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Post #733930 by Atomic Tiki Punk on Mon, Dec 29, 2014 2:23 PM

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I found this on Liquor.com, I may try this with white rum instead of the gin & vodka
anyone else up to making it?

Homemade Blue Curaçao

This is from "The Kirkland Tap & Trotter" in Somerville, Massachusetts.
Ingredients in the Homemade Blue Curaçao

1 liter Vodka
1 liter Barr Hill gin
Zest of 12 navel oranges
4 tablespoons Dried bitter orange peel
32 Cloves
8 cups Sugar
6 cups Water
Blue food coloring

How to make the Homemade Blue Curaçao

Combine vodka, gin, orange zest, and dried bitter orange peel. Let that sit for 20 days.

On day 20, add 32 cloves and let sit one additional day. Strain out the liquid through a coffee filter.
Once strained, add 8 cups sugar and 6 cups water. Stir until dissolved.
Add blue food coloring a few drops at a time until desired color is reached.

And once you have made some, here is a cocktail to make out of it.

A recipe for the "Ocean Mist Cocktail"

Ingredients in the Ocean Mist Cocktail

2 oz Milagro Silver tequila
.75 oz Rothman & Winter Apricot Brandy
.75 oz Fresh lemon juice
1 Egg white
Pinch Maldon sea salt
.5 oz Blue curaçao

Garnish: Swath of orange peel

Glass: Coupe
How to make the Ocean Mist Cocktail

Dry shake all ingredients together. Add ice and shake vigorously to chill.
Add the blue curaçao to a coupe glass. Strain the cocktail over the blue curacao and garnish with a large orange swath.

Read more at http://liquor.com/recipes/housemade-blue-curacao/#iQEBHSMuDwvD0kV5.97
http://liquor.com/recipes/ocean-mist/#7mdywBA0vVVObRcP.99

[ Edited by: Atomic Tiki Punk 2014-12-29 14:26 ]