Orange Juice cocktails
11 classic recipes from our canon that use orange juice — Orange Juice sits in our juices shelf.
Sex on the Beach
Vodka, peach, orange and cranberry — sweet, fruity and unapologetically retro.
Ingredients
- ◆40 ml vodka
- ◆20 ml peach liqueur
- ◆40 ml orange juice
- ◆40 ml cranberry juice
Method
- 1Build all ingredients over ice in a highball.
- 2Stir gently.
PRO TIP
Peach schnapps is the traditional peach liqueur here.
Garnish — Orange slice
Bee's Knees
Gin, citrus and honey — a Prohibition sour that smooths every rough edge.
Ingredients
- ◆52 ml gin
- ◆10 ml honey syrup
- ◆22 ml lemon juice
- ◆22 ml orange juice
Method
- 1Shake all ingredients with ice until cold.
- 2Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
PRO TIP
Use honey syrup (honey cut with warm water), not raw honey — it won't shake in cold.
Garnish — Lemon twist
Tequila Sunrise
Tequila and orange juice with a sinking grenadine sunrise — pure 1970s nostalgia.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml tequila
- ◆90 ml orange juice
- ◆15 ml grenadine
Method
- 1Build tequila and orange juice over ice in a highball.
- 2Slowly drizzle grenadine down the inside so it sinks.
- 3Leave the gradient unstirred.
PRO TIP
Don't stir after the grenadine — the sunrise is the point.
Garnish — Orange slice and cherry
Mimosa
Equal parts Champagne and orange juice — the uncomplicated brunch standard.
Ingredients
- ◆75 ml champagne
- ◆75 ml orange juice
Method
- 1Add the orange juice to a chilled flute.
- 2Top slowly with Champagne.
PRO TIP
Cold ingredients and a slow pour keep it from foaming over.
Garnish — Orange twist
Garibaldi
Campari lengthened with fluffy fresh orange juice — bittersweet and breakfast-bright.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml campari
- ◆120 ml orange juice
Method
- 1Build over ice in a highball.
- 2Use vigorously aerated ('fluffy') fresh orange juice.
PRO TIP
Aerate the juice so it foams — that texture is the whole trick.
Garnish — Orange wedge
Three Dots and a Dash
Aged and agricole rum with falernum, allspice and citrus — Morse code for 'victory'.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml white rum
- ◆15 ml dark rum
- ◆7 ml falernum
- ◆7 ml allspice dram
- ◆15 ml lime juice
- ◆15 ml orange juice
- ◆15 ml honey syrup
- ◆2 dashes angostura bitters
Method
- 1Flash-blend everything with crushed ice.
- 2Pour into a tall glass and top with more crushed ice.
PRO TIP
The garnish spells the name — three cherries (dots) and a pineapple baton (dash).
Garnish — Three cherries and a pineapple chunk
Paradise
Gin, apricot and orange — a soft, fruity gin sour from the Savoy.
Ingredients
- ◆30 ml gin
- ◆20 ml apricot liqueur
- ◆15 ml orange juice
Method
- 1Shake all ingredients with ice until cold.
- 2Strain into a chilled coupe.
PRO TIP
Apricot brandy gives it the rounded, stone-fruit body.
Garnish — Orange zest
Monkey Gland
Gin and orange juice with absinthe and grenadine — a strange, bright 1920s curio that works.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml gin
- ◆45 ml orange juice
- ◆1 tbsp absinthe
- ◆1 tbsp grenadine
Method
- 1Shake all ingredients with ice until cold.
- 2Strain into a chilled coupe.
PRO TIP
The absinthe and grenadine sound odd together but tie the whole thing up.
Garnish — None
Hurricane
Two rums, passion fruit and citrus — a potent New Orleans crowd-pleaser.
Ingredients
- ◆30 ml dark rum
- ◆30 ml white rum
- ◆30 ml passion fruit syrup
- ◆15 ml lime juice
- ◆30 ml orange juice
Method
- 1Shake all ingredients with ice.
- 2Pour into a hurricane glass over fresh ice.
PRO TIP
Passion fruit is the signature — don't skip it.
Garnish — Orange slice and cherry
Painkiller
Dark rum with pineapple, orange and coconut, dusted with nutmeg — a richer, tropical cousin of the colada.
Ingredients
- ◆60 ml dark rum
- ◆120 ml pineapple juice
- ◆30 ml orange juice
- ◆30 ml coconut cream
Method
- 1Shake all ingredients with ice.
- 2Pour over crushed ice in a tall glass.
PRO TIP
Fresh-grated nutmeg on top is non-negotiable.
Garnish — Grated nutmeg and pineapple wedge
Screwdriver
Vodka and orange juice — the simplest highball there is, and a brunch staple.
Ingredients
- ◆50 ml vodka
- ◆120 ml orange juice
Method
- 1Build over ice in a highball.
- 2Stir to combine.
PRO TIP
Fresh-squeezed orange juice makes it taste like a real drink, not a mixer.
Garnish — Orange slice
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