This cocktail got its name for a bright turquoise color, so reminiscent of the gentle waves of the surf. It was first mixed in the 60-70s of the last century in the legendary Harry's New York Bar by the son of its owner Andy McElon.
But the cocktail is too beautiful and unusual to have such a prosaic origin. And the human rumor attributed the authorship of the "Blue Lagoon" to the artist Paul Gauguin. When the doctors forbade the genius to drink and advised to change Paris to Tahiti, he came up with a cocktail, which you can drink in the tropics, even if your mortal body is in the capital of France.
Despite its respectable half-century, the cocktail "Blue Lagoon" remains one of the most popular and on hot beaches and nightclubs. It perfectly tones and quenches thirst, and most importantly - creates a mood. That's why we'll talk about how to make a cocktail "Blue Lagoon".
Low-alcohol cocktail "Blue Lagoon" - recipe
Ingredients:
- vodka - 45 ml;
- liquor "Blue Curacao" - 20 ml;
- lemon - 3 pieces;
- sugar - 150 g;
- ice (cubes).
Preparation
Before making a cocktail "Blue Lagoon", you need to turn lemons into lemonade. It is he who will give the ready-made drink a unique fresh aroma and light bitter taste. First cut off the lemons skin, pour 800 ml of boiling water and add sugar. We mix and wait until it cools down. After add the juice squeezed out of lemons and put in the refrigerator. Homemade lemonade is ready - it's easy!
If you do not have time and opportunity to mess around with it, you can change it: 20 ml of freshly squeezed lemon juice, plus 120 ml of good soda. In this case, the amount of liquor "Blyukurasao" is increased from 20 to 30 ml.
And quite already an "economical option" - take instead of lemonade 150 ml of "Sprite". Cocktail get easier, but on a hot summer day is not to picky.
When we have sorted out the lemonade or its substitutes, we take a tall cylindrical glass (highball) and fill it up with ice cubes to the top. Alternately, pour in vodka, liquor and lemonade. The cocktail is mixed in a glass with a special spoon with a long handle. All components must be connected. We decorate the edge of the glass with a piece of pineapple. We add a tube and a paper umbrella. Everything is ready for a complete immersion in a tropical paradise!
How to prepare a strong cocktail "Blue Lagoon"?
Ingredients:
- dry gin - 40 ml;
- liquor "Blue Curacao" -10 ml;
- orange liqueur - 30 ml;
- pineapple juice - 100 ml.
Preparation
For a strong drink, take a glass of a smaller volume (200-250 ml) and fill it up with ice cubes. In the shaker mix gin, liqueurs and juice, add 200 g of ice and whisk thoroughly.
To prevent excessive ice from falling into the glass, we pour the cocktail through the strainer (in simple terms, spoons with holes). We decorate the glass with an "asterisk" of carambola, a cocktail cherry and a leaf of pineapple. Enjoy, but do not overdo it, the cocktail is really strong, although it's very easy to drink!