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Blue Hawaii

Pineapple juice meets blue curaçao, turning turquoise like Hawaii's shallow seas.

Classic collection version

For one serving

Ingredients

  • White Rum
    22.5 ml / 0.76 US fl oz
  • Vodka
    22.5 ml / 0.76 US fl oz
  • Blue Curaçao
    15 ml / 0.51 US fl oz
  • Pineapple Juice
    90 ml / 3.04 US fl oz
  • Lemon Juice
    10 ml / 0.34 US fl oz
  • Lime Juice
    10 ml / 0.34 US fl oz
  • Simple Syrup

    The original uses 10 ml of rich syrup (2:1)

    15 ml / 0.51 US fl oz

US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.

To garnishPineapple wedge, Cherry, Cocktail umbrella

Make it

  1. Pour all ingredients into a shaker and fill with ice.
  2. Shake hard for about 10 seconds.
  3. Fill the glass with crushed ice and strain the drink into it.
  4. Garnish with pineapple, a cherry and a small paper umbrella.

Behind the drink

Created in 1957 by bartender Harry Yee in Waikiki, Hawaii, reportedly to promote blue curaçao.

Recipe reference

From Difford's; the rich syrup is swapped for an equally sweet amount of simple syrup.

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