Beverages Turquoise Blue

Turquoise Blue

So gorgeous you'll have to stop and admire this smooth rum martini before taking a sip. Blue curaçao, melon liqueur, fresh lime juice and a touch of ginger beer are the colorful components. Sit comfortably, sip slowly and enjoy thoroughly.

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About Turquoise Blue

So gorgeous you'll have to stop and admire this smooth rum martini before taking a sip. Blue curaçao, melon liqueur, fresh lime juice and a touch of ginger beer are the colorful components. Sit comfortably, sip slowly and enjoy thoroughly.

About Bill Fortune

Bill Fortune is a veteran of the hospitality industry. He got his start as a boy shining shoes in a country club locker room and then filling just about every position at the club including in the kitchen. After a stint in military school, Bill returned home to Connecticut where he enrolled at the University of New Haven. There he was introduced to their Hospitality Management School.  Upon graduation, he moved to Boston and worked at The Country Club in Chestnut Hill and a few years later found his way to the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel where he manages The Oak Bar.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • ¾ oz rum
  • ½ oz blue curaçao liqueur
  • ½ oz Midori melon liqueur
  • ¼ oz fresh lime juice
  • 1 wedge of lime for garnish
  • ¼ oz simple syrup (1:1 mixture of sugar diluted in water)
  • ¼ oz ginger beer
  • ice

How-to

  1. Add all ingredients except the ginger beer to a glass then fill with ice
  2. Top the glass with a shaker tin and tap in place securely.  Shake vigorously for 5 seconds
  3. Pour ginger beer into a martini glass and strain cocktail ingredients over the ginger beer
  4. Garnish with wedge of lime and serve!

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