MIXING THROUGH GROG LOG 7 - Blue Hawaii

Its time to take a trip to Hawaii folks - with the 7th cocktail from Grog Log - The Blue Hawaii.

Its some romantic nostalgia here - in my mind i can hear the music from that Elvis movie and remember the incredible beautiful pirogue wedding scene pictured at Coco Palms Resort and even though the name of the movie and this drink only are remotely related, its still that romantic “Blue Hawaii” vibe this drink evokes.

I haven`t had a Blue Hawaii for decades..not that i`ve lived that long but still, that`s how it feels - so i guess its about time i have one now;-) if it wasn`t for the fact that its a part of Grog Log and this post i guess i wouldn`t have it..its just that kinda drink you don`t usually make at home but rather would have on the beach in Hawaii…so i must thank the Bum that i now can relive my sweet memories.

Yeah its a drink for the summer - but seriously…who living up north wouldn`t want to escape the long cold and dark winter even if its just with a tropical drink in hand? one can always dream…and a drink like this one helps. OK, the winter is over and its spring but the warm weather isn`t yet here.

This historical drink was invented by Harry Ye in 1957 - a legendary head bartender of the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki, Hawaii. Bols asked him to future their blue curacao and so this drink was born. It has been a success since then and is now one of those that didn´t fade away.

The yellow pineapple juice makes the blue curacao more green actually…which i like, it looks like the greenish shallow waters of Bora Bora`s motus.

BLUE HAWAII

2 oz unsweetened pineapple juice

1 oz sweet & sour ( 1:1 fresh lemon/lime juices and simple syrup)

0.75 oz Blue Curacao

0.5 tsp cream or half & half

1.5 oz vodka

Mix everything in a tall glass packed with crushed ice.

The book doesn`t mention any garnish, but the traditional garnish for a Blue Hawaii is a pineapple slice and a cherry.

Its a nice drink but in my opinion a bit plain and boring - tastes like liquid fruit bubblegum and i can`t help it..all the while i was drinking this one i kept thinking - i wonder how this drink will taste if i replace the (tasteless) vodka with a gin - like junipero? and switching the pineappple juice for grapefruit? - fresh yellow grapefruit - i had to do that..

I`m not a fan of vodka as i want to feel some flavor from the booze and so here`s a twist of it with the gin also upped a bit to 2 oz and the blue curacao taken down to 0.5 oz instead:

GREEN MOTU

2 oz fresh yellow grapefruit juice

1 oz sweet & sour ( 1:1 fresh lemon/lime juices and simple syrup)

0.5 oz blue curacao

2 oz junipero gin

0.5 tsp cream

Mix everything in a tall glass packed with crushed ice.

Garnish with a tropical or a pineapple leaf.

I found this one much fresher due to the grapefruit juice which isn`t so sweet and more flavorful too with the gin. Next time i`m gonna mix up the Blue Reef which can be found at the same page in the  Log. But for now its enough with two blue drinks i think. Now…let`s put on that hula skirt..

This series called Mixing through Grog Log is inspired by my fellow boozeblogger Erik`s “Stomping through the Savoy” over at  Underhill Lounge.

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