Aqua Velva (cocktail) explained
| Aqua Velva |
| Flaming: | no |
| Vodka: | yes |
| Gin: | yes |
| Curaçao: | yes |
| Ingredients: | Vodka, gin, lemon-lime, and Blue Curaçao |
An Aqua Velva is a cocktail made with vodka, gin, lemon-lime, and blue curaçao. The curaçao gives the drink the color of Ice Blue Aqua Velva aftershave,[1] which was advertised with the slogan that it "gives your skin a drink."[2]
In the 2007 film Zodiac, the cocktail is depicted as author Robert Graysmith's favored drink.[3] The cocktail's origins prior to the film are uncertain.[4]
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- Web site: Aqua Velva Recipe . February 21, 2012. Recipe Syndicate . Hearst Seattle Media. 2014-12-02.
- New Ice Blue After Shave. April 8, 1957 . advertisement . LIFE. Ice Blue Aqua Velva 'gives your skin a drink.'. 108 . 2014-12-02.
- News: "Zodiac": David Fincher's obsession with a serial killer's story. Dargis. Manohla. March 2, 2007. The New York Times. 2009-11-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171008153342/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/02/arts/02iht-flik3.4774496.html . October 8, 2017. an alarming- looking blue elixir called an Aqua Velva that is Graysmith's bar drink of choice.
- Web site: The Origins of Zodiac's Aqua Velva Cocktail. 2022-03-04. Aaron Goldfarb. PUNCH. 2022-03-02.
