Blue Lagoon recipe
Vodka, blue curaçao and lemonade, shaken and strained into a highball glass, garnished with a slice of lemon.
By Kris Barton · Updated - 2 mins total
- 4 ingredients
- Highball glass
What Ingredients do you need to make a Blue Lagoon?
Vodka
We compared 12 different brands of Vodka and determined that Smirnoff was the overall best option. Given the current climate with Russia, that may seem like a questionable choice, but Smirnoff isn’t made in Russia, it’s made all over the world.
It actually has a history of Russian persecution and the creators were forced to flee Russia.
Blue Curaçao
Blue Curaçao is a liqueur flavoured 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)
For Blue Curacao, we recommend:
What Equipment do you need to make a Blue Lagoon?
Cocktail Shaker
Cocktail shakers improve the taste of cocktails. It’s a fact.
There’s a reason that famed British spy James Bond 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.
But to cut a long story short, here’s the cocktail shaker we recommend:
Highball Glass
Highball Glasses are the most common glasses in the cocktail world. You can put most cocktails in there from the Long Island Iced Tea to a Bay Breeze.
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Recipe card
Blue Lagoon
- Prep
- 1 min
- Making
- 1 min
- Total
- 2 mins
- Serves
- 1
- Glass
- Highball glass
Ingredients
Makes 1 drink.
Method
- Add ice, vodka, blue curaçao, and lemonade to your cocktail shaker.
- Shake well.
- Strain into a highball glass.
- Garnish with a slice of lemon.
No cocktail shaker? Do this instead
- Add ice, vodka, blue curaçao, and lemonade to a highball glass.
- Garnish with a slice of lemon.
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Blue Lagoon FAQs
What Ingredients do you need to make a Blue Lagoon?
To make a Blue Lagoon, you need 50ml / 1.7oz vodka, 20ml / 0.7oz blue curaçao and 100ml / 3.4oz lemonade, plus a slice of lemon to garnish. There’s more about vodka and blue curaçao above.
What Equipment do you need to make a Blue Lagoon?
You’ll need a cocktail shaker and a highball glass.
What alcohol is in a Blue Lagoon?
A Blue Lagoon contains 50ml / 1.7oz vodka and 20ml / 0.7oz blue curaçao.
Is a Blue Lagoon shaken or stirred?
A Blue Lagoon is shaken. Shake it with ice in a cocktail shaker, then strain it into a highball glass.
Can I make a Blue Lagoon without a cocktail shaker?
No. Without a cocktail shaker, you can make a Blue Lagoon like this: Add ice, vodka, blue curaçao, and lemonade to a highball glass. Garnish with a slice of lemon.
What glass is a Blue Lagoon served in?
Serve a Blue Lagoon in a highball glass.
How do you garnish a Blue Lagoon?
Garnish a Blue Lagoon with a slice of lemon.
How do I make a Blue Lagoon for a group?
The recipe makes one drink. Multiply every measure by the number of drinks you want: for 4, you’d need 200ml vodka, 80ml blue curaçao and 400ml lemonade. Shake one or two drinks at a time, so there’s room in the shaker for the ice.
