Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz vodka
- 1/2 oz blue curacao
- 2 1/2 oz white cranberry juice
Garnish: lemon peel

Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with lemon peel.

Into The Blue

Ingredients:

Amount	Ingredient (Click ingredient for more recipes)
1 Shot	White Rum
0.5 Shot	De Kuyper Blue Curaçao
1.5 Shots	Grapefruit Juice
Top up	Soda

Liquid volume = 174.99ml*

Alcohol by volume (ABV) = 7.1%*

* Please note: Volume and ABV values are approximations only.

Method:

Stir the De Kuyper Blue Curaçao, White Rum and grapefruit juice together with ice in a mixing jug and pour with the ice into a highball glass. Top up with soda desired.

Garnish:

Physalis fruit

Type/Flavour:

Fruity

Glass:

Highball

Ginger Blue

Ingredients:

Amount	Ingredient (Click ingredient for more recipes)
1 Shot	De Kuyper Kirsch
1 Shot	De Kuyper Blue Curaçao
Top up	Ginger Ale
0.5 Shot	Lemon Juice

Liquid volume = 162.49ml*

Alcohol by volume (ABV) = 6.8%*

* Please note: Volume and ABV values are approximations only.

Method:

Shake together the De Kuyper Blue Curaçao, De Kuyper Kirsch and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker. Pour into a highball glass half filled with cubed ice. Top up with ginger ale.

Additional notes:

Spicy ginger flavours mix with citrus fruit and cherry.

Garnish:

Couple of black cherries to rest on top of the drink

Type/Flavour:

Fruity

Glass:

Highball

Frostbite

If you're looking for a blue drink that is thick and creamy the Frostbite is an excellent candidate. Use a premium tequila and white crème de cacao (as opposed to brown) for the best results. I prefer to serve a Frostbite on the rocks, filling the glass with cream and turning it into a blue White Russian from south of the border.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz tequila

1/2 oz white crème de cacao

1/2 oz blue curaçao

1/2 oz cream

maraschino cherry for garnish

Preparation:

Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake well.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass or in an ice-filled old-fashioned glass.
Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Blue Martini

This beautiful blue Martini is an excellent addition to any party and its tropical sour flavor is a delight. The Deep Blue Sea Martini is made of vodka (Blue Ice American Vodka), blue curacao, sour mix and pineapple juice. While any orange liqueur you have in stock will do, you will not obtain that blue hue unless you use the ever-essential blue curacao.

Ingredients:

2 oz Blue Ice American Vodka

3/4 oz sweet and sour mix

1/2 blue curacao

1/2 oz pineapple juice

Preparation:

Pour the vodka, sour mix, blue curacao and pineapple juice into a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake well.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Blue Velvet

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2 1/2 oz Alizé Cognac
1/2 oz Benedictine
2 dashes Peychauds bitters

Stir with ice to chill and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with an orange peel.

Blue Tequila

Ingredients:

Amount	Ingredient (Click ingredient for more recipes)
1 Shot	Tequila
1 Shot	De Kuyper Blue Curaçao

Liquid volume = 50ml*

Alcohol by volume (ABV) = 30.0%*

* Please note: Volume and ABV values are approximations only.

Method:

Build ingredients into shot glass, with the De Kuyper Blue Curaçao first and then the Tequila.

Garnish:

No garnish

Type/Flavour:

Spicy

Glass:

Shot

Blue Sky

Ingredients:

Amount	Ingredient (Click ingredient for more recipes)
1 Shot	White Rum
1 Shot	De Kuyper Blue Curaçao
1.75 Shots	Lime Juice
1 Shot	Sugar Syrup

Liquid volume = 118.75ml*

Alcohol by volume (ABV) = 12.6%*

* Please note: Volume and ABV values are approximations only.

Method:

Shake all the ingredients together in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain into Martini glass.

Garnish:

No garnish

Type/Flavour:

Dry

Glass:

Martini

Blue Orange Sorbet

Sorbets may take a little more effort than frozen cocktails, but they are worth it. The blue curacao gives this sorbet its beautiful color and adds to the perfect orange flavor of the finished frozen dessert. If you like sorbets, you'll also like the Vodka Lemon Sorbet.

