Blue Gatorade Shot

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This Blue Gatorade Shot is a fun, bright-blue colored shot recipe that is great for a summer pool party. It is made with vodka, blue curaçao, lemonade and sweet and sour mix. However, there are instructions for making a shot with actual blue gatorade as well.

Colorful shot recipes are always great for a summer party. 

For some other colorful party shots, try these Malibu Rum Shooters, this Raspberry Kamikaze Shot or this Pineapple Upside Down Cake Shot.

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• Why You’ll Love This Recipe
• Ingredients & Substitutions
• How To Make A Blue Gatorade Shot
• Expert Tips
• Recipe FAQs
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Bright Blue — The blue curaçao in these shots gives them a bright blue color that is especially fun when served at a summer party. 
• Easy To Make — There are only 4 ingredients in this recipe and it takes just a few minutes to whip up a batch. 
• Real Gatorade — There are two options for this recipe, depending on if you have blue gatorade on hand. Either way, you can make it with or without blue gatorade — up to you!

Ingredients & Substitutions

• Vodka: These are vodka-based shots, but you can swap out the vodka for another type of alcohol, such as white rum, tequila, or even gin. 
• Blue Curaçao: Blue curaçao gives these shots their bright blue color and a hint of orange flavor. I use alcoholic blue curaçao, but you can use a non alcoholic blue curaçao syrup instead. 
• Lemonade: A high quality store bought lemonade works perfectly well for this recipe. You can use homemade lemonade if you prefer.
• Sweet & Sour Mix: Sweet and sour mix is commonly used in a lot of different cocktail recipes. You can buy sweet and sour mix pre-made, or you can easily make your own at home using sugar, water, lemons and limes (see the FAQ section below).

How To Make A Blue Gatorade Shot

Step 1: Add the lemonade, vodka, blue curaçao and sweet and sour mix to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. 

Step 2: Shake well and strain into chilled shot glasses.

Expert Tips

• Use real blue gatorade. This gatorade shot is meant to mimic the taste and look of blue gatorade, but you can make a version using actual blue gatorade instead. If you have blue gatorade, use 1 oz blue gatorade, 1 oz vodka, ½ oz lemonade and 1 oz sweet and sour mix. 
• Add a sugar rim. This shot goes well with a sugar rim for a bit of extra sweetness to balance out the sour from the sour mix and lemonade. Run a wedge of lemon around the rim of the shot glass and gently press it into granulated sugar, rolling to make it stick. 
• Make it a cocktail. If you want to turn these shots into a blue gatorade cocktail, multiply the portions by 2. Top up the drink with a bit of club soda or 7Up to give it some fizz and make the drink less concentrated.

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