Blue Hawaii

Name: Blue Hawaii
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Tiki
Ingredients: 0.75 oz light rum (or coconut/citrus rum); 0.75 oz citrus vodka (or plain vodka); 0.5 oz blue curaçao; 3 oz pineapple juice; 0.5 oz fresh lemon or lime juice; 0.5 oz simple syrup; Pineapple slice (garnish)

tropical fruity citrus

Not to be confused with the Blue Hawaiian (which contains cream of coconut). This 1957 original from bartender Harry Yee was invented to showcase blue curaçao. A genuine classic, not a tourist trap.

Blue Hawaii cocktail, vivid tropical blue in a tall highball glass over ice with a pineapple wedge, against the dark Forbidden Altar bar

The History

Created in 1957 by Harry Yee at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki. Bols brought him a new blue curaçao and asked him to feature it. The Blue Hawaii was the result—the drink predates the Elvis film by four years.

Servings

Ingredients

0.75 oz light rum (or coconut/citrus rum)
0.75 oz citrus vodka (or plain vodka)
0.5 oz blue curaçao
3 oz pineapple juice
0.5 oz fresh lemon or lime juice
0.5 oz simple syrup
Pineapple slice (garnish)

Directions

Shake all ingredients with ice.

Strain into a tall glass filled with fresh ice.

Can also be made frozen: blend all ingredients with one glass of ice on high until smooth.

Garnish with a pineapple slice. The color is the statement.