The Blue Hawaiian or Swimming Pool is a Piña Colada with an added splash of

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to give it an orange flavor. It is made with

light rum Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is usually aged in oak barrels. Rum is produced in nearly every sugar-producing region of the world, such as the Phili ...

(e.g. Pineapple Malibu rum or white rum), blue curaçao, pineapple juice,

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, and lemon juice. It is garnished with a pineapple wedge,

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and

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and served in a

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with pebble ice, or in a Collins glass. A frozen Blue Hawaiian can be made by putting all the ingredients in a blender with some crushed ice and pulsing them to a creamy consistency. The use of light rum allows the blue color from the curaçao to come through. Adding more pineapple juice results in a greenish blue color. Champagne or

prosecco Prosecco (; Italian: ) is an Italian DOC or DOCG white wine produced in a large area spanning nine provinces in the Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia regions, and named after the village of Prosecco which is in the province of Trieste, Italy. It ...

can be added to make a sparkling Blue Hawaiian. ''Difford's Guide'' notes, "Probably created by

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in Los Angeles, USA, this is a riff on the

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