Post #705676 by ickytiki on Fri, Jan 24, 2014 9:31 PM

Ahoy!

I was searching for the original, Blue Hawaii drink recipe. While surfing the web, I stumbled across the following article from 1998 by Rick Carroll: http://www.kevdo.com/maitai/harryyee.html

Apparently, Harry Yee is the creator of fifteen vintage, exotic drinks: Hawaiian Cooler, Guava Lada, Hot Buttered Okolehao, Scratch Me Lani, The Hukilau, Catamaran, Diamond Head, Hawaiian Eye, Naughty Hula, Wahine's Delight and Hawaiian Village Sunset

The article does include the vintage, Blue Hawaii...

In a 12 ounce glass, put ice, then add in this order:

•three ozs. fresh pineapple juice,
•one oz. sweet and sour
•half oz. of blue curacao (preferably Bols).
•3/4 oz. vodka
•3/4 oz. Puerto Rican rum ("It's a better taste," Harry says.)

Stir gently, garnish with pineapple slice and vanda orchid. Serve with aloha.

However, there still remains a million questions... Is Harry Yee still alive? Did he ever document his ingredients? Is the article accurate? Does anybody have the correct recipes for the above drinks. I would love to know more about Harry Yee and his drinks. So, hopefully, somebody has more information to add to the original 1998 article.