Cocktail · United States
Blue Hawaii
Blue Hawaii recipe from United States: white rum, vodka, blue curaçao, pineapple and fresh lemon. Exact oz/ml measures and full method.
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Prep time
- 5 minutes
- Glassware
- Tiki mug
- Base
- Rum
Ingredients
- 1 oz (30 ml) white rum
- 2 oz (60 ml) vodka
- 0.75 oz (22 ml) blue curaçao
- 1.5 oz (45 ml) pineapple juice
- 0.75 oz (22 ml) fresh lemon juice
Garnish
Pineapple wedge
How to make it
- 1Chill a tiki mug and measure each ingredient.
- 2Add white rum, vodka, blue curaçao, pineapple juice and lemon juice to an ice-filled shaker and shake hard for 12 seconds.
- 3Strain into the tiki mug over fresh ice.
- 4Finish with a pineapple wedge and serve immediately.
The story behind Blue Hawaii
Bartender Harry Yee created the Blue Hawaii at Honolulu’s Hawaiian Village hotel in 1957. Rum, vodka, blue curaçao, pineapple and citrus made the vivid drink an enduring Hawaiian cocktail classic.