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Blue lagoon cocktail in glass with cherry
Blue lagoon

We can't resist a retro blue drink. Try our simple blue lagoon recipe and shake up an eye-catching vodka cocktail all your guests will enjoy

rhubarb vodka jelly
Rhubarb and vodka jellies

A very grown-up dessert, these brightly coloured poached rhubarb and vodka or Cointreau jellies look great and taste delicious. They are perfect for a fun gathering or party.

Cosmopolitan Recipe
Cosmopolitan

Make like Carrie Bradshaw and fix yourself a cosmo this evening. You only need four ingredients, plus a little orange peel to garnish

Try our purple rain cocktail recipe, then check out our blue lagoon cocktail, tequila sunrise and more cocktail recipes and retro cocktails.

How to make a purple rain... step-by-step video

Our drinks expert Hannah Guinness shares her at-home bar tips to help you take your purple rain to the next level.

What is a purple rain?

Fruity, long and colourful, the purple rain gets its distinctive hue from mixing together blue curaçao and grenadine.

Purple rain ingredients

Make sure you invest in the best ingredients, particularly a good-quality lemonade and a decent grenadine. For the latter, it's easy (and often cheaper) to make your own. Try our grenadine recipe here.

Purple rain bar hacks and garnishes

The recipe calls for a lot of grenadine but it's essential for that all-important purple colour. If that makes the drink a little sweet for your taste, try adding more lime juice.

Purple rain recipe

  • 25ml vodka
  • 1 tbsp blue curaçao
  • 25ml lime juice
  • 75ml grenadine
  • lemonade
    to top up
  • lime wedge
    to garnish

Nutrition: Per serving

  • kcal330
  • fat0g
  • saturates0g
  • carbs60.1g
  • sugars44.9g
  • fibre0g
  • protein0.1g
  • salt0g
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Method

  • step 1

    Pour the vodka, curaçao, lime juice and grenadine into a highball glass filled with ice and gently stir.

  • step 2

    Top up with lemonade and garnish with a lime wedge. (If it’s not purple enough, try halving the amount of curaçao, or increase the grenadine by another 25ml.)

Try more of our great vodka cocktail recipes

Cosmopolitan Recipe

Authors

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Hannah GuinnessSenior sub editor and drinks writer
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joyndundu87442

Fun drink that gets your guest excited and eager to try and it also tastes good bonus!

Helen24

Super funky-looking and genuinely really tasty - I made a jug for a Halloween party and received many compliments

amy.donovan

This was so easy to make and a great way to use up leftover grenadine left in the cupboard!

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