{"id":6335,"date":"2011-08-19T11:01:58","date_gmt":"2011-08-19T09:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=6335"},"modified":"2013-02-06T11:55:50","modified_gmt":"2013-02-06T10:55:50","slug":"blue-fairy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=6335","title":{"rendered":"Blue Fairy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Some time ago I was invited to a cocktail organised by FairyMotion<\/a>, a Swiss communication and design company. I could talk about the friendly, laid-back atmosphere or the excellent maki rolls we were served… but let’s face it: the cocktails – or rather THE cocktail – was what stayed engraved in my memory.<\/p>\n

Faced with a choice of several different drinks, like a child, I opted for the most beautiful one. It was glowing turquoise, cleverly chosen to represent the colours of FairyMotion<\/a>‘s logo and I still think the idea was very cute and creative. The first sip was simply breath-taking. The cocktail was slightly sweet, slightly sour, with a pleasant, treacherous balance, keeping one joyfully unconscious of the alcohol intake \ud83d\ude09 In short, a perfect drink. I asked the Fairy Team for the recipe – which luckily wasn’t top secret – and promised myself to reproduce it. And here it is: as beautiful and as delicious as when I tasted it for the first time (well, almost… moments of particularly palatable discoveries are inimitable). Even though I prepared it many times, I still am thrilled every time to sip such a beautiful drink. Since the company’s logo features a blue fairy, I decided to call the cocktail “Blue Fairy”. Thank you, Fairy Team, for the wonderful evening and the amazing drink idea!<\/p>\n

This is an individual portion, semi-long drink sized. In order to save you the measuring steps, problems with ounces, centiliters and milliliters, I converted everything into teaspoons (for those who like measuring, one teaspoon equals 5 ml). The cocktail is not really sour, but if you prefer very sweet drinks, add a bit of syrup or substitute the lemon juice with limoncello \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Preparation: 5 minutes<\/em><\/p>\n

Ingredients (serves one):<\/em><\/p>\n

7 teaspoons vodka<\/em><\/p>\n

3 teaspoons blue\u00a0Cura\u00e7ao<\/em><\/p>\n

2 teaspoons lemon juice<\/em><\/p>\n

2 teaspoons sparkling lemonade (or sparkling water)<\/em><\/p>\n

about 4 heaped tablespoons crushed ice (or 4 big ice cubes)<\/em><\/p>\n

Combine all the ingredients in a shaker. Shake well and serve.<\/p>\n

If using ice cubes, pour the shaken mixture over the ice cubes in a glass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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