Blue Moon Cocktail

~ Blue Moon Cocktail ~

1 1/4 oz Gin
1/2 oz Blue Curacao liqueur
1 1/2 oz fresh sweet and sour mix
3 oz pineapple juice

Mix all ingredients into an ice-filled shaker. Shake and strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Garnish with a lemon wheel.

◑〇◐ Once in A Blue Moon ◑〇◐

Every month typically has a full moon (although sometimes February doesn’t). In fact, our word for “month” comes from the word “moon.” Most of the time, the names for full moons coincide with particular months or seasons of the year. The time between one full moon and the next is close to the length of a calendar month. So the only time one month can have two full moons is when the first full moon happens in the first few days of the month.

So whether you define a Blue Moon as the second full moon in a month – or the third full moon of four in a season – the name Blue Moon accounts for times when there are more full moons than is ordinary.
It’s very rare that you would see a blue-colored moon, although unusual sky conditions – certain sized particles of dust or smoke can create them. Blue-colored moons aren’t predictable. The sorts of moons people commonly call Blue Moons aren’t usually blue..
The full moon of August 31, 2012 will be considered a Blue Moon
The next year of double blue moons is coming up in 2018