At its simplest, a Blue Lagoon can be created with just three simple ingredients—blue Curacao, Vodka, and lemonade—but we prefer to jazz up our Blue Lagoon for something a little more colorful and inspiring for a cocktail party.

Looking for something a little lighter? You can also pop over and check out our blue lagoon mocktail recipe.

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Tools You Will Need for Making a Blue Lagoon Cocktail

• Jigger
• Citrus squeezer (optional)
• Shaker with strainer
• Hurricane glasses
• Ice cube tray/maker
• Paper straws & umbrellas to serve (optional)

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A wonderful tropical cocktail that’s incredibly simple to make at home with some basic cocktail bar tools and ingredients. Finish it off with some tropical touches for the perfect party talking piece and a deliciously refreshing summer sip.

• Total Time: 3 minutes
• Yield: 1 1x

Ingredients

2 tablespoons Blue Curacao

2 tablespoons Vodka

1/2 cup Lemonade

Dash of fresh lime juice

1 cup ice cubes

Sliced pineapple, orange slice or maraschino cherry to garnish

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Instructions

1. Fill shaker with ice
2. Add the Blue Curacao, Vodka and lemonade to a shaker
3. Shake well until the drink is chilled
4. Serve through a strainer (you can add the ice cubes to the glass too but this will eventually dilute the drink)
5. Garnish as required – paper straw, umbrellas and fruit slices optional!

• Author: Little Party Pixie
• Prep Time: 3 minutes
• Category: Cocktails

What Exactly is the Star Ingredient, Blue Curaçao?

Blue Curaçao is a staple for any home cocktail bar due to its strong citrus flavor and vivid blue color. A Caribbean liqueur made using the dried peel of the Laraha citrus fruit and then colored blue, it’s best used as a mixer in tropical cocktails—or any occasion where a splash of color is needed!

Blue Lagoon vs Blue Hawaiian

These two cocktails might be mentioned interchangeably, but other than their coloring, their similarities end there. A Blue Lagoon is very much a vodka-based drink with a crystal clear blue finish, whereas a Blue Hawaiian is a rum-based drink with a cloudier turquoise finish.

Blue Lagoon as a Pitcher Drink

With its simple ingredients, the Blue Lagoon is easy to adapt to a party pitcher drink; keep in mind the ratio 1:1:4 vodka/Blue Curaçao/lemonade. Add your core ingredients to the pitcher, mix with a long cocktail stirer and top with ice.

Frozen Blue Lagoon

I’ve used the traditional shaken method for the Blue Lagoon, but another variation you can try is a Frozen Blue Lagoon. Rather than shaking as above, you’ll need a blender to make a fabulous, refreshing frozen drink.

Blue Lagoon Mocktail

If it’s the coloring and testy citrus taste you are looking to replicate, we’ve seen several different versions of the virgin Blue Lagoon – we share our favourite using lemon juice & soda water in place of vodka and lemonade over here.

We have seen others use Brilliant Blue food coloring and fizzy lemonade, but we’ve found this a little sweet. If you can get your hands on Blue Curaçao Syrup, you can try plenty of substitute recipes with this ready mix that closely replicates ‘the real thing’ in color and flavor.

Love Your Blue Curaçao?

You may also want to check out these recipes:

• A sophisticated and sip-worthy Blue Martini that’s easy to master with a few simple ingredients
• A refreshing and icy Frozen Ocean Cocktail, ideas for summer pool parties and beach-themed events
• You’ll also want to dig into this great round-up of ideas for Frozen Cocktails, Refreshing Summer Cocktails and Blue-themed cocktails, perfect for 4 July celebrations

If you’ve got a crowd to please, you can also buy a non-alcoholic Blue Curaçao Syrup to substitute for Blue Curaçao and make many of these magical blue mocktails.

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You may also have heard it referred to as a Vodka Buck – a buck being any drink with ginger beer and lime base with a spirit added.

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Tools You Will Need for Making a Moscow Mule

• Copper Mugs, aka Moscow Mule mugs
• Jigger
• Stirrer
• Ice cube tray/maker
• Fresh lime squeezer

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A deliciously refreshing Moscow Mule to tantalise your taste buds, here’s how we make ours following the classic recipe.

