Ingredient
Orange
The orange is the fruit of the citrus species Citrus × sinensis in the family Rutaceae. It is also called sweet orange, to distinguish it from the related Citrus × aurantium, referred to as bitter orange. The sweet orange reproduces asexually (apomixis through nucellar embryony); varieties of sweet orange arise through mutations.
The orange is a hybrid between pomelo (Citrus maxima) and mandarin (Citrus reticulata). It has genes that are ~25% pomelo and ~75% mandarin; however, it is not a simple backcrossed BC1 hybrid, but hybridized over multiple generations. The chloroplast genes, and...
Cocktails with Orange
Abbey Cocktail
Shake all ingredients (except for the cherry) with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Top with the cherry and serve.
Apricot Lady
In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the rum, apricot brandy, triple sec, lemon juice, and egg white. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass almost filled with ice cubes. Garnish with the orange slice.
Bleeding Surgeon
Pour Shot of Rum over slice of orange. Fill the remaining space in glass half way full of surge or similar drink. Finish off glass with cranberry juice. Be carefull, warm surge may foam over the glass.
Bourbon Sour
In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the bourbon, lemon juice, and sugar. Shake well. Strain into a whiskey sour glass, garnish with the orange slice and cherry.
Brandy Cobbler
In an old-fashioned glass, dissolve the sugar in the club soda. Add crushed ice until the glass is almost full. Add the brandy. Stir well. Garnish with the cherry and the orange and lemon slices.
Caribbean Orange Liqueur
Pare very thinly the bright-colored rind from the oranges (no white). Blot the peel on paper towels to remove any excess oil. Put peel in a 4 cup screw-top jar. Add 2 cups vodka. Close jar. Store in a cool, dark place for 2 days or until the vodka has absorbed the flavor. Remove peel and add remaining vodka. Close jar and add remaining cup of vodka. Close the jar and store in a cool dark place at least 1 month to age.
Classic Old-Fashioned
In an old-fashioned glass, muddle the bitters and water into the sugar cube, using the back of a teaspoon. Almost fill the glass with ice cubes and add the bourbon. Garnish with the orange slice and the cherry. Serve with a swizzle stick.
French 75
Combine gin, sugar, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled champagne glass. Top up with Champagne. Stir gently.
Gin Daisy
In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the gin, lemon juice, sugar, and grenadine. Shake well. Pour into an old-fashioned glass and garnish with the cherry and the orange slice.
Gin Smash
Muddle sugar with carbonated water and mint sprigs in an old-fashioned glass. Add gin and 1 ice cube. Stir, add the orange slice and the cherry, and serve.
Gin Sour
In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the gin, lemon juice, and sugar. Shake well. Strain into a sour glass and garnish with the orange slice and the cherry.
Irish Spring
Pour all ingredients (except orange slice and cherry) into a collins glass over ice cubes. Garnish with the slice of orange, add the cherry on top, and serve.
John Collins
Pour all ingredients directly into highball glass filled with ice. Stir gently. Garnish. Add a dash of Angostura bitters.
Mango Orange Smoothie
Throw everything into a blender and liquify.
Rum Cobbler
In an old-fashioned glass, dissolve the sugar in the club soda. Add crushed ice until the glass is almost full. Add the rum. Stir well. Garnish with the cherry and the orange and lemon slices.
Rum Sour
In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the rum, lemon juice, and sugar. Shake well. Strain into a sour glass and garnish with the orange slice and the cherry.
Sangria The Best
Mix wine, sugar and fruit, and let sit in the fridge for 18-24 hours. The mixture will have a somewhat syrupy consistency. Before serving stir in brandy and cut the mixture with soda water until it have a thinner, more wine like consistency. Serve from a pitcher in wine glasses.
Scotch Cobbler
Pour scotch, brandy, and curacao over ice in an old-fashioned glass. Add the orange slice, top with the mint sprig, and serve.
Sweet Sangria
Dissolve the sugar in hot water and cool. Peel the citrus fruits and break into wedges. Mix the wine, sugar syrup, fruit, and Fresca in a pitcher and put in the fridge for a few hours. Serve in tall glasses with a straw.
Tom Collins
In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the gin, lemon juice, and sugar. Shake well. Strain into a collins glass alomst filled with ice cubes. Add the club soda. Stir and garnish with the cherry and the orange slice.
Victory Collins
Shake all ingredients (except orange slice) with ice and strain into a collins glass over ice cubes. Add the slice of orange and serve.
Wine Punch
Combine all of the ingredients and pour over a block of ice.