Blue Milk of Tatooine Cocktail
Recipe by Karen Grill, Sassafras Saloon, Los Angeles
“This one is really cool,” says Rahad Coulter-Stevenson, bartender and manager at Thirsty Crow, a member of the 1933 Group of bars, including Sassafras Saloon, where this drink is served. “In the first movie, Luke [Skywalker]’s family he’s living with, his aunt and uncle, call him in for breakfast. She pours a blue liquid, and they’re all drinking. As a kid, I always wondered what they were drinking and what it tasted like. So [Karen] re-created the blue milk. It’s kind of like a blue piña colada—what could be wrong with that?”
- 2 ounces Beefeater 24
- 1 ounce coconut cream
- ¾ ounce pineapple juice
- ¾ ounce lime juice
- ½ ounce blue Curaçao
- ½ ounce Giffard vanilla syrup
- ½ ounce orgeat syrup
Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well, and strain into a milk jar or Collins glass.
Kara Newman reviews spirits and writes about spirits and cocktail trends for Wine Enthusiast. She's the author of several cocktail books, including Shake.Stir.Sip. and NIGHTCAP: More than 40 Cocktails to Close Out Any Evening, which debuts in September 2018. Email: spirits@wineenthusiast.net