All about the blue motorcycle cocktail
The history of this cocktail is a bit of a mystery to me. As is the name itself, but the internet says it originated in the early 1970s in New York.
Regardless, if you love a long island iced tea, you’re going to love a blue motorcycle. It’s basically the same thing, but instead of coke and triple sec, you top this drink with blue curaçao and 7up (or whatever lemon-lime soda you have).
Just like the long island iced tea, the combination of liquors and flavors creates a wonderfully strong, yet palatable drink, you’re definitely going to feel its effects.
Here’s what you’ll need to make it
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How to make a blue long island cocktail
Shake the cocktail. Fill a large cocktail shaker with ice and measure your ingredients. Cover and shake until cold.
Top with soda. Strain the cocktail into a highball glass filled with ice. Top with lemon lime soda.
Garnish and serve. Add a lemon wedge, a maraschino cherry and a mint sprig before serving. The cherry and mint are optional, but the lemon is pretty necessary for this drink.
FAQs and tips for making a blue motorcycle cocktail
What does blue curacao taste like?
This beautifully colored liqueur has sweet but subtle flavors of orange zest. It is said to be similar to triple sec, but with a sweeter and zestier flavor.
What makes blue curacao blue?
This one is nothing extraordinary like Empress gin, it is simply colored with food coloring.
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Ingredients
- ½ ounce gin
- ½ ounce vodka
- ½ ounce silver tequila
- ½ white rum
- 1 ounce blue curacao
- ½ ounce sour mix
- 1 ounce lemon lime soda
Instructions
- Fill cocktail shaker with ice.
- Add vodka, rum, tequila, gin, blue curacao, and sour mix to the shaker.
- Shake until cold.
- Pour over ice and top with lemon lime soda.
- Garnish with lemon wheel and cherries.
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