• Total Time: 3 minutes
• Yield: 1 1x

Ingredients

4 tablespoons Vodka

2 1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice

3/4 cup Ginger Beer

Ice Cubes

Optional lime slice and mint sprig to garnish

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Instructions

1. Measure out the vodka straight into the copper mug
2. Add freshly squeezed lime juice
3. Fill remainder of glass with ice
4. Top off until full with ginger beer
5. Use long stirring spoon to mix the drink
6. Garnish if desired with lime slices and/or mint sprig

• Author: Little Party Pixie
• Prep Time: 3 minutes
• Category: Cocktails

Like all good cocktail recipes, everyone will have their own variations. Particularly on quantities, it depends on how you really like to taste your vodka; with the amount of ice a copper mug can fit, we err on adding a little extra vodka, 2oz does not seem overpowering. Some add the lime last, just a drizzle, leaving the lime wedge served in the mug.

How Did Moscow Mule Get Its Name?

Like all classic drinks, there’s a disputed story behind the true origins of the Moscow Mule. Most versions seem to date the drink back to the 1940s and New York’s Chatham Hotel. Was it three friends – John (Jack) A Morgan, John G. Martin, and Rudolph Kunett, exploring ginger beer vodka and lemon – or supposedly head bartender Wes Price on instruction use up surplus supplies of ginger beer and vodka… The “Moscow” coming from the use of Smirnoff Vodka. Whoever is responsible, thank you!

Why is a Moscow Mule Traditionally Served in a Copper Mug?

Copper mugs are great thermal conductors. They respond well to the temperature of the beverage inside, whether hot or cold. So, in the case of a refreshing Moscow Mule, the copper cup keeps the wonderful chilled sensation and aromas, so you can slowly sip without the ice melting and watering down your drink.

Don’t own a copper mug? No problem, you could also serve your Moscow Mule in a highball glass.

What is an Irish Mule?

An Irish Mule is a close relative of the Moscow Mule! It is also best served in copper mugs and uses ginger beer and fresh lime juice as the core ingredients. You simply substitute your favorite Irish Whiskey for the Vodka.

Irish Whiskey tends to be less sweet than its American cousins, so pick your tipple carefully if you’re going for a traditional Irish Mule, the perfect drink to complement your St Patrick’s Day party!

National Moscow Mule Day

What better time to break out your copper mugs for this deliciously refreshing treat than National Moscow Mule Day – held in the US on 3 March every year.

Find more refreshing summer drink ideas here.

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So What’s Really Involved in an Espresso Martini?

A cold, coffee-flavored cocktail credited to bartender Dick Bradsell – apparently requested by a prestigious female client who asked for something to “wake her up and f*&% her up“. It’s a real party starter based on coffee and vodka, shaken and drunk straight up in a martini cocktail glass.

You may also hear this cocktail, perhaps more correctly, called a Vodka Espresso.

The key to a successful Espresso Martini (other than perhaps keeping your guests awake!) is the perfect balance of spirits and a lovely creamy froth on top. There are, of course, variations in quantities, like all our cocktail suggestions, you can try to suit your pallet and appearance.

It can be equally great as an introduction to the evening – a pick me up before the party starts – as it is a nightcap.

They are incredibly moreish but also strong, so they are not something you can nurse all evening, but they are definitely one of our dinner party favourites.

So however you like it, or whatever legend you believe, here’s our absolute classic recipe for Espresso Martini, then let’s take a deeper look at variations and how to improve your concoction, certain to sprite up a party!

Tools You Will Need to Make an Espresso Martini

• Espresso coffee maker – coffee grinds or coffee pods
• Cocktail shaker
• Jigger
• Martini glasses to serve

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Classic cocktail or a modern concoction? Certainly one you can have plenty of fun with and easy to adapt for different quantities and taste. 1 part should be a standard 1/8 cup but this is easily adaptable.

• Total Time: 10 minutes
• Yield: 1 serve 1x

Ingredients

1 part vodka

1 part Kahlua (coffee liqueur)

1 part espresso coffee

1 cup of ice cubes

A few coffee beans for garnish (optional)

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Instructions

1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice
2. Brew espresso shot
3. Add espresso shot, vodka and coffee liqueur
4. Shake cocktail shaker well
5. Drain and pour into martini glass
6. Garnish with coffee beans

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• Prep Time: 10 minutes
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Espresso Martini Recipe Variations

There is so much fun you can have adapting this recipe to your personal tastes.