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup vodka

2 oz blue curacao

1 1/2 cup sugar

3 cups water

grated orange zest

3 1/2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice

PREPARATION:

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar and water until the sugar dissolves.
Add the orange zest; stir until mixture comes to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer 5 minutes.
Remove from heat, cover, and let stand approximately 10 minutes.
Place a fine strainer over a large bowl and pour syrup mixture through (straining out any zest).
Add lemon juice and vodka and blue curacao to the strained syrup mixture; stir until thoroughly blended.

Ice Cream Maker Method:
Transfer mixture to ice cream maker, process according to manufacturere's instructions.

Freezer Method:
Pour into a container, cover and place mixture in the freezer. When it is semi-solid, mash it up with a fork and refreeze again. When frozen place in a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Cover and refreeze until ready to serve.

Blue Mountain

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2 oz Anejo rum
1 oz vodka
1 oz Tia Maria -
1 oz orange juice
1 oz lemon juice

Squeeze juice from lime into a cocktail shaker filled with cracked ice. Add spirits. Shake well. Serve an old-fashioned glass filled with crushed ice and garnish with an orange and lemon wheel.

Blue Marlin

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1 shot blue Curacao
1 shot light rum
4 oz lemon-lime mix

Named for the Marlin Hotel, this drink is "shaken wildly" with ice and strained into a chilled martini glass.

Blue Lagoon

Ingredients:

Amount	Ingredient (Click ingredient for more recipes)
1.5 Shots	Russian Standard Vodka
1.5 Shots	De Kuyper Blue Curaçao
Top up	Lemonade

Liquid volume = 174.99ml*

Alcohol by volume (ABV) = 12.9%*

* Please note: Volume and ABV values are approximations only.

Method:

Build the Russian Standard Vodka and De Kuyper Blue Curacao into a highball glass half filled with ice. Fill with lemonade and serve.

Additional notes:

The perfect cocktail recipe to transport you to a tropical paradise!

Garnish:

Garnish with a slice of lime, orange or lemon as desired

Type/Flavour:

Fruity

Glass:

Highball

Blue Haze

Ingredients:

Amount	Ingredient (Click ingredient for more recipes)
2 Shots	Russian Standard Vodka
1 Shot	De Kuyper Triple Sec
1 Shot	De Kuyper Blue Curaçao
Top up	Lemonade

Liquid volume = 199.99ml*

Alcohol by volume (ABV) = 17.5%*

* Please note: Volume and ABV values are approximations only.

Method:

Half fill highball glass with cubed ice. Pour in the De Kuyper Blue Curaçao and Russian Standard Vodka. Top up with lemonade and stir. Garnish with a slice of lemon or orange if desired.

Garnish:

Slice of lemon or orange.

Type/Flavour:

Fruity

Glass:

Highball

Blue Hawaian

There's something alluring about blue cocktails, they're exciting and almost exotic, definitely tropical. The Blue Hawaiian is the blue version of the popular Pina Colada, splitting the coconut to allow room for blue curacao. There are two versions of this tropical summer cocktail, this shaken or blended. For the frozen one add the ingredients to a blender with 1 cup of cracked ice.

Ingredients:

2 oz pineapple juice

3/4 oz rum

3/4 oz blue curaçao

3/4 oz creme de coconut

maraschino cherry for garnish

pineapple wedge for garnish

Preparation:

Pour the ingredients into a mixing glass with ice cubes.
Stir well.
Strain into a collins glass filled with ice cubes.
Garnish with the cherry and pineapple.

Blue Grass Cocktail

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1 1/2 oz bourbon
1 oz pineapple juice
1 oz lemon juice
1/4 oz cherry liqueur

Shake with ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Blue Dolphin

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2 oz vermouth
1/2 oz blue Curacao
fill lemonade
dash grenadine

In a tall glass full of ice, add vermouth and blue curacao. Stir. Top up with lemonade. Add a dash of grenadine. Garnish with lemon slice.

