Corpse Reviver No.Blue

Difford's Guide
Discerning Drinkers (81 ratings)

Serve in

Coupe glass
Ingredients:
3/4 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
3/4 fl oz Aromatized wine (e.g. Lillet Blanc)
3/4 fl oz Bols Blue Curaçao
3/4 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
3 dash La Fée Parisienne absinthe
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:


Review:

Considering it's blue, "I quite like it" was the general consensus when we first tried this infamous cocktail. It tastes great when presented with a Jacob Briars' smile accompanied by his booming voice declaring, "I believe you ordered a blue drink."

History:

Created in 2007 by Jacob Briars, Queenstown, New Zealand. Around the time a Facebook group started called "A Jihad on all Blue Drinks." This was Jacob's reaction to it. He "blued' the most popular bartenders' drink" at that time, a Corpse Reviver No.2.

Nutrition:

179 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1 standard drinks
  • 15.02% alc./vol. (30.04° proof)
  • 13.7 grams of pure alcohol
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