How to Make a Blue Kamikaze

Knowing how to make mixed drinks can allow you to make special beverages for your social gatherings or special nights at home with your spouse. Most mixed drinks combine 2 or more liquids to create a new flavor sensation. The most common mixed drinks go by a standard set of names. Knowing named drinks can allow you to replicate popular drinks that are crafted by bartenders in restaurants and bars. The "Blue Kamikaze" is an alcoholic beverage that combines a mixtures of fruit flavors with vodka and that results in a bright blue beverage.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sgccYv2m0A

How to Make a Blue Kamikaze Video

Learn from Ja Nee Nisonger, a Los Angeles bartender, as you watch her prepare the mixed drink called a "Blue Kamikaze". She presents the ingredients needed, the preparation method and alternate methods of serving this drink. This mixed drink guide is part of a larger series of videos offered on the Mahalo.com YouTube channel.

Step 1: Gather Ingredients and Supplies

Collect vodka, Rose's lime juice and blue Curacao. You can opt for a blueberry-flavored vodka to enhance the color of the drink and make it a bit sweeter. You will also need a stainless steel shaker, a measuring glass, a rocks glass and ice.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sgccYv2m0A

Step 2: Combine Ingredients

Fill your cocktail shaker and rocks glass with ice. Measure one ounce of your vodka and pour into your shaker. Add one ounce of orange-flavored blue Curacao. Top mixture with about 1/2 to 3/4 of an ounce of lime juice, based on your taste preferences.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sgccYv2m0A

Step 3: Shake and Serve

Place the strainer and top on your cocktail shaker and agitate about 13 times. Take off the top and strain mixture into your rocks glass. Garnish with a lime for a professional appearance. This drink can also be prepared as a cocktail with crushed ice or as a shooter, based on your serving preferences.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sgccYv2m0A