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Bluebird

Name: Bluebird
Cuisine: Ordinary Drink
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Gin; 1/2 oz Triple Sec; 1/2 oz Blue Curacao; 2 dashes Bitters; 1 Maraschino Cherry; 1 twist of Lemon Peel

Bluebird combines Gin, Triple Sec, Blue Curacao, Bitters in a ordinary drink served in a cocktail glass. It is a strong fit for date night and feels right at home in a well-stocked cocktail rotation.

Taste profile

Balanced, light, balanced, and balanced.

Best for

Best for date night.

Quick fact

The Blue bird is a gin or vodka cocktail with blue curacao. The Savoy Cocktail Book gives the recipe as gin with Angostura bitters and curacao. Another recipe from the Café Royal Cocktail Book (1937) uses vodka instead of gin, adding maraschino liquor, and fresh lemon juice. The original gin-based cocktail was reimagined by Bill Tarling, who was known for various blue colored cocktails. The earlier recipe used angostura bitters which would have effected the final color of the cocktail, and may be the reason behind Tarling's changes to the original recipe.

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Ingredients

Everything in the glass.

6 total

Ginspirit - Alcoholic

1 1/2 oz

Triple Secspirit - Alcoholic

1/2 oz

Blue Curacaoingredient - Non-alcoholic

1/2 oz

Bittersmodifier - Alcoholic

2 dashes

Maraschino Cherrygarnish - Non-alcoholic

Lemon Peelgarnish - Non-alcoholic

1 twist of

How to make it

Build it step by step.

3 steps

1In a mixing glass half-filled with crushed ice, combine the gin, triple sec, Curacao, and bitters.
2Stir well.
3Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with the lemon twist and the cherry.

Method

Stirred

Finish

Usually finished with Maraschino Cherry and Lemon Peel.

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Taste map

Strength

Balanced

Sweetness

Light

Sourness

Balanced

Bitterness

Balanced

Read: Bluebird is a advanced alcoholic cocktail for date night with Gin, Triple Sec, Blue Curacao.

Texture and serve cues

✓Has citrus

-Has bubbles

-Creamy texture

-Frozen style

Best for

Best for date night.

Glassware

Cocktail glass

More to know before you make it

A fuller read on the drink.

Flavor read

Expect a balanced profile with support from Gin, Triple Sec, Blue Curacao.

Best pairing

Easy to serve with snacks, small plates, and casual sharing food.

Serving style

Serve in a cocktail glass and aim for a advanced prep that still feels polished in the glass.

Where it fits

Bluebird sits comfortably in the gin cocktail tradition, with an approachable style for home bartenders.

Background

Why this cocktail keeps showing up.

Source: Blue bird (cocktail)

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