Blue Lagoon Cocktail Recipe
Vodka, blue curaçao and lemonade — the colour is the whole point and everyone knows it.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Hurricane glass
- ABV: 13%
- Difficulty: Easy
- Prep time: ~3 min
Ingredients
- Vodka40 ml (1.4 oz)
- Blue curaçao30 ml (1 oz)
- Lemonade120 ml (4.1 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice15 ml (0.5 oz)
How to Make It
- Fill a hurricane glass with ice.
- Add the vodka, blue curaçao and lemon juice.
- Top with lemonade and stir gently.
- Garnish with a lemon slice and a cherry.
Garnish
Lemon slice and a cherry
What it tastes like
The sweetness is pronounced, it smells of lemon and lime peel and there is pineapple and passion fruit in it.
The technique
Built in the glass. Ice goes into the serving glass, the ingredients go on top, and you stir once if at all. Anything carbonated goes in LAST and never gets stirred; every turn of the spoon costs you bubbles. Fill the glass to the rim with ice: less ice melts faster, not slower.
Glass and ice
The curved, tall hurricane glass. Tiki and tropical drinks often run past 200 ml, and this is the shape that holds that volume along with the ice.
Ingredient notes and substitutes
- Vodka
- Vodka brings body and alcohol rather than flavour; its job is to get out of the way of everything else. Which is why, in a vodka drink, how fresh the juice is matters far more than the brand.
- Lemonade
- This means fizzy lemonade — lemon soda, not still. If you use homemade lemonade, the fizz has to come from sparkling water, or the drink falls flat.
- Fresh lemon juice
- Freshly squeezed lemon; one lemon gives 30-40 ml. It can swap with lime, but lemon is softer and less aromatic, so use a touch more.
The Story
Attributed to Andy MacElhone at Harry's New York Bar in Paris, the son of the man who made half the classics in this book.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a Blue Lagoon mixed?
- It is built in the glass and served in a hurricane glass.
- How strong is a Blue Lagoon?
- Roughly 13% ABV as served — right around a glass of wine — an aperitif or an early-evening drink.
- Can a Blue Lagoon be made without alcohol?
- Simply leaving the spirit out does not work — the body and the bitterness go with it. The 86 alcohol-free recipes in the catalogue are built to hit that balance from the start.
- Is a Blue Lagoon hard to make?
- Easy. No bar kit required — a measure, ice and a jar will do.
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