Cocktail 'Blue Lagoon' - when you want something unusual

What do you imagine when you hear the phrase "Blue Lagoon"? The sun, the sea, the palm trees, the hot sand and the slight breeze of the breeze. Romantic, is not it? That's just not always possible to get into such a beautiful place. Well, it's okay, because you can touch exotic at home, sitting, for example, near the TV or listening to your favorite music. And all because the same name is a cocktail, which has enjoyed great popularity for several decades. The Blue Lagoon Cocktail is a great way to pass a boring evening, to cheer yourself up, to dream and even just sit in silence alone with yourself.

Interesting to know

It is not known exactly when and by whom the "Blue Lagoon" cocktail was invented, but it is considered that his homeland is Paris, but according to one version, the person who invented it was the famous post-impressionist Paul Gauguin. There is even a legend according to which doctors forbade artists to use even in small quantities his favorite absinthe. In addition, they advised him to go to live in warm countries, in particular, in Tahiti. Paul was very upset, but to somehow brighten up his life, he decided to replace absinthe with ordinary vodka. In the process he began to experiment with this alcohol, adding to it new ingredients. Thus, a new masterpiece appeared - the cocktail "The Blue Lagoon". There is another version by which the cocktail was coined by Andin McElhon, the owner of the first cocktail bar in Europe, "New York".

Feature of cocktail

The question arises: what is the difference between the cocktail "Blue Lagoon" and dozens of others? Its main feature is a rich blue color, which gives it one of the constituent ingredients, namely Curacao liqueur. Due to its color, the cocktail not only looks nice, but also looks very appetizing. Especially it will be pleasant to those who does not like to drink vodka in the pure state.

Learning to cook

You can try this wonderful cocktail in a restaurant, bar or even at a night disco. In general, what will be the place, it does not matter, because the "Blue Lagoon" will help to relax no matter what. By the way, it should be noted that you can prepare a cocktail without any problems at home. This is a great opportunity to see how the creation of the Blue Lagoon is created. Cocktail composition is simple: vodka, lemonade or Sprite, liquor, lemon juice. The catch is that liquor can be taken not by anyone, namely Curaçao, whose features have already been discussed above. As for lemonade or Sprite, then both are suitable. By the way, a small nuance is the fact that the "Blue Lagoon" can only be served in special high glasses - hayriken. Well, at home, of course, this is not necessary, and the usual glass will do.

Cocktail "Blue Lagoon", recipe

Well, it's time to learn how to make a cocktail at home. To do this, we need 45 ml of vodka (if desired, it can be replaced with tequila), 20 ml of Curacao liqueur, lemonade, juice of half a lemon (can lime)

Preparation: add lemon juice to vodka, mix well. We pour lemonade on taste (the less it is, the more the taste of vodka will be felt). And at the very end we add liquor, again we mix everything well. We pour out the contents by glasses and decorate with lemon slices, a cocktail cherry, pineapple slices, bright tubes and paper umbrellas.

The recipe described above is often called the "Shake" method. And there is also the so-called method Build, by which the ingredients for the preparation of the Blue Lagoon are not mixed, but added to the glass in a certain sequence. In this case, everything will be as follows: first vodka is poured into the glass, then Curacao liqueur, then lemon juice and, finally, lemonade or Sprite.