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]
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Type | Mixed drink |
Base spirit | |
Commonly used ingredients | Vodka, gin, lemon-lime, and Blue Curaçao |
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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edit- ^ "Aqua Velva Recipe". Recipe Syndicate. Hearst Seattle Media. February 21, 2012. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
- ^ "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.'
- ^ Dargis, Manohla (March 2, 2007). ""Zodiac": David Fincher's obsession with a serial killer's story". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 8, 2017. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
an alarming- looking blue elixir called an Aqua Velva that is Graysmith's bar drink of choice
- ^ Aaron Goldfarb (2022-03-02). "The Origins of Zodiac's Aqua Velva Cocktail". PUNCH. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
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