Need a tropical vacation? This easy Blue Hawaiian Cocktail is like a tasty trip for your tastebuds! Featuring coconut malibu, white rum, blue curacao, and pineapple, this hypnotizing blue drink is smooth, fruity and fabulously refreshing.
Featured comment: The Rum Blue Island Cocktail is exactly what it says. It has a hint of pineapple, coconut, and lime that tastes amazing with the rum. The cocktail is the perfect summer drink!” – Claudette
Update: This post was originally published in July 2015. I made updates to the article below to include more information about making this recipe for Hawaiian blue cocktails at home.
Hi, friends! If you love any (or all) of the following adult mixed drinks- Texas Roadhouse cocktail Kenny’s Cooler, long island iced tea, or the piña colada – you will love this blue hawaiian recipe!
About this Easy Rum Blue Island Cocktail
If you can’t be on a remote island soaking up the sun, don’t worry! This easy island cocktail is like a tropical paradise for your tastebuds. And, it will have you feeling like you are basking in the warm summer sun!
This colorful blue island cocktail is the ideal mix of boozy, coconut-y, citrusy, and fruity flavors. Featuring a mesmerizing aquamarine hue, this topical cocktail is perfectly refreshing and tempting!
Wether you stir it, shake it, serve it over ice, or blend it into a frozen daiquiri, this effortless blue cocktail will leave you feeling rejuvenated and relaxed!
Why you’ll love this drink recipe!
This hawaiian blue drink is a favorite of mine for many reasons:
- Just 5 Ingredients! You just need five basic bar ingredients to make these blue cocktails.
- No Sour Mix! Most recipes for blue hawaii cocktail utilize a sour mix; however, those mixes are simply high fructose corn syrup with artificial ingredients. This simple recipe nixes the mixes and opts for fresh fruit juices instead.
- Simple and Quick! This recipe for mixed drinks with malibu comes together in under 5 minutes, flat.
- Tropically Delicious! With the ideal balance of sweet and tart flavors, this tropical rum cocktail is perfectly delicious!
- Batch-able! You can easily big-batch a pitcher of island drinks if you want to serve a crowd.
Blue Hawaiian cocktail ingredients
This recipe for blue hawaiian drinks with malibu requires just a handful of basic bar ingredients. Here’s what you’ll need:
- Malibu – Malibu is a coconut flavored liqueur made from Caribbean rum.
- White Rum – To ensure your cocktail shares the same color as the blue lagoon, use white rum (versus dark rum).
- Substitution: If you prefer a more tropical, fruity mixed drink, swap out the clear rum for pineapple rum.
- Blue Curacao – Curacao is a popular liqueur made from the peels of laraha citrus fruit grown on the island of Curaçao. Blue Curaçao lends a unique orange citrusy flavor to this island drink.
- Pineapple Juice – I recommend using 100% pineapple juice for this cocktail recipe.
- Lemon Lime Soda – For a touch of effervescence.
- Substitution: If you prefer a stronger coconut flavor in your blue drink try swapping in coconut water or coconut milk. Or try a sparkling mineral water or seltzer in a pinch.
Hawaiian blue variations
- Frozen blue drink: To make a frozen version of this blue curacao drink, simply pour the ingredients into a high-speed blender with about 1 cup of fresh crushed ice. Then, blend the cocktail mixture until it resembles a smooth slushie.
- Thicker cocktail: If you prefer a thicker Hawaiian drink (similar to a smoothie), swap out the soda or coconut water for cream of coconut.
FAQs: blue hawaiian drink
Why are my curaçao drinks green?
The color of this pineapple rum drink depends directly upon the ratio of the ingredients and the amount of ice you use. When properly mixed together, blue hawaiian drinks will have a beautiful blue lagoon color, similar to the waters off tropical beaches.
If your Hawaii drink is green, chances are you either used too much ice or not enough curaçao. However, using dark rum, versus white rum, will also turn this blue cocktail green.
If your drink has a green hue and you are looking for a quick fix, simply add a few drops of blue food coloring to your blue cocktail punch.
What is curacao?
