Blue Moon Cocktail (Dale DeGroff's recipe)
Ingredients
- 1 fresh Blueberries
- 2 oz Tito's Vodka
- 1 barspoon Oolong tea
- 1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur
- 3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
- 1⁄2 oz Agave syrup
- 1 fresh Sage leaves
Method
Glassware:
Serve in a Coupe glass
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.
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.
Review:
A hint of blueberry fruit with oolong tea, elderflower, sage and lemon.
