Aqua Velva (cocktail)

An Aqua Velva is a cocktail made with vodka, gin, lemon-lime, and Blue Curaçao; the latter gives the drink the color of Ice Blue Aqua Velva, its namesake,[1] which when introduced was touted as the aftershave that "gives your skin a drink."[2]

Aqua Velva
Cocktail
The aftershave's color inspired the cocktail's name
TypeCocktail
Primary alcohol by volume
Commonly used ingredientsVodka, gin, lemon-lime, and Blue Curaçao

In the 2007 film Zodiac, the cocktail is depicted as author Robert Graysmith's favored drink.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. "Aqua Velva Recipe". Recipe Syndicate. Hearst Seattle Media. February 21, 2012. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  2. "New Ice Blue After Shave". advertisement. LIFE. April 8, 1957. p. 108. Retrieved 2014-12-02. Ice Blue Aqua Velva 'gives your skin a drink.'
  3. Dargis, Manohla (March 2, 2007). ""Zodiac": David Fincher's obsession with a serial killer's story". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-07.


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