Blue Lagoon (cocktail)

The Blue Lagoon is a French cocktail featuring blue Curaçao mixed with vodka and lemonade. It is typically garnished with an orange slice or a lemon slice. A Blue Lagoon is typically served in a hurricane glass.

Blue Lagoon

Cocktail
Blue Lagoon at the Mandarin Oriental Washington
Type	Mixed drink
Base spirit	Vodka
Served	On the rocks: poured over ice
Standard garnish	lemon slice or Garnish the brim with an orange slice or cherry and lemon wedge
Standard drinkware	Hurricane glass
Commonly used ingredients	50 ml (1.7 US fl oz) Vodka 20 ml (0.68 US fl oz) Blue Curaçao 100 ml (3.4 US fl oz) Lemonade 1 orange slice Ice cubes
Preparation	Pour vodka and Blue Curaçao in a shaker with ice, shake well and strain into ice filled highball glass, top with lemonade, garnish and serve.

Harry's New York Bar in Paris claims to have invented the drink.

One variation adds a dash of lime cordial to the mix. Another variation with a dash of raspberry cordial or grenadine is known as a "fruit tingle", after the Australian candy of that name.

See also

• List of cocktails
• Liquor portal

References

• 1000 Classic Cocktails. ISBN 0-572-02161-5.