Blue Hawaiian

The Blue Hawaiian cocktail is a popular tropical drink known for its refreshing taste and stunning blue color.

This cocktail is sweet, fruity and above all tropical. The combination of pineapple juice, coconut cream and Blue Curaçao gives the drink a refreshing, exotic taste with a hint of citrus. The rum gives the drink a slight heat kick, which balances out the sweetness.

The Blue Hawaiian cocktail is perfect for a hot summer's day or for a beach party or luau.

Blue Hawaiian cocktail recipe

Ingredients (for 2 servings):

• 12 cl rum
• 6 cl Blue Curaçao
• 24 cl pineapple juice
• 6 cl coconut cream
• 3 cl fresh lime juice
• 2 slices of pineapple
• 2 cherries

Preparation:

1. Fill the shaker with ice.
2. Pour all the ingredients into the shaker. Shake well until the shaker is cold and frosty.
3. Strain the mixture into a hurricane glass filled with ice.
4. Garnish each with a slice of pineapple and a cherry, if desired.

Interesting facts about the Blue Hawaiian

The Blue Hawaiian was invented in the 1950s by a bartender called Harry Yee. Yee worked at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki and wanted to create a drink that captured the beauty of the blue waters of Hawaii.

The Blue Hawaiian is sometimes confused with the Blue Hawaii cocktail, a similar drink made with vodka instead of rum.