BLUE STAR

BLUE STAR

1 measure gin

¾ measure dry vermouth

1/3 measure blue curacao

1 measure orange juice



The word of the day is frappé! In America, we think of a frappé drink as something similar to a milkshake, and associate it with frappé coffee. But frappé is really a French word meaning chilled, and in France the word refers to drinks served with lots of shaved ice.

The BLUE STAR is a frappé cocktail French-style, and a “grande” one at that. To make it, just put the ingredients listed above into a shaker, fill it with ice, shake and strain into a rocks glass filled  — and I mean filled — with shaved ice. The crushed ice from my refrigerator door seemed to work just fine. Top it off with a slice of orange and you have a BLUE STAR cocktail that is nice and cold, and a very pretty shade of blue.

You don’t taste the gin in the BLUE STAR. Instead, it tastes fruity, but not overly sweet. It would be an awesome poolside or beach cocktail, and since all of the ingredients are pretty inexpensive, you could make it at home for a lot cheaper than you would pay at your average swim-up bar. (God, I love those!) You could fancy it up with a little umbrella, and really frappé the day away!

Drink up^

Cocktail Connie