Blue Crush Cocktail
An ocean-blue, tropical sipper made with vodka (or Patrón Silver), pineapple, fresh lemon, demerara syrup, lemonade, a hint of blue coloring, and a fizzy splash of club soda.
Equipment
- Cocktail shaker
- Jigger
- Strainer
- Bar spoon
- Citrus juicer
- Highball or hurricane glass
- Ice (crushed and cubes)
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz vodka or Patrón Silver tequila
- 1 oz pineapple juice
- 0.5 oz lemon juice fresh
- 0.5 oz demerara syrup
- 2 oz lemonade
- blue food coloring a few drops
- club soda splash, to top
- ice crushed for shaking; cubes for glass
- orange peel garnish option
- pineapple leaf garnish option
- blueberry garnish option
Instructions
- Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with crushed ice.
- Add vodka (or Patrón Silver), pineapple juice, lemon juice, and demerara syrup.
- Add a few drops of blue food coloring.
- Shake hard for about 15 seconds until the shaker turns frosty.
- Strain into a chilled highball or hurricane glass filled with fresh ice cubes.
- Top with lemonade and a splash of club soda, then give a gentle stir.
- Garnish with an orange peel, pineapple leaf, or a single blueberry.
Notes
Use fresh lemon juice for the cleanest flavor. Go light on the food coloring—just enough to pop. Demerara syrup adds a subtle caramel note; simple syrup can substitute. Adjust sweetness with lemonade to taste, and keep everything very cold for the brightest, crispest sip.