Blue Lady

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Ingredients for a Blue Lady

Vodka
Dry Vermouth
Peach Schnapps

Quantities for one drink:

1 Part Vodka
2 Parts Dry Vermouth
1 Part Peach Schnapps

Blending Instructions:

Half fill martini glass with crushed ice, pour in alcohol and stir

Serving Glass

Margarita/Coupette Glass

Blue Iced Mountain

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Ingredients for a Blue Ice Mountain

Blue Curacao
Carbonated Water
Vodka
Club Soda

Quantities for one drink:

2 oz Blue Curacao
3 oz Perrier Carbonated Water
1 oz Vodka
Top With Club Soda

Blending Instructions:

Combine the first three ingredient into a high-ball glass
Stir well
Top with club soda

Serving Glass

Highball Glass

Blue Diamond

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Ingredients for a Blue Diamond

Peppermint Schnapps
Goldschlager

Quantities for one drink:

3/4 Shot Avalanche Peppermint Schnapps
3/4 Shot Goldschlager

Blending Instructions:

Pour 3/4 shots of each into old fashioned glass

Serving Glass

Old Fashioned Glass

Blue Chilli

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Ingredients for a Blue Chili

Blue Curacao
Vodka
Gin
White Rum
Ice
Sprite

Quantities for one drink:

2 oz Blue Curacao
1 oz Vodka (Absolut)
1/2 oz Gin
1/2 oz White Rum
Ice
1 Dash Sprite

Blending Instructions:

Shake the first 5 ingredient in a shaker
Shake well
Strain into a cocktail class
Add a dash of sprite
Garnish with cherry and lemon reel

Serving Glass

Cocktail Glass

Blue Balls

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Ingredients for a Blue Balls

Blue Curacao
Malibu Rum
Peach Schnapps
Sweet And Sour
Sprite

Quantities for one drink:

1/2 oz Blue Curacao
1/2 oz Malibu Rum
1/2 oz Peach Schnapps
1/4 oz Sweet And Sour
Dash Sprite

Blending Instructions:

Mix all ingredients
Chill with ice and strain into a shooter glass!

Serving Glass

Shot Glass

Blue Bahama

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Ingredients for a Blue Bahama

Gin
Rum
Vodka
Tequila
Triple Sec
Midori Melon Liqueur
Blue Curacao
Sour Mix
7-Up

Quantities for one drink:

1/2 oz Gin
1/2 oz Rum (Captan Morgans)
1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Tequila
1 oz Triple Sec (de Kuyper)
1 oz Midori Melon Liqueur
1 oz Blue Curacao
2 Shots Sour Mix
1 Splash 7-Up

Blending Instructions:

Mix gin, rum, vodka, tequila, triple sec, Midori, blue curacao and sour mix together
shake well and pour into Hurricane glass
Then add a splash of 7-up to the top and serve

Serving Glass

Hurricane Glass

Blue Bay

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Ingredients for a Blue Bay

Blue Curacao
Bitter Lemon
Ice

Quantities for one drink:

1 Part Blue Curacao
2 Parts Bitter Lemon
Ice Cubes

Blending Instructions:

Mix in highball glass
Stirr
Garnish with slice of lemon

Serving Glass

Highball Glass

Blue Fizz

Ingredients:

Amount	Ingredient (Click ingredient for more recipes)
1 Shot	De Kuyper Blue Curaçao
Top up	Champagne

Liquid volume = 124.99ml*

Alcohol by volume (ABV) = 13.6%*

* Please note: Volume and ABV values are approximations only.

Method:

Pour the De Kuyper Blue Curaçao into the flute glass and top up with the Champagne. As an alternative to Champagne, we suggest that you use another dry (Brut) sparkling wine such as Cava.

Garnish:

Sliver of lemon peel – if desired

Type/Flavour:

Fruity

Glass:

Flute

Blue Dream

Ingredients:

Amount	Ingredient (Click ingredient for more recipes)
0.5 Shot	White Rum
0.5 Shot	De Kuyper Blue Curaçao
0.5 Shot	Noilly Prat Dry

Liquid volume = 37.5ml*

Alcohol by volume (ABV) = 26.0%*

* Please note: Volume and ABV values are approximations only.

Method:

Shake all ingredients together in a cocktail shaker and pour into a tumbler filled with ice cubes. Garnish with a slice of lemon as desired

Additional notes:

No additional notes for Blue Dream

Garnish:

Slice of lemon

Type/Flavour:

Dry

Glass:

Tumbler

Blue Cobra

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2 oz tequila
1/2 oz blue Curaçao
1 1/2 oz grapefruit
1 oz lemon juice
fill soda water

In a shaker combine all ingredients except soda water. Shake well with ice. Strain into rocks glass filled with ice and top with soda water.

