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Blue Monday

Name: Blue Monday
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Citrus vodka; 22.5 ml Blue curaçao liqueur; 15 ml Triple sec; 15 ml Dry vermouth; 2 dash Orange bitters

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Ketel One Citroen Vodka
³⁄₄ fl oz	Bols Blue Curaçao
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Blue Monday contains 167 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
23.68% alc./vol. (47.36° proof)
24.9 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book. His recipe called for ¼ triple sec liqueur, ¾ vodka and 1 dash blue food colouring. The Blue Monday also appears in Patrick Gavin Duffy’s 1934 The Official Mixer’s Manual.

More cocktails by Harry Craddock

Review

Disco blue but medium dry with a bittersweet orange taste.

AKA: Caucasian

Ketel One Citroen vodka 750ml - makes 16.5 cocktails
$22.99 $1.39 per cocktail Ketel One Citroen vodka image

Bols Blue Curaçao 750ml - makes 33 cocktails
$14.99 $0.45 per cocktail Bols Blue Curaçao image

Cointreau L'Unique 375ml - makes 25 cocktails
$21.99 $0.88 per cocktail Cointreau L'Unique image

Angostura Orange Bitters 120ml - makes 192 cocktails
$13.99 $0.07 per cocktail Angostura Orange Bitters image

$2.79 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 16.5 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Dave D. Premium Member 1y

Very tasty. I might decrease vermouth 5 ml….and used Absolute Citron

John Hinojos Premium Member 5y

Saw this and I had to try. Was worried that it might be a bit too sweet, but it had a great name and colour. It is not sweet at all, but a good afternoon or aperitif.

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