Orange juice isn’t just a refreshing drink to sip alongside your breakfast…it’s also a staple ingredient in hundreds of delicious cocktails! If you’re an avid OJ lover, this blog includes some of the most tasty Orange Juice cocktails for you to try for yourself that are easy to make and great to sip in the sunshine this summer. Take a look in your fridge to see if you have any spare Orange Juice, grab a bag of Party Ice from your freezer and get shaking!
Sangria
Nothing screams hot weather and sunshine more than an ice cold glass of Sangria! Sangria is the perfect drink to make when hosting as it’s easy to pre-make in a large pitcher, and of course one of the main ingredients being orange juice!
Ingredients:
x3 handfuls Party Ice
x1 bottle Red Wine
x1/2 bottle lemonade
x2 cups orange juice
x1/2 handful mint sprigs
x1 handful strawberries
x1 whole orange
x1 whole lemon
Method:
1. Chop up the oranges, lemons and strawberries and place into a large jug.
2. Add in the Party Ice and the red wine.
3. Add the lemonade, orange juice and stir well. Drop in the mint and serve!
Aperol Vodka Orange Spritz
Are you an Aperol fan? If so, we recommend trying this Aperol Spritz with a vodka orange twist! It’s the perfect summer drink.
Ingredients:
x2 handfuls Party Ice
x2 measures vodka
x1 measure Aperol
x2 measures orange juice
Top up: Soda water
Garnish: Orange wedge & thyme sprigs
Method:
1. Fill a glass with ice and add the vodka, Aperol, and orange juice.
2. Top up with soda water and gently stir to combine the ingredients.
3. Garnish with a orange wedge and thyme sprigs and serve!
Tequila Sunrise
You just can’t beat a classic tequila sunrise, can you? It’s a summer sunset in a glass.
Ingredients:
x1 handful Party Ice
x30ml Grenadine
x50ml tequila
x100ml orange juice
Garnish: 1 Maraschino Cherry and orange wheel
Method:
1. Fill a glass with Party Ice, then add the tequila and orange juice.
2. Pour in the grenadine syrup so it sinks to the bottom.
3. Garnish with a cherry and orange wheel.
Fluffy Duck
If you’ve not yet tried a Fluffy Duck cocktail then you’re missing out!
This light and creamy advaocaat-based cocktail gets its unusual name from the ‘fluffiness’ the lemonade adds when you pour it in!
Ingredients:
x2 handfuls Party Ice
x30ml Triple Sec
x30ml orange juice
x45ml Advaocaat
x45ml dry gin
Top up: Lemonade
Method:
1. Add all the ingredients apart from the lemonade to a cocktail shaker with 1 handful of ice and shake well.
2. Strain into an ice-filled highball glass and top up with lemonade.
3. Garnish with an orange slice and serve!
Rum Sunset
A twist on the classic tequila sunrise, we’ve swapped the tequila for rum in this delicious rum sunset!
Ingredients:
x1 handful Party Ice
x2 measures spiced rum
x1/2 measure grenadine
Top up: Orange juice
Garnish: Lime slice
Method:
1. Fill a glass with Party Ice and add the rum and grenadine.
2. Top up with orange juice and garnish with a lime slice and serve!