Blue Bird
3.3 37 ratings
Ingredients
1 2/3 oz Gin
5/6 oz Blue curaçao liqueur
2/3 oz Lemon juice
1/3 oz Orgeat syrup
How to make
Serve in a coupe glass
Prepare
- 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
Method
- 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Flavour profile
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
18.1% alc./vol. · 1.5 standard drinks · 160 calories
History
A gin cocktail with blue and orange notes, improved by almond syrup instead of plain.
It is believed that this drink was created in Montmartre, Paris, France, during the latter part of the 1950s.