Blue curacao (pronounced Cure-AH-Sow) is an artificially-colored orange liqueur. Invented by Dutch settlers on the island of Curaçao in the 19th century, there are a three popular varieties – blue, orange, and clear. Blue curacao is what gives this blue hawaii drink it’s beautiful blue color.
What does curaçao taste like?
Made with the peels of the Laraha citrus fruit, blue curaçao has a sweet orange peel flavor and slightly bitter finish.
How is curacao different from triple sec?
Curacao and Triple Sec are both orange-flavored liqueurs; but, they aren’t the same thing
Curaçao is typically distilled in a pot with brandy, cognac, or a sugar cane spirit. It has a sweeter flavor and a solid or clear coloring.
On the other hand, triple sec is frequently distilled in a column with a neutral grain spirit. And it has a drier taste and a clear appearance.
Does blue curaçao have alcohol?
Yes! Citrus-flavored curaçao is a liqueur with about 15-40 percent alcohol.
Serving curacao drinks
Best garnish for drinks with curacao?
Cocktail garnishes are the simplest way to dress up your blue drinks. Below are some of my favorite garnishes to complement this Hawaii cocktail:
- Citrus Peels
- Pineapple
- Maraschino Cherries
- Cocktail Umbrellas
What glasses for blue hawaiian recipe?
The blue Hawaiian drink is commonly served in a Hurricane Glass – a curvy, fluted hybrid between a tall glass and a stemmed glass. Hurricane glasses are the traditional cup of choice for all tiki drink – frozen, blended, or on the rocks – such as the piña colada.
However, if you don’t have a hurricane glass (I don’t!), you can substitute tall cocktail glasses, such as a pint glass or collins glass, or large stemless wine glasses.
Easy on the eyes and even easier to sip, this blue hawaiian punch is the perfectly refreshing.
Until next time, friends, Cheers!
Cheyanne
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How to make Easy Rum Blue Island Cocktail Recipe 👇
Blue Hawaiian Cocktail with malibu and curaçao
Equipment
- 1 Cocktail Shaker
- 2 Collins Glasses (or cocktail glasses of choice)
Ingredients
- 1 ½ ounces White Rum
- 1 ounce Malibu Coconut Rum
- 1 ½ ounce Blue Curacao
- 3 ounces Pineapple Juice - or more to taste
- 1 ounce Sprite - or more to taste (substitution: coconut water)
- Optional Garnishes Maraschino Cherries, Pineapple Wedges
Instructions
- Combine ingredients: Fill a cocktail shaker 3/4 of the way with ice cubes. Pour in the white rum, malibu rum, blue curacao and pineapple juice.
- Shake or stir cocktail: Put the lid on the shaker to seal closed. Shake until the cocktail shaker is cold to the touch, at least 20 seconds. Shake to combine. Fill two small glasses with ice. Use strainer to divide cocktail among two glasses. Top each with half shot of sprite. Garnish with cherries.
- Strain into glasses: Fill two Collins cocktail glasses with ice. Strain the blue hawaiian drink into the cup over the ice.
- Garnish and serve: Garnish your blue cocktails with a cherry, pineapple wedge and umbrella, if using. Enjoy immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
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We made this for a babyshower in a bulk size, my problem is that it was kind of green in colour, it was a hit everyone enjoyed it but we really wanted that blue colour for the babyshower. It makes sense because blue from the blue curacao and yellow from the pineapple juice makes green but why is yours so vibrant? Why could I have done to make the colour greenish?
The Rum Blue Island Cocktail is exactly what it says. It has a hint of pineapple, coconut, and lime that tastes amazing with the rum. The cocktail is the perfect summer drink!
Hi Claudette! I’m so thrilled you love this cocktail as much as we do! Cheers!
Thank you for sharing. It looks so yummy.
I want to try making this! However, just a question: what white rum did you use? Barcardi has a white rum, but they also have a coconut rum, I’m not sure what to get! Thanks!
Hi Elijah,
I’m thrilled to hear you want to try this cocktail! You can use any white rum you like! I always use whichever white rum I have on hand, which is normally Flor De Cana 4 (it’s light with notes of vanilla and coconut and a toasty sugar finish) or Papa’s Pilar Blonde (light and slightly sweet with notes of citrus). However, you can use Bacardi Superior if you prefer!
