Among the known and unknown cocktails, Blue Drink is recently a bartenders as well as the liquor lover’s favorite. There are many variations of a blue drink. A blue drink is usually made of blue Curacao. This is from where it gets it bluish green color and likewise its name follows. A very sought after and likeable blue drink is Blue Hawaii.

This blue colored drink is made of blue Curacao, rum, a sweet and sour mix, pineapple mix. Vodka is optional – depending on each ones taste – how much liquor content one would like to consume. You want just smooth or even strong. It also has a name alike. Make sure you do not confuse Blue Hawaii with Blue Hawaiian – as this one does not contain vodka and the sweet and sour mix is replaced by coconut crème. It is a tropical drink.

The creation of this drink is traced down back to 1957. It was invented by Harry Yee. Since those ancient times Harry was a bartender working in the Hilton Hawaiian Village – Waikiki, Hawaii. He was asked by a Dutch distiller to fix a drink with their blue colored Curacao liqueur. After some trial and error experiments he came up with this version which was quite different from the popular drinks designed today. The signature highlights of this new creation were the pineapple wedge, the signature blue color and the now famous cocktail umbrella.

The name Blue Hawaii is indirectly related to Elvis Presley’s film of the same name. Blue Hawaii is meant to be served nice and strong – on the rocks. Like all tropical drinks, there are many ways this drink can be made and served. Its ingredients are also varied and plenty. It blends very well with ice and is presented usually frozen and on the rock. It is served in a variety of glassware. It can also be served in whimsical containers like parfait glasses, carved out pineapples, tiki mugs, cocktail glasses or even carved out coconuts.

Blue drink is a simple, easy to make and an inexpensive drink. Because of these qualities it is commonly and popularly offered as a punch. It goes well for the summer season or during warm days. It is a seasonal drink. More often than not, this blue drink often contains pineapple juice; it will acquire a bluish green color.

Light rum is usually the base liquor used to make this blue drink. Addition or subtraction of Vodka fully depends on the person’s taste. The crème of coconut can be substituted by flavored rum vodka. Sometime you may also choose between the pineapple juice and the sour mix. The only permanent factor is its name and the ingredient – blue Curacao.

Simply speaking, blue drink recipe is nothing elaborate but – one or two bottles of light rum (preferably coconut flavored), pineapple juice can, a blue Curacao bottle, a bag full of ice. All these ingredients mixed together gives us you’re awaited – Blue Hawaii. Pour it a one of the weirdest containers and sip it under the shelter of a colorful cocktail umbrella not forgetting the pineapple wedge which will give your blue drink an extra edge.