Purple Rain Cocktail

This purple rain cocktail recipe is pretty and super tasty! The blend of flavors are perfect and the color is fun! You’ll feel cool drinking it!

This is an updated post for the purple rain cocktail (original post published June 2016)!  I made 3 versions of it!  All the process shots are from the original post.

This Purple Rain cocktail is so delicious and easy to make!  Of course, a lot of people probably posted a Purple Rain cocktail as soon as Prince died, but I wanted to wait because I can be contrary like that.

Ask Christopher.  He could tell you.

FLASHBACK

I lost one of my sisters to breast cancer over a decade ago.  I can’t believe it has been that long. Nancy was 41 at the time of her death and not a day goes by that I don’t think of her.  The reason I bring this up now is not only did she love the color purple, she also would have LOVED this cocktail.  I never had a chance to make it for her.  So, this post is for her!  Oh, and for Prince.

The Purple Rain Cocktail Ingredients and the Mixing

What goes into this cocktail?  Vodka, blue Curacao, cranberry juice, pineapple juice, grenadine and lime juice.

First up, I grab my shaker and fill it 1/2 way with ice.  (I know, shocker!)

I measure 2 ounces of vodka.  I use my favorite: Grey Goose.

I pour it lovingly into the shaker.

Next, I measure 1 ounce of Blue Curacao.  Look how blue it is!  Blue Curacao is naturally dyed that deep color.

Into the shaker it goes.

Now I measure out 1 ounce of cranberry juice.

I pour it into the shaker.  The color of the cocktail is now becoming more purple.

Now, I chose to use Grenadine in the cocktail, so it becomes a deeper purple.  I measure out 3/4 of an ounce.

I pour it into the shaker.

Now for the lime juice, I cut a 1/2 of a lime and juice it into a measuring glass.

It ended up being a little less than 1/2 an ounce.  The angle of this photo makes it look like more.  I don’t stress on the amount.  I just use 1/2 of a lime.

I pour it into the shaker and now it’s time to put the cap onto my shaker and shake 10 times.

I grab my collins glass and pour the contents into the glass.

Bottoms Up

Here they are!  The front cocktail in the tall glass is the recipe below.  The notes will have the other two variations.

Look at the deep purple color.  YUM!!

Notice that by the ice cubes the cocktail looks almost teal, but below the cubes, it’s a nice deep purple.

The second one in the double old fashioned glass, is more of a deep purple color!  It’s because I used a full ounce of grenadine!

Now, for the third variation.  The one in the martini glass in front, looks almost black – that’s because I left out the lime juice.  I wanted to see if there was a taste difference.

It’s slight, so you won’t miss it.

Which one of these purple rain cocktail variations do I prefer?  I can’t play favorites! They are my “babies”!

I hope you enjoyed this recipe.  I enjoyed drinking it! 🙂

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And as always, may all your dishes/drinks be delish!

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Purple Rain Cocktail

Prep Time

5 mins

Total Time

5 mins

 

This deep purple cocktail is truly delicious.  The recipe below is the one in the tall glass.  The other two variations are in the notes section.

Course: Cocktail

Cuisine: Cocktails

Keyword: purple rain cocktail

Servings: 1 cocktail

Calories: 306 kcal

Author: Elaine @ Dishes Delish

Ingredients

• 2 ounces Grey Goose vodka
• 1 ounce Blue Curacao
• 1 ounce cranberry juice
• 1 ounce pineapple juice
• 3/4 ounce Grenadine
• 1/2 ounce lime juice 1/2 lime

Instructions

1. Fill your shaker 1/2 way with ice
2. Add the vodka, Blue Curacao, cranberry juice, pineapple juice, grenadine and lime juice
3. Cap shaker and shake 10 times
4. Pour into a tall glass, I used a collins glass
5. Lift glass
6. Sip
7. Sing Purple Rain song
8. Smile
9. Enjoy

Recipe Notes

Variation #1  - highball glass
2 ounces vodka
1 ounce blue curacao
1 ounce cranberry juice
1 ounce pineapple juice
1 ounce grenadine
1/2 ounce fresh lime juice

Variation #2 - martini glass
2 ounces vodka
1 ounce blue curacao
1 ounce cranberry juice
1 ounce pineapple juice
1 ounce grenadine

Nutrition Facts

Purple Rain Cocktail

Amount Per Serving (8 ounces)

Calories 306

% Daily Value*

Sodium 9mg 0%

Potassium 36mg 1%

Total Carbohydrates 31g 10%

Sugars 25g

Vitamin C 11.8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.