When it comes to coconut rum, I prefer Malibu over Bacardi Coconut for this cocktail, simply because it is slightly sweeter. But, if you don’t like a sweet drink, by all means, use Bacardi!
I really encourage you to use whatever brands you personally love and always make your cocktails to your specific taste. 🙂 Let me know if you have any other questions – I’m always happy to help! Cheers!
You’re so sweet, thank you for reaching out, I truly appreciate it!
I will definitely use your suggestions; this cocktail looks delicious and I can’t wait to try it!
Thanks again for your advice!
My pleasure!! I hope you enjoy the cocktail! Cheers!
Hi! If I were to make a large batch of this, minus the Sprite. How long in the refrigerator could it last?
I’m worried about the Pineapple juice. I planned on using Dole canned.
Thank you!
Hi Peter,
I normally use fresh pineapple juice, so I’m not 100% certain. However, there should be instructions on the can about how long the juice will keep in the refrigerator once opened. I would follow those.
Cheers and Happy New Year!
I love to cook and I’m always looking for new recipes for my menu, which makes me always interested in my work. Today’s my lucky day, Rum Blue Island Cocktail is great, just follow the instructions and everything is easy, I like it. Thanks for your sharing
I want to make a gallon batch anyone have a succesful converted recipe? Thanks
Hi Gina,
If you go to the recipe card and hover your mouse over the serving number you can actually scale the recipe up or down – that in turn will adjust the measurements of the ingredients. Hope that helps! Cheers!
Oh such an interesting drink, suitable for a pool party, thanks for sharing this
Hi there,
Could you help with a recipe for making this for a crowd, I’d like to make it for my daughters 21st birthday as a punch and served in a glass dispenser.
I hope you can help.
Thanks Adair
Hi Adair,
Happy early birthday to your daughter! I’m honored you want to make this for her celebration! If you go to the recipe card and hoover your mouse over the number of servings you can adjust it up and down, which will in turn adjust the amount of the ingredients. So, you will simply need to adjust the servings to the number of cocktails you are wanting to make. Let me know if you have any other questions! Cheers!!
Enjoy the 30s girlfriends!! Soon you will wake up and you’ll be 50!
I’ll be 56 in a few days and blue ocean splash is my cocktail of choice!! Going to Jamaica in 25 days, 2nd time there and can hardly wait!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY my friends! ENJOY!
Hi! If I were to make a large batch of this, minus the Sprite. How long in the refrigerator could it last?
I’m worried about the Pineapple juice. I planned on using Dole canned.
Thank you!
Hi Tori,
While I have never made this cocktail in advance, I can say opened pineapple juice will keep in the refrigerator for 7 days. Therefore, I’d assume you can make this (without the sprite) up to 7 days in advance. However, it is important to note that the quality and the taste of the cocktail will always be best when it’s freshly prepared. Therefore, I would use your best judgement if preparing this in advance. Cheers and thank you for stopping by!!!
I like the blue, cool and harmonious nature. I will definitely try this drink. Thank you for sharing
GIRL! I can’t believe I missed your birthday. Is it too late to wish you a happy birthday? Maybe… But it’s never to late to send you positive wishes on this new year of life. Also, I’ll turn 32 this year as well. I’m impressed with how much with have in common! 🙂 I hope you had a lovely birthday. I mean… how bad could it be, if this awesome drink was involved?? CHEERS!
Olivia, It is NEVER too late to wish me a happy birthday! So, thank you!!! I hope 32 brings us both lots and lots of happiness! Cheers, girlfriend!!
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! So loving this stunning, gorgeous and awesome cocktail! What a lovely story! I will have to make ASAP! Happy birthday! 🙂
Thank you, Anu!! I know you have your hands full with your little one, but if you get a second to yourself, you should try this… you DEF. deserve a drink! lol 😉 Cheers, pretty! xo
I love the pictures, they have a retro feeling, which I like.
Happy birthday!! Hope you had a great day doing all the things you like. Any special present at all??
THIS DRINK. The color, the booze, the cherries – I want it all!
