Featuring a cocktail, its recipe and brief history!
June 24, 2021 featured cocktail...
Directions:
Chill glass:
Rinse tall rocks glass or highball glass and place in freezer until ready to serve or fill glass with ice water while preparing cocktail.
Blended:
Place ice, blue curacao, lemon juice and tequila in shaker. Can also add 2-4 maraschino cherries, one orange wedge and 3 mint leaves. Shake until blended. Pour out water from serving glass or remove cold glass from freezer and pour strained contents from the shaker into the glass. Top with champagne. Garnish with lemon segment and mint leaf.
Non-Alcoholic
Keep the above recipe but substitute Hawaiian Punch Berry Blue Typhoon for the blue curacao and Welch's Sparkling White Grape Juice® for champagne. Substitute Ritual 0 Proof Non-Alcoholic Tequila for regular tequila.
History
Not to be confused with Tahoe Blue Vodka® out of Nevada, this is a refreshing cocktail ideal for lounging by the pool, summer bar-be-ques or get togethers.
The origin of this drink is unknown. However, one of the main ingredients, blue curacao, is somewhat mysterious and incredibly necessary when making many of today's island drink favorites like Blue Tahoe. While the actual inventor of this colorful liqueur is still a mystery, we thought the history was just as interesting.
Curacao is an island in the Caribbean. The climate is warm and dry year round. It has bright skies, rich blue & crisp turquoise waters. The island is known for it's naturally bright and cheerful colors. Island homes are painted with equally bright, bold color schemes.
Two centuries ago, the Spanish tried growing oranges on this island. But due to the dry, hot climate, the oranges became bitter and were not edible. This orange was named "Citrus Aurantium Currassuviensis". The translation was, "Golden Orange of Curacao". The natives called this orange, "Laraha".
This orange would still prove "fruitful" in that they created oils from the peels and eventually liqueur. This would be the birth of Curacao liqueur.
In the early 1920's an inventor who shall remain mysterious, created multiple colors of Curacao liqueur, inline with the culture and characteristics of the island. However, blue has continued to be a strong leader of all the colors of Curacao liqueur. It's possible the blue color is popular for island cocktails since it is similar to bright blue skies and turquoise waters, easily making any cocktail candelicious!
Blue Curacao really took off in the 60's with some speculation that Elvis Presley's movie Blue Hawaii (also a name of a popular drink featuring the liqueur) was released.
There are numerous brands of this liqueur. It is on the lower end of alcohol content (compared to other liqueurs) and usually pretty affordable. So add a bottle to your home bar today!
Once you have blue curacao in your home liqueur collection you can make numerous popular drinks like the Blue Hawaii (Featured Next Month), Blue Margarita and Blue Lagoon! But, if you want something different from these common island cocktails, try the Blue Tahoe. It won't disappoint!
Last featured cocktail was the Blue Lagoon
Next month's cocktail will be the Strawberry Mojito
As always drink responsibly or try the non-alcoholic versions!
The best times in life aren't spent worrying over the past. They are spent living in the moment with great friends and family. So, get out there and enjoy the season! Just don't overdo it. Make or order this featured cocktail with or without alcohol as a perfect accent to a holiday event or a night out on the town!
RECIPE IMAGES COURTESY PIXABAY
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