#LeftShark Cocktail

This cocktail is dedicated to my friends Ilana Watson and Amanda Anderson whose love of blue drinks and Left Shark awesomeness inspired it's creation. 

#LeftShark Cocktail

Lately I have found myself fascinated by the internet wonder that is the Left Shark, also known as #leftshark. If you do not know, the Left Shark was a backup dancer for Katy Perry's half-time show. During the song "Teenage Dream", Katy had two backup dancers dressed in bright blue cartoon-ish "shark" costumes. The shark on the right was perfect, every dance move in step and smooth. The shark on the left was out of sync and kinda awkward, but it didn't matter, he was just having a good time. 

Left Shark

The internet exploded with love for Left Shark posting memes, hashtags, even tattoos, featuring this new champion of seemingly, “dancing to the beat of your own drum.” It was inevitable. I had to create a #leftshark cocktail. It needed to be blue, tropical and boozy, but most of all it had to be fun! I wanted a cocktail that captured the spirit of celebration that was Left Shark. It is my hope that this cocktail will inspire people to let their own inner Left Shark come out to play. Yes, I am an enabler.

The #leftshark cocktail is a variation of the traditional Blue Hawaiian. You may recall I did a blog post on the Blue Hawaiian back in 2013. First off you have 2 oz of Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum. This gives you a nice base spirit with a spicy sweet flavor. Then you’ll add 2 oz of pineapple juice and 1 oz of Malibu Pineapple Rum. This gives you a little natural tropical flavor, and a big dose of candy sweet pineapple boozy-ness. Now, add in 1 oz of coconut cream, (I use Coco-Real) bringing your flavor balance back to a nice pineapple and coconut pairing. For your final base ingredient add 1 oz Blue Curacao. Then shake and strain into a tall Collins glass with ice. 

You should have a nice slim blue cocktail with some room at the top. Now do a float of heavy whipping cream to fill up the rest of the glass. Do the float just like you would for an Irish Coffee by pouring it over the back of a spoon and letting it literally float and build up on top of the cocktail. When finished you should have a tall blue cocktail with a white cap on top. Garnish with a speared pineapple or cherry. Or to really kick up the kitchy-ness of this masterpiece garnish with a gummy shark. You can usually find gummy sharks at the supermarket (try the bulk candy section), or a specialty candy store like Sweet Factory in the mall)

#LeftShark

2 Oz Spiced Rum
2 Oz Pineapple Juice

1 Oz Malibu Pineapple Rum

1 Oz  Coco Real

1 Oz Blue Curacao

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In mixing glass Add Rums, Pineapple Juice, Coco Real & Blue Curacao

Add ice and shake till frosted

Strain into tall Collins glass with ice

Float heavy whipping cream to fill the rest of glass

Garnish with Cherry or Pineapple spear or if possible a gummy shark!

I large straw

Serve with a smile and some good tunes. The party has begun. 

P.S. eat the gummy shark first!