Blue Hawaii Blue Hawaii As Turquoise As a Tropical Lagoon, Ingredients This Taste Explosion Was Created by Bartender Harry Yee at the Hilton ¾ Oz
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Blue Hawaii Blue Hawaii As turquoise as a tropical lagoon, Ingredients this taste explosion was created by bartender Harry Yee at the Hilton ¾ oz. White Rum; ¾ oz. Vodka; Hotel in Honolulu in 1957. A sales rep from an Amsterdam distillery ¾ oz. Blue Curaçao; introduced Yee to the first bottle of 3 oz. Fresh Pineapple Juice; Blue Curaçao ever to reach the 1 oz. Fresh Sour Mix (see recipe islands. A true Blue Hawaii is meant below) to be built rather than shaken, as For garnish: Fresh Pineapple Yee was known to layer all the Wedge & Maraschino Cherry ingredients into an individual hurricane glass filled with ice, give it Fill a hurricane glass with ice cubes. a stir and then hold up each finished Pour in each ingredient and stir with drink to compare its shade of blue to a tall spoon. Slice a notch in the the Pacific Ocean outside the pineapple wedge and fit onto the lip window. Not to be confused with of the glass. For a frozen drink, pulse another luau drink the all ingredients in the blender until Blue Hawaiian which includes smooth before pouring into a glass. coconut cream, the Blue Hawaii was invented four years before Elvis For Fresh Sour Mix: Presley ever danced the hula in a movie of the same name. 1 C simple syrup:= Interestingly enough, no one 1 c water+1C sugar consumes a Blue Hawaii in Blue Boil to dissolve sugar and let Hawaii but loads of happy people have enjoyed them for decades all cool then add over the world. (Note: Harry Yee just 1 Cup Fresh-Squeezed Lemon celebrated his 100th birthday in Juice 2018! Could tropical ½ Cup Fresh-Squeezed Lime cocktails promote longevity? Keeps in the refrigerator for up to a week Classic Mai Tai • This is for REAL drinkers • Scorpion in a Glass Ingredients • 1 cocktail • ½ oz. light rum FOR 1 COCKTAIL: • ½ oz. brandy • 1.5 ounces light rum • 1 oz. orange juice (Bacardi) • ½ oz Ameretto or • 1.5 ounces gold rum (Mt Orgeat Gay Elipse) • Instructions • 2 ounces triple sec • place in blender ¼ • 1 ounce lime juice full of ice • 1/2 ounce Amaretto • pour in goblet and (almond liqueur) garnish • or Orgeat • with slice of orange • 1 ounce dark rum ( Meyers) • Add fruit and umbrella to individual glasses FOR A PITCHER: • 1 cup light rum • 1/2 cup gold rum Blue Hawaiian • 1/2 cup dark rum Mocktail • 1 cup triple sec • 1/4 cup lime juice 2 drinks • 2 cups pineapple and/or orange juice INGREDIENTS • 1/4 cup Amaretto (almond 5 fl oz blue cream soda (150ml) liqueur) or Orgeat Instructions: • 2 fl oz pineapple juice (60ml) • Mix all except dark rum • 1 fl oz clarified lime or lime juice over ice, (30ml) • ¾ cup crushed ice • Strain over ice into glass or • Garnish pitcher • 2 maraschino cherries • Float oz of dark rum on top • 2 small pineapple wedges of glass before serving • Blend all ingredients at high • Garnish with fruit and speed until frothy. umbrella Pour contents into a tall glass and • • Garnish with maraschino cherries • • and pineapple wedges. • .