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The Blue Skies Cocktail has everything you could possibly want from a cocktail: citrus undertones, it’s refreshing, and it has an exotic look about it too – thanks Blue Curacao!
You make a Blue Skies Cocktail by mixing Cointreau, Blue Curacao, and Lemonade, you garnish it with a slice of orange, and you serve it in a cocktail glass.
Sounds delicious, right?
Let’s get mixing!
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What is a Blue Skies Cocktail?
A Blue Skies Cocktail is a delightfully citrus drink that’s refreshing to the taste and exotic to the eye.
It’s a perfect summer cocktail for drinking by the pool or at the bar at night cooling down from a day out in the sun.
Can you imagine the scene: a Blue Skies drink in your hand and this as your view:
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What Ingredients do you need to make a Blue Skies Cocktail?
Before we get to the recipe, let’s take a look at what you need ingredients you need to make this delicious citrus drink.
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Cointreau
Cointreau is an orange-flavoured Triple Sec liqueur.
Cointreau was first sold in 1875 and has become a well-established popular brand ever since, selling around 13 million bottles a year in 150 different countries.
Blue Curacao
Blue Curaçao is a liqueur flavored with the dried peel of the Laraha citrus fruit, which is then artificially coloured blue for effect.
It’s a great ingredient to use in cocktails because it pretty much has everything you could ever want as a cocktail mixer:
- It has an enticing colour.
- It has a bitter orange taste that blends well with most flavours.
- It has a great amount of alcohol in it.
(You can read more about Blue Curacao here, in our dedicated article)
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How do You Garnish a Blue Skies Cocktail?
The Blue Skies drink is garnished with a slice of orange to compliment the orangey citrus flavours of the drink.
What Cocktail Equipment do you need to make a Blue Skies?
Now let’s take a look at the equipment you’ll need to make the Blue Skies cocktail…
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Cocktail Shaker
Cocktail shakers improve the taste of cocktails. It’s a fact.
There’s a reason that famed British spy James Bonds says “shaken, not stirred”. And that reason is: because it tastes better.
If you don’t already have a cocktail shaker set, you might want to check out our detailed Cocktail Shaker comparison article.
But to cut a long story short, here’s the cocktail shaker we recommend:
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Bar Spoon
Bar Spoons are great for cocktails you’re suppose to stir, rather than shake in a cocktail shaker.
Sure, you can probably use any spoon to stir your drink but these bar spoons are the real deal. It’s the proper equipment to get the job right.
- They’re long enough to get to the bottom of any cocktail to allow you to properly stir.
- They have a twist spiral design that allows for a better grip.
- They’re made out of stainless steel, so they’re durable, corrosion resistant, and easy to clean.
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Cocktail Glasses
This cocktail recipe tastes great, but let’s make it look great too.
Having the right glass for the right cocktail always makes the experience more enjoyable in my experience.
And the right glass is a cocktail glass.
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Blue Skies Recipe
Blue Skies
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- Cointreau 30ml / 1oz
- Blue Curacao 30ml / 1oz
- Top up with Lemonade
- Slice of orange to garnish
Recipe
- Add Ice, Cointreau, and Blue Curacao to a cocktail shaker
- Shake well
- Pour into a Cocktail Glass
- Top up with Lemonade
- Stir with a Bar Spoon
- Garnish with a slice of orange
How Many Calories in the Blue Skies Cocktail?
So now me know how to make a Blue Skies, let’s take a look at the damage the drink will inflict on our waistlines!
- 30ml of Cointreau works out at 96 calories
- 30ml of Blue curacao works out at 95 calories
The lemonade is a tough one. I would always use a diet lemonade or possibly a zero lemon-lime soda.
In either case, the calorie count would be 0. If you prefer a regular lemonade, just check the can or bottle for a guideline of the calories and it to the below total.
The total calories for the Blue Skies drink is: 191 calories.
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