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Blue Lagoon (cocktail)

cocktail featuring blue Curaçao

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ2800664 ↗
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The Blue Lagoon is a French cocktail featuring blue Curaçao mixed with vodka and lemonade. It is typically garnished with an orange slice or a lemon slice. A Blue Lagoon is typically served in a hurricane glass.

Harry's New York Bar in Paris claims to have invented the drink.

One variation adds a dash of lime cordial to the mix. Another variation with a dash of raspberry cordial or grenadine is known as a "fruit tingle", after the Australian candy of that name.

In Denmark, the drink is known as an "Isbjørn" (polar bear).

See also

List of cocktails

Liquor portal

References

1000 Classic Cocktails. ISBN 0-572-02161-5.

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