While lounging at Morada Bay Café this past weekend, I came across a gorgeously tropical blue drink - the Blue Ocean.
Made with blue curacao, vodka and grapefruit juice, it's an easy-drinking, slightly sweet/tart, bright Caribbean blue cocktail. Don't you think it would make the perfect signature drink for a wedding in the Florida Keys (or anywhere, really)? Here's the recipe:
Blue Ocean
1 oz. vodka
1/2 oz. blue curacao
1/3 oz. grapefruit juice
1-2 splashes simple syrup
Add all ingredients to a shaker filled with ice; shake,
then strain and serve either straight up in a martini glass
or over ice. Garnish with an orange slice & tropical flower.
We thought our drink needed a pretty little sign to go with it. So we typed it up, added a blue wave icon, and printed it on a crisp white card stock; it's mounted here onto a grass-cloth paper, but it would also look amazing in a white, bamboo or wood frame.
Want it for your own event? We wrapped it up into a download* for you - there are two versions here, one with the icon and one without. Just print 'em out and cut to the size you need.
Hope you enjoy!
*This printable/DIY download is provided for your personal, non-commercial use. We'd love for you to share it by linking to this post (and not the downloadable file itself). Please do not alter, distribute or sell it without the consent of Floridian Weddings. © 2011 Floridian Weddings, all rights reserved.
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This may be a dumb question but What is simple syrup? This looks delish
Simple syrup is a standard drink sweetener – used as an easier alternative to trying to mix/dissolve sugar in cold liquid. Just take 1c. sugar and 1c. water, bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer until the sugar is completely dissolved. It will keep in the fridge for a few months.
Not a dumb question at all…..I was wondering the same thing!
Thanks Laura for the answer!
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This may be a stupid question but in the picture it looks like a pretty big glass. Even of you add Ice, a small 2-3 oz drink will not fill the cup. How do you make it to fill the larger glasses? Do you just double the recipe?
Stephanie – yes, I made a large batch of this recipe using the same proportions of ingredients.
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Great! I like cocktails and thanks for your sharing!
WAY too strong. I used a third less of the vodka and it was still super strong and not in a good way. It just didn’t have much flavor :(
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