Want a cocktail that's positively ribbiting (yep — we went there)? Then, the vibrant blue bullfrog drink is for you. It's a boozy bugger — with 4 ounces of hard liqueur in a single drink — but the good news is you'll probably only need one.
How to Make a Bullfrog Drink
We think you'll feel instantly hoppy when you tuck into the bullfrog cocktail. The combo of a ton of liquor and Red Bull practically guarantees you'll feel something.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce gin
- 1 ounce rum
- 1 ounce tequila
- 1 ounce vodka
- 1 ounce blue curaçao
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Ice
- 1 ounce Red Bull
- Lemon slice and cherry for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, rum, tequila, vodka, blue curaçao, and lemon juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
- Top off with Red Bull.
- Garnish with a lemon slice and a cherry.
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Exploring Bullfrog Cocktail Variations
The bullfrog calls for such a long list of ingredients, meaning you can easily make a few modifications without changing it entirely.
- Use a coconut rum, tequila, or even vodka instead of a plain flavor for a sunnier-tasting bullfrog.
- Drop in a splash of grenadine with your liquor and blue curaçao to change the color without modifying the core of the drink.
- If there's a particular spirit you don't quite like, or it doesn't work for you, go ahead and skip that spirit and add in a little more lemon juice or balance it equally between the remaining ingredients.
- With so many flavors of Red Bull, you can easily modify the drink with a new flavor.
Bullfrog Drink Garnishes
Because the bullfrog is a sweet and boozy drink, it can handle any number of garnishes, from echoing the sweetness to offsetting it with a little heat.
- Use a lime or orange instead of a lemon. Or use a citrus wheel or wedge instead of a slice.
- Pierce a pineapple chunk along with a cherry.
- Stack different fresh berries together on a cocktail skewer.
- Rub the rim of the glass with a lemon or lime wedge, and then dip the rim into tajin or another spice to add a little heat.
Leaping Into a Bullfrog Mixed Drink
This drink will pack a punch, certainly much more than a splash caused by a bullfrog. When you're in the mood for something that isn't bull, turn to a bullfrog cocktail for the feeling that only this hard liquor cocktail can give.