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY Birtthhhddaaayyyyyy!!!! Such a sweet story about the man in the grocery store. Moral of the story: wear cool hats everywhere so nice people strike up conversation with you ;). This drink looks so happy and refreshing! Love the color!
Annie, My husband is sitting next to me and he almost fell out of his chair laughing at your comment. Needless to say, he is a huge Annie @ The Garlic Diaries fan. Wait… should I be worried??! 😉 Thanks for being you, girlfriend and always making me (and the Boy) laugh. Cheers, pretty lady! xo
Damn girl! How do you stay looking so young!? I stopped getting carded several years ago, and that was pretty depressing 😉 Anyway, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! I hope you had a super wonderful and awesome day! Certainly this cocktail would help in any special celebration 🙂 Cheers!
LOL, Kathleen! You don’t get carded??? From your pic- I WOULD CARD YOU… twice for good measure!! Thanks for making me giggle and the kind words, girlie! Cheers! 🙂
I hope you have a fantastic birthday!! Drink 3 of these for me! 🙂
Thank you, Dorothy! Done and Done *insert pic of three empty glasses here!*
Happy 18, Cheyanne! 😉 Really, if you can pull off 18 at 32, imagine how awesome you’ll look at 70!
Birthdays are the best. You should definitely keep this drink all to yourself!
Thank you, Mir!!! Hopefully I look as fabulous as my mother and grandmother when I am older- they totally still look GREAT! Cheers, girlie!
Happy birthday, Cheyanne! I think my family would love this if I could make it nonalcoholic! I think I might replace the coconut rum with coconut milk, and I could omit the white rum completely. But it looks like you have some GREAT flavors going on there! Beautiful presentation and pictures as always!
Thank you so much, Kennedy! I’d definately use coconut milk, omit the rum, add a little OJ and maybe a splash of blue food coloring to make this a mock-tail. 🙂 Hope you are having a great day, my friend- Cheers!
Hope you had a wonderful birthday! This drink looks like the perfect treat to celebrate with! I love the pretty blue color. And the flavors sound fantastic! Just what I need on this Tuesday night!
Thank you so much, Gayle! 🙂 I didn’t have a great birthday, but that’s okay… I had this drink! lol. Cheers, my dear!!
Oh! I was confused. You mentioned birthday and I did think you were 18, maybe 19 and I was thinking – HEY! She’s not allowed to drink! 🙂
Tee hee! Happy birthday to you! This is just about the most celebratory drink I’ve seen all year – I LOVE the colour!
LOL, Nagi!! Flattery will get you everywhere! 😉 Thank you so much for the kind (and funny) words and birthday wishes!! Cheers!
Happy, Happy Birthday, my friend! Here’s to a fabulous year filled with food and fun! …and cocktails…like this beauty!
Thank you so much, Annie!! 🙂 Its blogger friends like you who have made this 32nd year of my life one I am really looking forward to! 😉 Cheers!
Happy birthday!! Love that you’re celebrating in style with these cocktails – that’s the way to do it!
Thank you, Joanne! You can’t have a birthday without a pretty cocktail! Or you could, but it just wouldn’t be as fun (true fact). Cheers, girlie! 🙂
My favorite wine cooler is Seagram’s Calypso Colada and so I would love this! I love the color too. Happy birthday! Here’s to new beginnings and a wonderful year ahead of you!
Thank you, Thao! I like Seagrams Coolers too, this drink is a little bit more strong than their line of wine coolers, but that’s an easy fix… I’d just lessen the amount of white rum. 🙂 Thanks for the warm birthday wishes, my friend! Cheers!
Happy happy birthday, sweet and YOUTHFUL Cheyanne! 😉 From your profile picture, I wouldn’t guess you’re older than 18 either, so the man in the grocery store was right. I bet he also didn’t know what an amazing food blogger you are because look at this super tantalizing cocktail! I want one to come out of my screen and appear right before me! It reminds me of otter pops (I don’t know if you ate those as a child), but I imagine them to be a better tasting, boozy version. Yum!! Hope you have a fabulous bday, and thanks for sharing this great recipe! 🙂
HAHAHAHAHA, Thank you Beeta!!!! (insert huge glowing smile here!) I’ve heard of otter pops, but I have never had one, so I couldn’t tell you if this drink tastes like one. 🙁 If you end up making this drink, you will have to let me know! Or maybe you could make otter pops and post it on your beautiful blog, then I could make them and tell you if they taste alike! 🙂 Cheers, my sweet friend!
