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    Jayhawk Cocktail Recipe

    Published: Mar 6, 2023 · Leave a Comment

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    This Jayhawk cocktail (Rock Chalktail? Hawktail?) was made for KU fans in March. It's tropical and delicious, the perfect shade of crimson and blue, and goes down like a Gradey Dick 3-pointer. Pair it with a KU win and lots of good friends.

    A blue and red Jayhawk cocktail sitting in front of a basketball.

    This Jayhawk cocktail is made with rum, passionfruit juice, grenadine, lemonade, and blue curacao. It's a bit like a purple rain cocktail (which I first experienced alongside some Scottish friends on a very drunken night of our honeymoon), but we used rum instead of vodka to give this more of a tiki drink vibe. It tastes a lot like something you'd get at Sandbar, which is what makes this the perfect University of Kansas-inspired March Madness cocktail.

    Serve it with our pickle popper dip, corn and bean salsa, or one-pot chili.

    Looking for a mocktail? Try our coconut water mocktail or virgin mango strawberry margarita.

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    • Jayhawk Cocktail Recipe

    Key Ingredients and Substitutions

    • Rum- We use white rum, which is great for mixed drinks. If you don't have (or don't like) white rum, gold rum is a good substitute. You could also use vodka.
    • Passionfruit juice- This is usually in the refrigerated section, near the orange juice. If you can't find passionfruit juice, guava juice and orange juice are the closest substitutes.
    • Grenadine
    • Lemonade- Use whatever bottled lemonade is your favorite. You could also make your own. We like diet Simply Lemonade.
    • Blue Curacao Liqueur- You want the kind that has alcohol in it, not the non-alcoholic syrup.

    See recipe card for amounts.

    Step-by-Step Instructions

    Step 1: Fill four lowball glasses halfway with ice.

    A lowball glass filled with ice.

    Step 2: Add rum, passionfruit juice, and grenadine to a large glass or cocktail shaker and stir (or shake) to combine. Fill each lowball glass a little over halfway with the mixture.

    A red cocktail mixture in a mason jar.
    Glasses filled halfway with a red cocktail mixture and ice.

    Step 3: Add the lemonade and blue curacao to a glass measuring cup and stir to combine. Place the handle of a spoon into a lowball glass and gently pour the blue curacao mixture over the spoon and into the glass. Repeat for the 3 remaining drinks.

    A blue cocktail mixture in a glass measuring cup.
    A glass with a spoon in it and a blue cocktail mixture being poured over the spoon into the glass.

    Step 4: Serve! You'll probably want to mix up the drinks before you actually drink them, but don't worry, they won't turn K-State purple...they actually turn more of a gray-ish blue color.

    A Jayhawk cocktail in a glass with another one in the background.

    Frequently asked questions

    Can I make this cocktail ahead of time?

    You can mix the two separate components ahead of time. Mix and store the red and blue parts of the cocktail separately, then combine them in glasses when you're ready to serve.

    What kind of glass should I serve this in?

    We like to serve this in a lowball glass (also called a rocks glass or old fashioned glass), but you could also serve it in a highball glass. If you serve it in a highball glass, you'll probably only get 2 or 3 drinks out of the recipe (depending on how big your glasses are).

    I can't keep the layers separated. What am I doing wrong?

    Make sure you put the red mixture on the bottom. It's a little heavier than the blue mixture and will sink to the bottom if you try to put it on top. When you're pouring the blue mixture in, go slow and try your best to pour directly over the spoon.

    Jayhawk Cocktail Recipe

    Jayhawk Cocktail Recipe

    Recipe by Mollie

    This Jayhawk cocktail (Rock Chalktail? Hawktail?) was made for KU fans in March. It's tropical and delicious, the perfect shade of crimson and blue, and goes down like a Gradey Dick 3-pointer. Pair it with a KU win and lots of good friends.

    Course: DrinksCuisine: CocktailsDifficulty: Easy
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    Servings

    4

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    Prep time

    10

    minutes
    Total time

    10

    minutes
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    Ingredients

    • 3 ounces 3 white rum

    • 1 cup 1 passionfruit juice

    • 1 ounce 1 grenadine

    • 1 cup 1 lemonade

    • 2 ounces 2 blue curacao liqueur

    Directions

    • Fill four lowball glasses halfway with ice.
    • Add rum, passionfruit juice, and grenadine to a large glass or cocktail shaker and stir (or shake) to combine. Fill each lowball glass a little over halfway with the mixture.
    • Add the lemonade and blue curacao to a glass measuring cup and stir to combine. Place the handle of a spoon into a lowball glass and gently pour the blue curacao mixture over the spoon and into the glass. Repeat for the 3 remaining drinks.
    • Serve! You'll probably want to mix up the drinks before you actually drink them, but don't worry, they won't turn K-State purple...they actually turn more of a gray-ish blue color.

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