Monday, June 30, 2008

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 curaƧao
          • 3/4 oz creme de coconut
          • maraschino cherry for garnish
          • pineapple wedge for garnish

Preparation:

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