Decaf Martini

This is the most obvious variation, especially when you have your Espresso Martini as a nightcap. We have not found any difference in taste or texture using decaf pods.

Tia Maria

Tia Maria is also a coffee liqueur; you may split potions between Kahlua and Tia Maria, but you may want to balance the use of both with more vodka.

Sweeten It Up? Add Sugar Syrup

It’s super simple to make sugar syrup: one part golden caster sugar and one part boiling water. Those with a sweet tooth or who would normally add sugar to their coffee will like this adaptation. Depending on the size of your glass, you may need to adjust other quantities accordingly.

Mocha Martini?

Ooooh, yes, this is definitely one for your sweet tooth or non-coffee lover. Substitute the coffee liqueur for a dark chocolate liqueur. As another variant, you can top it with a marshmallow and even rub chocolate shavings around the rim.

Problems in Making Your Espresso Martini

The most common complaint is there’s not enough froth. A perfectly layered espresso martini will be finished off with a velvety layer of froth of about 1/4 of an inch.

The lack of froth upon straining probably means you have not shaken your espresso martini enough. We are not looking for a vigorous shake it, but it definitely needs a little elbow work. If your first batch lacks the froth, try shaking for 30 seconds longer next time

So Why is There Controversy About Calling it a Martini?

The classics call for a martini made from gin. We’ve tried it with gin, and hmm, no, this isn’t one that you can adapt. The botanical goodness of gin simply doesn’t work with the bitterness of coffee.

The shape of the glass, too, may be variable. A classic martini should be served in a V-shape glass, but even we’ve been guilty of using a wine or coupe glass, anything on hand, really!

Do you have a favourite Espresso Martini recipe or adaption? Let us know in the comments below!

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The flat white is an Aussie coffee favorite, whilst Baileys Irish Cream is the beautiful creamy kicker guaranteed to kick off (or end!) your evening.

I used to be an ‘on the rocks’ kinda girl when it came to Baileys, until this little gem came into my life (OK, and we finally invested in a Nespresso machine – why did I delay this purchase so long!!)

It is a classy, elegant, slightly creamy drink that can be spruced up to suit your tastes.

The froth on the top is perfected by shaking for just the right amount of time without vigorously going over the top!

For the perfect garnish a few coffee beans, but if you’re using pod coffee at home, I know this can be a tall ask!

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Tools You Will Need for Making a Flat White Martini

• Cocktail Shaker with built-in strainer
• Ice cubes
• Nespresso Machine
• Martini Glasses

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How to Make a Baileys Flat White Martini

We have given instructions here to make a single elegant serving of a delicious Flat White Martini, but you can easily double the instructions here for twice the fun to share with a friend. If you have any more than two at a time, you may not have enough room in your shaker.

Flat White Baileys Martini

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A beautiful and smooth evening drinks made with Baileys Irish Cream and Espresso.

• Total Time: 3 minutes
• Yield: 1 serve 1x

Ingredients

3 1/2 tablespoons Baileys

2 tablespoons Vodka

2 tablespoons Espresso (Ristretto)

A few ice cube and coffee beans to decorate

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Instructions

1. Make a single ristretto shot
2. Pour ice into your shaker
3. Pour all of your spirits and the coffee into a cocktail shaker
4. Shake it up until all ingredients are blended, around 20-30 seconds
5. Strain into a martini cocktail glass
6. (Optional) Garnish with coffee beans

Notes

• You will need a freshly made espresso shot for this recipe. If you are a coffee lover or think you’ll be entertaining regularly, I highly recommend investing in a good espresso machine, as it has many purposes beyond your morning wake-up call!

• Author: Little Party Pixie
• Prep Time: 3 minutes
• Category: Cocktails

Want more evening cocktail ideas? Head over to our Crafted Cocktails section for more simple and divine sips you can try at home, including a great collection of martini recipes.

We also share more of our Baileys-based drink and dessert ideas here, including some more dessert ideas for coffee lovers.

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