Name: Blue Moon Cocktail (Dale DeGroff's recipe)
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 fresh Blueberries (fresh); 60 ml Vodka; 1 barspoon Oolong tea; 15 ml Elderflower liqueur; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Agave syrup; 1 fresh Sage leaves

Ingredients

1 fresh

Blueberries (fresh)

2 fl oz

Ketel One Vodka

1 barspoon

Oolong tea

1/2 fl oz

Elderflower liqueur

3/4 fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

1/2 fl oz

Agave syrup (agave nectar)

1 fresh

Sage leaves

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of sage leaf and blueberry.

Method

Lightly MUDDLE blueberries in base of shaker (just to break skin).

ADD vodka and one heaped spoon of oolong tea and stir in base of shaker for 60 seconds (or better still, leave to steep for ten minutes).

Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with sage leaf and skewered blueberry.

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

21.3 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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G. M. Genovese Premium Member 1y

I made this twice, first with the above recipe, then a second time using a hybrid of the above recipe and the recipe posted by Dale DeGroff in an article on Liquor.com ... I'd say stick to one sage leaf as it'll fight with the oolong for attention. Also, the 4-5 berries Dale uses could be lowered to 2-3, as it'll heavily hue the drink, but don't go too low that it can't be tasted. Finish off with 10 ml agave nectar, and that was my (not quite ideal) happy medium.

Florian Ruf Premium Member 2y

In my opinion this cocktail should have at least a splash of citrus.

shirley Alexander Premium Member 6y

Was looking for a cocktail using Oolong, one if my favourite teas. This is a superb use of it. The finished cocktail is summery & complex with a long flavour. The addition of the sage leaf is inspired. Recommend as a daytime cocktail.

Jacques Gaudin Premium Member 2y

I agree with all above. Also the picture doesn't do it much justice. The 10 min laps to infuse the tea leaves give this drink an eye-pleasing indigo hue.