Measle
Blue curacao is one of those bottles you don’t buy but seem to have in the cupboard anyway. I don’t love its flavour, whatever that is, but if you have some blue stuff, you can make this. And the end result tastes good. This cocktail is a great fruit tingle alternative.
This was my first popular cocktail invention, and so it’s my namesake. Its popularity stems from its looks because the previous failures had good flavour but looked like gumboots. Nobody wanted to taste them.
Bonus: The colouring will keep you dancing and bouncing off the walls like you’re 20 again.
Confession: The Measle is basically a frozen Fruit Tingle made with gin. You can make it with vodka but I think the aroma of gin works.
Recipients: Young friends, people who like bling, people who are content with one flashy drink because I don’t want to make another round of these.
Type: Frozen
EQUIPMENT
Blender that can crush ice
Tall, clear tumbler
Straw, swizzle stick, chopstick or tall spoon
INGREDIENTS
30ml gin
15-30ml blue curacao
Ice
Lemonade
30ml red cordial
METHOD
In a blender place the gin, blue curacao and a good amount of ice. The amount of ice will depend on the capacity of your blender, the density of the ice and how hot a day it is.
Blend until smooth and thick. We are aiming for a thick slushie. It needs to plop, not pour, into the glass. Add more ice if necessary.
Plop this blue mixture into a glass until the glass is no more than three quarters full. Gently, nearly fill the glass with lemonade. Gently add the red cordial.
The two mixes should stay separate for a while and you’ll have a red and blue drink.
It tastes better if stirred and that is what the straw is for. I don’t recommend drinking the blue mix by itself. It tastes like hairspray.
Anecdote
While working at a university campus we had a student function and this was the cocktail of the night.
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