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Blue Star

Citrusy · Classic/vintage

3.6 24 ratings

Ingredients

1 oz Gin
1 oz Blue curaçao liqueur
1/2 oz Aromatized wine
1/2 oz Orange juice

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

17.3% alc./vol. · 1.2 standard drinks · 114 calories

History

Consider using one third more gin to give this cocktail much-needed oomph.

This recipe comes from W. J. Tarling's 1937 Café Royal Cocktail Book (Coronation Edition). The book states the drink was "Invented by A. A. Tarling". Arthur Tarling, the head bartender at London's Café Royal, was the elder brother of W. J. "Billy" Tarling, who authored the book. BLUE STAR 1/3 Gin. 1/3 Blue Curaçao 1/6 Lillet. 1/6 Orange Juice. Shake.

Created by Arthur Tarling