{"id":29015,"date":"2022-01-17T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamrepublic.com\/how-to-make-a-blue-monday\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T12:36:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T11:36:48","slug":"how-to-make-a-blue-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamrepublic.com\/en\/how-to-make-a-blue-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make a Blue Monday?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blue_Monday_(dag)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue Monday<\/a>, or deprimaandag, is said to be the most depressing day of the year. After the holidays are over, there is little to look forward to, a lack of sunlight, and it&#8217;s also Monday! No, it&#8217;s not a very pleasant time. Well, we&#8217;re going to change that with our <g id=\"gid_1\">vodka<\/g>. The martini glass with the blue color is a joy to look at and the taste is not exactly depressing.    <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-wpzoom-recipe-card-block-recipe-card header-content-align-center block-alignment-center is-style-newdesign\" id=\"wpzoom-recipe-card\"><div class=\"recipe-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamrepublic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bluemonday-1620.jpg\" class=\"wpzoom-recipe-card-image\" alt=\"How to make a Blue Monday?\" id=\"13892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamrepublic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bluemonday-1620.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamrepublic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bluemonday-1620-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamrepublic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bluemonday-1620-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamrepublic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bluemonday-1620-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamrepublic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bluemonday-1620-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamrepublic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bluemonday-1620-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamrepublic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bluemonday-1620-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamrepublic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bluemonday-1620-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamrepublic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bluemonday-1620-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"recipe-card-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"recipe-card-title\">How to make a Blue Monday?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"recipe-card-ingredients\"><h3 class=\"ingredients-title\">Ingredients for a Blue Monday<\/h3><ul class=\"ingredients-list layout-1-column\"><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-61e97d097e4bf\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\" style=\"border: 2px solid #FFA921;\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">50 ml <a rel=\"\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamrepublic.com\/nl\/product\/amsterdam-republic-vodka\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span>Amsterdam Republic Premium Vodka<\/span><\/strong><\/a>????<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-61e97d097e4c0\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\" style=\"border: 2px solid #FFA921;\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">25 ml Triple Sec<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-61e97d097e4c1\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\" style=\"border: 2px solid #FFA921;\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">25 ml Blue Cura\u00e7ao<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-61e97d097e4c2\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\" style=\"border: 2px solid #FFA921;\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">Orange peel<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-1642691949537511\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\" style=\"border: 2px solid #FFA921;\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">Ice cubes<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recipe-card-directions\"><h3 class=\"directions-title\">Letu0027s make the Blue Monday<\/h3><ul class=\"directions-list\"><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-61e97d097e4c3\" class=\"direction-step\">Take the cocktail shaker and add some ice cubes, the vodka, Triple Sec and Blue Cura\u00e7ao. <\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-61e97d097e4cc\" class=\"direction-step\">Shake like crazy to get rid of your depressing thoughts and pour the blue stuff into a martini glass.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-61e97d097e4cd\" class=\"direction-step\">Garnish the Blue Monday with an orange peel to finish it off.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recipe-card-video no-print\"><h3 class=\"video-title\">Watch this video to see how to make a Blue Monday<\/h3><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to make a Blue Monday Cocktail | Amsterdam Republic\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y8Tl4hSfqZg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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