Tiki
Blue Hawaii
5 min.Light rum
Ingredients
- 2.25 cl
- 2.25 cl
- 1.5 cl
- 9 cl
- 3 cl
- Garnish
- HurricaneGlass type
Step-by-step
- Fill a shaker with ice.1
- Add the light rum, vodka and blue curaçao to the shaker.2
- Add the pineapple juice and sweet-and-sour mix to the shaker.3
- Shake hard until the mixture is well chilled and slightly aerated.4
- Fill the Hurricane glass with crushed ice.5
- Strain the cocktail from the shaker into the prepared glass over the ice.6
- Garnish with a pineapple wedge on the rim of the glass.7
- Add a cocktail umbrella and serve immediately.8
Flavor profile
- fruitysoursweet
Specs
- Origin
- The Blue Hawaii was created in 1957 by head bartender Harry Yee at the Kaiser Hawaiian Village in Waikiki, now the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort. Commissioned by a representative from Bols to showcase blue curaçao, it became a defining mid‑century resort cocktail and a visual icon of Hawaiian tiki culture.History
- The drink was named after the song "Blue Hawaii" from the 1937 Bing Crosby film Waikiki Wedding, predating Elvis Presley’s 1961 film of the same name, which later reinforced its fame. Harry Yee is credited with popularizing paper cocktail parasols and exotic garnishes in tropical drinks, and the Blue Hawaii is often depicted with an umbrella as part of its classic presentation. The original recipe splits the base between light rum and vodka, a detail often lost in later simplified versions that use only rum. The Blue Hawaii later inspired the distinct Blue Hawaiian cocktail, which adds cream of coconut and leans closer to a Piña Colada style drink.Trivia
- Hawaiian-style pupus, Grilled seafood, Spicy island dishes, Light snacks by the poolPairings
- Liquor.comSource