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Blue Lagoon (w/ soda)

Category: HighballMood: Beginner Friendly
Highball

Ingredients

  • 30ml vodka
  • 30ml blue Curaçao
  • 15ml lime juice
  • 90ml lemon-lime soda
No. of Servings:
1

Garnish

Orange or lemon wedge, and a Maraschino Cherry

Instructions

  1. Add the vodka, Curaçao and lime juice to a highball glass with ice.

  2. Top with lemon-lime soda.

  3. Stir gently to combine.

  4. Garnish with either an orange or lemon wedge, and a Maraschino cherry.

Hints

  1. You can add a few barspoons of Maraschino liqueur, or even Cherry Heering or Kirschwasser, to add a little more depth to this drink.

  2. Alternatively a dash or two of Cherry bitters would also work well!

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Trivia

  1. The Blue Lagoon predates the movie of the same name by at least a decade, if not more. It was created some time in the 1960s or 70s.

  2. Andy MacElhone (the son of famous bartender Harry MacElhone), created a blended version of this cocktail in 1972 at Harry's New York Bar in Paris, France.

Tags

SimpleRefreshingLightEasyBubblyHighballVodkaOrange liqueurBlue CuraçaoLime juiceLemon-Lime Soda