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

Blue Moon Cocktail (Dale DeGroff's recipe)
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 fresh	Blueberries (fresh)
2 oz	Ketel One Vodka
1 barspoon	Oolong tea
¹⁄₂ oz	Elderflower liqueur
³⁄₄ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Agave syrup
1 fresh	Sage leaves

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of sage leaf and blueberry.
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 with sage leaf and skewered blueberry.

Review:

A hint of blueberry fruit with oolong tea, elderflower, sage and lemon.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2010 by Dale DeGroff, New York, USA. Blue moon is an astronomical term for the second of two full moons to occur in the same calendar month.

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G. M. Genovese

8th March at 20:50

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.

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Florian Ruf

22nd August 2024 at 14:11

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

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shirley Alexander

11th July 2020 at 19:33

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.

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Jacques Gaudin

30th October 2023 at 00:37

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.

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