August 23, 2022

Cocktail: Blue Lagoon (Super Simple Recipe)

Blue Lagoon

Slip into the tropics with a Blue Lagoon cocktail. Easy to make, and even easier to drink. It’s the perfect cocktail for parties or just relaxing at home on a hot summer’s night.

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Prep Time 2

Equipment

Jigger
Cocktail Shaker
Cocktail Strainer
Pint Glass or Hurricane Glass
Lewis Bag & Mallet (or blender)

Ingredients

2 oz Vodka (60ml)
1 oz Blue Curaçao (30ml)
1 oz Simple Syrup (30ml)
1 oz Lemon Juice (30ml)
Ice

Instructions

Combine the Vodka, Blue Curaçao, Simple Syrup, and Lemon Juice in a shaker with ice.
Shake vigorously for 30 seconds.
Fill a pint glass (or hurricane glass) with 3 or 4 ice cubes and crushed ice.
Strain the contents from the cocktail shaker into the glass.
Garnish with any tropical fruit you want. Bananas or pineapple will work great. You can use an orange wheel.

Notes

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Blue Lagoon: Embarrassing The Tropics

One thing you can’t deny, the Blue Lagoon is one hell of a tasty drink. It’s also a stunning blue, which ups the cool factor quite a bit. There’s just something about kicking back a blue cocktail that says it’s time to chill and enjoy life.

What makes it blue?

The magic ingredient is blue curaçao, an orange flavored liquor that is artificially colored with dye. For the most part, blue curaçao is pretty much a triple sec. You should be able to sub out the blue curaçao for the latter and get an almost identical taste, but only a fraction of the cool.

Make your own simple Syrup! It’s easy!
Simple Syrup

The other that’s great about this drink is that’s it’s so easy to make. All the ingredients are inexpensive as well. The only thing that might trip you up is the crushed ice, which really is a must.

You can get this done two way. The cheapest way is with a Lewis bag. This is a special burlap bag which is used to smash ice.