Orange Blossom drink recipe: how to make a delicious cocktail with gin, sweet vermut and orange juice

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The Orange Blossom cocktail is an old glory of the Prohibition, a simple blend of gin and orange juice to serve with ice: it’s the British version of the Screwdriver cocktail. Be careful, however, the classic Orange Blossom recipe, the one we also find in Harry Craddock’s Savoy Cocktail Book, is made of juice and gin, but nowadays the mainstream recipe has been softened by a 1/3 of sweet vermouth, transforming the Orange Blossom in a perfect trifecta with 1/3 of gin, 1/3 of orange juice and 1/3 of sweet vermouth.

History of the Orange Blossom cocktail

There is no noteworthy news, adding orange juice was the classic way to make the rough distillates produced in basements and clandestine distilleries drinkable.

Ingredients and doses to make the Orange Blossom cocktail

• 3 cl of gin
• 3 cl of orange juice
• 3 cl of sweet vermouth

How to make the Orange Blossom cocktail

Squeeze half an orange and strain the juice. Put the juice, gin and sweet vermouth in the shaker with ice, shake for 10 seconds and pour into a cooled cup.

Suggested food pairings

Grilled cheese sandwich; parmigiana ravioli, spaghetti with clams, chicken tikka masala, Chicken Cacciatore, Vitello Tonnato, truffle risotto, pasta alla carbonara, paella mixta.

Gin cocktail you should try

Gin and Tonic, Bramble, Ramos Gin Fizz, Singapore Sling, Negroni, Tuxedo, Bronx, Gin Fizz, Dry Martini, Tom Collins, French 75.