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Make It a Blue One: 3 Coastal Cocktails with Bold Flavor and Color

These Locally Crafted Cocktails Prove That Bold Color and Good Taste Go Hand in Hand

Story By Bailey Gilliam

Blue cocktails aren’t just eye candy, they’re a whole mood. Done right, they strike the perfect balance between playful and polished. Forget the oversized fishbowls and sugar bombs. These three local creations are cool, creative and just the right amount of coastal. 

 The Spice & Tea Exchange 

Blue Voodoo Magik

This one from the team at The Spice & Tea Exchange is a showstopper. With hints of coconut and a mesmerizing hue, it’s as much a conversation piece as it is a cocktail. The coconut oolong tea adds depth you don’t expect, and the rum and blue curaçao do the rest.

Ingredients (serves 4)

  • 32 ounces filtered water
  • 4 teaspoons coconut oolong tea
  • 4 ounces white rum
  • 4 ounces Blue Curaçao

Directions

Heat the water to 175 degrees and steep the tea for 3 minutes. Strain and let it cool. Add the tea, rum and Blue Curaçao to a shaker. Shake well and serve over ice.

 Daufuskie Island Distillery 

Indigo Girl

Simple, sweet and a little sassy. Made with vanilla rum and citrus, this cocktail from Daufuskie Island Distillery is a nod to the island’s indigo roots and laid-back vibe. It’s the kind of drink that feels right whether you’re barefoot on the porch or dressed up for a night on the town. 

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 ounces vanilla rum
  • 1 1/2 ounces Blue Curaçao
  • 1 ounce lime juice

Directions

Fill a tall glass with ice. Pour in the ingredients, give it a stir, and enjoy.

 Hilton Head Distillery 

Blue Island

If vacation had a flavor, this drink from Hilton Head Distillery would be it. Toasted coconut and panela rum meet pineapple and blue curaçao for a cocktail that feels like a day at the beach without leaving your backyard.

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce toasted coconut rum
  • 1/2 ounce panela rum
  • 3/4 ounce Blue Curaçao
  • 3/4 ounce pineapple juice

Directions

Shake all ingredients with ice in a shaker tin. Strain into a rocks glass filled with crushed ice.

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