Blue Motorcycle Shot
Vodka, rum, tequila, gin, and blue curaçao — the Long Island Iced Tea (Robert Butt, Oak Beach Inn, 1972) with blue curaçao replacing cola.
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The Blue Motorcycle Shot is a variation of the Long Island Iced Tea — the notorious 1972 creation by Robert "Rosebud" Butt at the Oak Beach Inn on Long Island that combined multiple spirits behind a sweet, tea-colored appearance — in which blue curacao replaces the standard cola, transforming the drink from amber to a vivid blue-green. Like the original Long Island, the Blue Motorcycle contains vodka, rum, tequila, gin, and citrus liqueur, creating a genuinely high-alcohol cocktail that its sweet, fruity flavor belies. The blue color, produced by curacao's artificial dye, made the drink visually distinctive and particularly popular at beach bars and nightclubs during the 2000s where colorful cocktails were a commercial draw.
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