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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




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
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.
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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Last Updated on January 14, 2025 by Sarah Robinson
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This was delicious and just the right mix of liquor, a little sweetness and sour to level it out. Love it!