Blue Lagoon
A vividly blue, citrusy highball built on vodka and blue curaçao, topped with lemonade.
Base
vodka
Glassware
Highball glass
Flavor Profile
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Ingredients
- 1.5 oz vodka
- 1 oz blue curaçao
- 3 oz lemonade
- Maraschino cherry, to garnish
Instructions
- 1Fill a highball glass with ice.
- 2Add vodka and blue curaçao.
- 3Top with lemonade, stir gently, and garnish with a cherry.
Origin & Story
Paris, France, 1960
Bartender Andy MacElhone of Harry's New York Bar in Paris created it in 1960 to show off the newly available blue curaçao, giving the drink its striking lagoon-blue color.
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