Garnish:
Orange zest twist
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
| 1 2/3 fl oz | Rutte Dry Gin |
| 5/6 fl oz | Blue curaçao liqueur |
| 2/3 fl oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/3 fl oz | Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup |
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Review:
A blue-rinsed, orange washed, gin-based cocktail that benefits from being sweetened with almond rather than plain syrup.
History:
Thought to have been created in the late 1950s in Montmartre, Paris, France.
Nutrition:
One serving of Blue Bird contains 226 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 20.55% alc./vol. (41.1° proof)
- 21.6 grams of pure alcohol
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