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Blue Mountain Cocktail

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (36)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1/2 fl oz Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
1/3 fl oz Ketel One Vodka
1/3 fl oz Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
1/3 fl oz Bols Blue Curaçao
1 1/2 fl oz Orange juice (freshly squeezed)

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Method

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist (discarded) & coffee beans.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Blue Mountain Cocktail contains 208 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 16.61% alc./vol. (33.21° proof)
  • 21.4 grams of pure alcohol
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History

Adapted from a recipe in Stanley M. Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide.

BLUE MOUNTAIN
Cocktail Glass
Shake
1-1/2oz dark rum
3/4 oz vodka
3/4 oz Tia Maria
1 oz orange juice

Stanley M. Jones, 1977

Review

Traditionally this cocktail does not include blue curaçao with its name referencing Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee and not the colour. Mysteriously, our photo of this cocktail has a distinct blue hue so this led me to adapt the recipe to fit both the image and its name. My original recipe:
1½ shots Bacardi Carta Ocho aged rum
½ shot Ketel One Vodka
½ shot Coffee liqueur
1½ shots Freshly squeezed orange juice

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Comments & Discussion

Frances Marshall
I made it with Mr Black, looks like cat vomit but tastes delicious.
score: 2
Frances Marshall
Tried again same proportions, smaller quantities (30ml rather 45s) but used triple sec instead of orange juice. Makes me wonder if the phot was done with blue curacao
score: 1
Alasdair MacDonald
How does theirs go blue? mine is mud coloured, more a Muddy Peak than a Blue Mountain. Tastes good though.
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
I made the original blue/green-tinged drink in the photo but worryingly I've just made it three times with slightly different specs and all three are mud-coloured. I'm using Kahlua and I suspect a different coffee liqueur is needed? Wish I'd left myself better notes! If it wasn't for the photo I'd say Blue Mountain wasn't a reference to the drink's colour but to the Blue Mountains in Jamaica that are noted for coffee.
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
I've just revisited this recipe as the blue hue in the pic has been troubling me. I can't find notes but I suspect I added blue curaçao to accompany the orange juice so I have reformulated recipe to include blue curaçao.
score: 1
Sally Morgan Premium Member
I had a few clementines so used those as well as an orange and it was absolutely delicious. Would be a fabulous breakfast cocktail for an indulgent treat - not too sweet and just the right amount of caffeine kick.
score: 1
Daniel González
Love it. It kind of reminds me of a soft milk toffee. I do wonder why the photo gets a blue color; maybe I was missing something?
score: 1
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$2.73 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 16.5 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.


Orders are processed by a licensed Fulproof retailer. The buy now button is added simply for convenience.

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* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.