Blue Cocktails Make A Big Comeback: Try These 8 Blue-Hued Drinks Now

When most people think about blue cocktails, they reminisce about an unpalatable concoction from a college party, a cruise ship disaster or a sugary sweet drink at a chain restaurant. But these days, blue drinks are making a comeback at serious spots and they are delicious and creative, to boot. Check out these 8 Blue Cocktails You Must Try Now at bars and restaurants all around the US and beyond, sure to change your opinion on a formerly taboo tipple.

Cerulean City Iced Tea at The Tippler

Cerulean City Iced Tea at The Tippler

This subterranean New York City hangout just celebrated its five year anniversary and to celebrate the occasion, resident bartender Alan Denninberg created an 80s-inspired menu, including this blue beauty. A riff on the Long Island iced tea, the Cerulean City Iced Tea features Greenock gin, Mezcal Vida, Singani 83, Owney’s rum, Gifford blue curaçao, black tea honey, lemon and Angostura, topped with soda water and garnished with a Pokemon figure on a lemon wheel. 425 West 15th Street, New York City, www.thetippler.com

Blue Steele Slushie at Spoke & Steele

Blue Steele Slushie at Spoke & Steele

At Indianapolis watering Spoke & Steele, Beverage Director and GM Tyler Burns mixes up the Blue Steele Slushie, with Vodka Effen, blue curaçao, lemon juice, spiced simple syrup, plum bitters and saline solution. It’s almost too pretty to drink. 123 S. Illinois St., Indianapolis, 317-737-1616, www.spokeandsteele.com

Zemi Colada  at Zemi Beach House

Zemi Colada at Zemi Beach House

Cold weather residents: it’s time to head to Zemi Beach Club in Anguilla and sip the Zemi Colada. Made with Mount Gay Black Barrel, Amsterdam Bols Blue Curacao, colada mix and freshly squeezed lime juice, this simple but delicious drink will have you dreaming of moving to the beach. Shoal Bay East, Anguilla, West Indies, +1-264-584-0001, www.zemibeach.com

Corpse Reviver #Blue at Pouring Ribbons

Corpse Reviver #Blue at Pouring Ribbons

A blue-hued riff on the classic cocktail, the Corpse Reviver #Blue by Joaquin Simo at New York City’s mixology mecca Pouring Ribbons blends Aviation gin, Cocchi Americano, lemon juice, Gifford Blue Curacao and a dash of C & Kings lavender absinthe sprayed tableside from a perfume atomiser (yes, really), for a boozy and visually pleasing drink. 225 Ave B,  2nd Floor, New York City, www.pouringribbons.com

Divine Wind at barmini

Divine Wind at barmini

We already love chef José Andrés for his inventive culinary techniques and now we are even bigger fans, thanks to the Divine Wind concoction at his Washington D.C. cocktail lounge, barmini. Made by Miguel Lancha with shochu (a low ABV Japanese spirit), orange liqueur, blue-tinted butterfly pea and lime, the drink is blue when served and then the color is syphoned out and the drink is sprayed, giving it a pretty purple hue. Don’t ask questions; just drink. 501 9th St. NW, Washington D.C., 202-393-4451, www.minibarbyjoseandres.com

Heisenberg at London Cocktail Club

Heisenberg at London Cocktail Club

Mixologist JJ Goodman from London Cocktail Club – with locations all around the city – channels Walter White with his Heisenberg concoction. Made with El Jimador Reposado tequila, blue falernum, lime juice and agave mix, the drink is then creatively served in a beaker with a blue salt baggie. Various London locations, www.londoncocktailclub.co.uk

Sore Loser at Solomon & Kuff

Sore Loser at Solomon & Kuff

You may associate blue cocktails with a sweet taste, but mixologist Karl Franz Williams at New York City’s Solomon & Kuff switches things up with the savory Sore Loser cocktail, made with Dewar’s White Label, lemon juice, blue curaçao, simple syrup and cayenne pepper, served in a glass with a hibiscus sea salt rim. Yum. 2331 12th Ave., New York City, 212-939-9443, www.solomonandkuff.com

Charles Goes Blue at Anchor & Den

Charles Goes Blue at Anchor & Den Grand Cayman Marriott

When sitting beachside on a Caribbean island, you really want to sip something really refreshing. Enter the Charles Goes Blue from Anchor & Den at the beach house-inspired Grand Cayman Marriott, made with Tanqueray 10, Bols Blue, St. Germain, fresh lemon juice, grapefruit juice, egg white and sage. It tastes like vacation in a glass. 389 West Bay Rd., Grand Cayman, +1-345-949-0088, www.marriottgrandcaymanbeachhouse.com

Yankeetini from New York Yankees Steakhouse

Yankeetini at NYY Steakhouse

Baseball season may be over, but the blue-tones Yankeetini at New York Yankees Steakhouse in New York City is available all year round. Simple made with Absolute vodka, blue curaçao and white cranberry juice, served in a blue sugar-rimmed martini glass and garnished with a lemon twist, this drink is a real hit – just like the city’s beloved Bronx Bombers. 7 W. 51st St., New York City, 646-307-7910, www.nyysteak.com

 

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