Blue Carnation

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The Blue Carnation is extremely similar to a couple of other dessert drinks. It has the same chocolate and orange flavor of a Chocolate & Orange Martini and adds cream to the layered drink, Dreamy Blues. All are excellent drinks and each are different in their own right, it just depends what you are in the mood for and what you have stocked in the bar.

Ingredients:

1/2 oz white creme de cacao
1/2 oz blue curacao
2 oz cream

Preparation:

Shake the ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Blue Bayou

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Blue blended booze, what more can you want? The Blue Bayou is a wonderfully refreshing frozen cocktail made with vodka and blue curaçao with the added flavors of pineapple and grapefruit. Absolutely YUMMY on a hot summer day!

Ingredients:

1 cup of ice
1 1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz blue curaçao
1/2 cup fresh or canned pineapple
2 oz grapefruit juice
chunk of pineapple for garnish

Preparation:

Pour the ingredients into a blender.
Blend until smooth.
Pour into a chilled margarita glass.
Garnish with the pineapple.

If the finished mix is too thick, add juice. Too thin, add ice.

1940 Blue Blazer

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2 1/2 oz rye or bourbon whiskey
2 1/2 oz boiling water
1 tsp powdered sugar
lemon peel

Use two large silver-plated mugs, with handles. Put the whiskey in one mug, and the boiling water into the other, ignite the whiskey and, while blazing, mix both ingredients by pouring them from one mug to the other. If well done, this will have the appearance of a continued stream of liquid fire. Sweeten with sugar and serve with a piece of lemon peel. Serve in a four-ounce stemmed mug.

Blondie In Blue

The Blondie in Blue cocktail is a beautiful, chic blue martini that uses some equally chic spirits. The combination of the super smooth Blue Ice Vodka, Marie Brizard Parfait Amour and Lillet Blonde creates a great flavor of dry, floral, citrus drink.

Ingredients:

2 oz Blue Ice American Vodka

1/3 oz Marie Brizard Parfait Amour

1/4 oz Lillet Blonde

lemon slice for garnish

Preparation:

Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake well.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with a lemon slice

Bikini Martini

Ingredients:

Amount	Ingredient (Click ingredient for more recipes)
1.5 Shots	Hendricks Gin
1 Teaspoon	Peach Schnapps
1.5 Shots	De Kuyper Blue Curaçao

Liquid volume = 75ml*

Alcohol by volume (ABV) = 30.7%*

* Please note: Volume and ABV values are approximations only.

Method:

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into glass.

Additional notes:

For best results use Premium Dry Gin.

Garnish:

Orange zest

Type/Flavour:

Dry

Glass:

Martini

Artlantic

Ingredients:

Amount	Ingredient (Click ingredient for more recipes)
1 Shot	Gold/Spiced Rum
1 Shot	Disaronno Amaretto
1 Shot	De Kuyper Blue Curaçao
3 Shots	Apple Juice
1 Shot	Lime Juice

Liquid volume = 175ml*

Alcohol by volume (ABV) = 12.6%*

* Please note: Volume and ABV values are approximations only.

Method:

Shake with cubed ice and and strain into an ice filled highball glass

Additional notes:

No additional notes for Artlantic

Garnish:

Orange slice and mint sprig

Glass:

Highball

Deep Blue Sea

Ingredients:

Amount	Ingredient (Click ingredient for more recipes)
1 Shot	Peach Schnapps
1 Shot	De Kuyper Blue Curaçao
1 Shot	Lime Cordial
1 Shot	Bitter Lemon

Liquid volume = 100ml*

Alcohol by volume (ABV) = 10.8%*

* Please note: Volume and ABV values are approximations only.

Method:

Build over cubed ice.

Garnish:

Lemon slice

Type/Flavour:

Fruity

Glass:

Tumbler

Southerly Buster

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS
Put the ice cubes into a mixing glass. Pour the Curacao and whisky over the ice and stir
vigorously. Pour into a cocktail glass. Decorate with the lemon rind.

Dunk

INGREDIENTS

3 parts Gin
1 part Blue curaçao
1 part Galliano

INSTRUCTIONS

Shake all the ingredients with cracked ice. Pour into a cocktail glass.

Blue Mojito

Ingredients:
- 1 oz. HPNOTIQ liqueur
- 2 oz. Light Rum
- 3 oz. Club Soda
- 6 fresh mint leaves

Shake HPNOTIQ liqueur, light rum and mint leaves with ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a rocks glass and top with club soda.