Blue Lagoon Cocktail – A Beautiful Mess

The Blue Lagoon drink is an easy to make, refreshing, bright blue cocktail! Made with vodka, blue curaçao and lemonade, this easy to mix drink is a great choice for warm weather. If you’re looking for a drink with an electric blue color, this recipe is for you!

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Ingredients in a Blue Lagoon

• Vodka – Choose a quality, unflavored vodka. 
• Blue Curacao – A popular Caribbean liqueur that tastes like triple sec and is known for its bright blue color. 
• Lemonade – For sweetness and tropical flavor. 
• Lemon Wheel – As garnish 
• Maraschino Cherry – As garnish.

There are many choices for the best glassware to serve a Blue Lagoon drink in. I used a hurricane glass. Another great choice is a highball glass.

How to make a Blue Lagoon Drink

In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine the vodka, blue curacao and lemonade.

Shake for 10-15 seconds until well chilled. 

Strain and pour into a glass with fresh ice. Garnish with a lemon slice and a maraschino cherry.

Tips for Making

• If you don’t have lemonade on hand, you can easily substitute fresh lemon juice and simple syrup to mix this drink up.
• The truth is this recipe has many famous versions—some using lemon-lime soda and some that are blended. This recipe is flexible and open to substitutions. 
• The best kind of ice for a blue lagoon is crushed ice.

History of the Blue Lagoon Cocktail

The blue lagoon cocktail first gained popularity back in the 1970s, not long after blue curacao (a blue colored liqueur similar to triple sec) was introduced during the 1960s. Legend has it that the Blue Lagoon was first mixed by Andy MacElhone (son of famed bartender Harry MacElhone) at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris in the 1960s or early 1970s. In 1980, a movie of the same name came out, creating even more name recognition for this popular drink. Because of the origin, this would be a great drink to serve at a ’70s-themed party.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a Blue Lagoon have in it?

Vodka, blue curaçao and lemonade.

What does a Blue Lagoon taste like?

A Blue Lagoon tastes like a tropical lemonade. It’s refreshing and light. It has the appearance of a tropical cocktail (which are often very boozy), but this drink has a lower proof and is light and refreshing.

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