That’s cool, Cheyanne! *Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you…* (singing). Well, you’re super lucky not to hear this gruesome singing. I’ve sent you a box of donuts and marshmallows too. Don’t throw away the box – you may need it to send my Christmas present:) I wish you all the best, graceful cooking, scrumptious food, and awesome blog posts! And don’t touch this cocktail please – it’s illegal at your age! 🙂
LOL, Thanks, Ben! I will totally keep the box and mail your X-mas present in it… IF I ever actually get the box of goodies!! 🙂 Thanks for being such a great Blogger friend! Cheers, buddy!
Happy Birthday!! And happy birthday to me 🙂 Thanks so much for the shout out my Foodie BFF. I have to admit, today has sucked big time for me. Woke up to the water heater not working, so had to take a cold shower this morning, then met the repair guy after work at 2pm and he’s still here at the house trying to fix the problem. I need one (or twenty) of these drinks right now. Can you pretty please send me one? Here’s hoping your birthday today is better than mine. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Thanks, Karrie! I know we BOTH had a crappy birthday. But, there is always next year! Or you could be like me, I’m telling Boy this is my Birthday WEEK (after all, we deserve a week to make up for the bad day we had on our actual birthday). I hope your water heater is fixed by now, I know you were having SERIOUS issues. 🙁 Cheers to a better day today! P.S. I’m mentally sending you an entire carafe of Blue Island Splash. xo
Happy Happy Birthday, Cheyanne! Hope you have an amazing day! These cocktails are the perfect way to celebrate your 18th birthday 😉 Love the fun color!
Well thank you, Kelly!! Hopefully no one ID’s me before I indulge in a little happy hour with these Blue Cocktails… since I’m only 18 and not of legal age and all!! hahahaha!! 🙂 Cheers, my dear friend! xo
Well Happy Birthday! What a great way to celebrate with these cocktails, I’m obsessed with that color!!
Thank you, Sam!! 🙂 I am totally celebrating with these… how can I not, I mean they are already made and everything. lol. Cheers- literally!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! This cocktail looks like the perfect July birthday libation! That blue color is gorgeous too! How was your 4th? We did all those things you mentioned. I also held a chicken and petted 2 pigs! Have a terrific day celebrating you! Cheers! XOXO
Thank you, Rachelle!! 🙂 My fourth was filled with packing boxes, as is my birthday. Sucks! SO cool you held a chicken and petted some oinkers!! I’m assuming you will be sharing pics on the blog?? (without you in them i’m sure, since we are both camera shy!) Cheers to you- my dear! Thanks for being such a great blogger friend, you make this a birthday worth celebrating (despite the boxes!)! xoxoxoxo
hey HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY my friend, may you have a merry one!! And have one of these beautiful cocktails for me as well, they look refreshing and gorgeous. Also, that man that thought you are 18, next time you see him, please ask him to stop by my grocery store as well lol
p.s. Thank you very much for the kind words on my loss, appreciate it.
Thank you so much, Katalina!! I’m packing to move from FL to NC, so I doubt I will ever see that sweet elderly man again, but if I ever do, I will be certain to send him your way!! lol 🙂 On your loss, I wish there was more I could say or do for you during such a sorrowful time. Please know, my thoughts and prayers are with you!! Cheers, my sweets! *hugs*
Beautiful! Will definitely give this cocktail a try – sounds so yummy! And I seriously adore your little cherry ties on the drink 🙂 Happy, happy birthday! XO
Thank you so much, Kathryn!! For those tied cherries- I was thinking “this will look good… or my tying skills stink and this will look not so good.” I’m so glad you like them! LOL. *pheww!* 🙂 Thanks for the birthday warm wishes!!! Hope you are having a beautiful day, my dear! Cheers (literally)
These are seriously so much fun! I love that blue color!
Thank you, Jocelyn! The aqua color is my favorite part of this drink… well that and the taste! Cheers, girlie! 🙂