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Blue Hawaiian

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Blue HawaiianAlexandra Grablewski

One of the few vodka-based tiki drinks.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 1

Ingredients

2

ounces pineapple juice

1

1/2 ounces vodka

3

/4 ounce blue Curaçao liqueur

1

/2 ounce fresh lime juice

1

/2 ounce simple syrup

Splash of half-and-half

Pineapple leaf and lime wheel, for garnish

Need to make a substitution?

Preparation

  1. Combine all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Top with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a tall glass filled with fresh crushed ice. (Or simply combine everything in a blender cup. Add 3/4 cup of crushed ice and flash blend for 5 seconds. Pour into cocktail glass.) Garnish with the pineapple leaf and lime wheel.

Cover of the cookbook featuring a piña colada with a pineapple wedge on the rim.
Reprinted with permission from the publisher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, from 101 Tropical Drinks by Kim Haasarud. Copyright 2013. Buy the full book from Amazon or Thrift Books.