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Dead Parrot Colada

Dead Parrot Colada

3.8 17 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Gin
1/2 oz Akvavit / Aquavit
1/2 oz Blue curaçao liqueur
1/4 oz Maraschino liqueur
1/2 oz Lemon juice
1 1/2 oz Coconut water
1/2 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)

How to make

Serve in a collins glass

Method

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of small stuffed dead parrot that's passed on, no more, expired and gone to meet 'is maker, a stiff, bereft of life, rests in peace, pushing up the daisies, off the twig, kicked the bucket, shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible. An ex-parrot. And preferably one with 'lovely plumage'..
  3. 3 BLEND all ingredients with crushed ice.
  4. 4 Serve with straws.

14.1% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 223 calories

History

Gin and delicate maraschino cherry with orange, lemon, coconut, and a hint of Norwegian aquavit character.

The use of Lysholm Linie Aquavit and the cocktail's color are inspired by the "Norwegian Blue" parrot, while gin represents British humor. The coconut and loose colada theme stems from the late 1960s/70s, the period when the sketch was originally performed. In the sketch, the disgruntled customer Mr Praline (played by Cleese) returns a "Norwegian Blue" parrot to the shopkeeper (Michael Palin) explaining, "That parrot is definitely deceased, and when I purchased it not 'alf an hour ago, you assured me that its total lack of movement was due to it bein' tired and shagged out following a prolonged squawk."