Shake Up a Blue Hawaii

The Blue Hawaii—not to be confused with the Blue Hawaiian, which is made with creme de coconut—was invented in Honolulu in 1957. Its beautiful blue color and its tropical flavors will transport you to the beaches of Hawaii. Get the recipe from Liquor.com.

The Blue Hawaii cocktail was born at Honolulu’s Kaiser Hawaiian Village (now Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Resort). In 1957, a sales representative of Dutch distiller Bols asked legendary bartender Harry Yee to design a drink that featured its blue color of curaçao liqueur. After experimenting with several variations, Yee settled on a version somewhat different than the most popular version today but with the signature blue color, pineapple wedge and cocktail umbrella. It was Yee who named the cocktail that shares its name with the 1961 Elvis Presley film.”

There are numerous variations of this recipe, such as the Blue Hawaiian, which uses crème de coconut. But this is the authentic recipe.

This recipe originally appeared as part of “Meet the Updated Blue Hawaii. It’s a Drink You Should Know.”

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