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Orange Cocktail

Grohusko's Orange Cocktail is a gin-and-Italian-vermouth orange drink served in an orange peel.

gin · orange · chartreuse · italian vermouth · aperitif · refreshing

Served in Orange peel shell. Ice: Broken ice.

Variants (2)

Jack's Manual by J. A. Grohusko (1910, p.69)

0.75 portiondry gin base
0.25 orangeorange juice — Juice of quarter of an orange.base
1 shellOrange peel — orange peel shellgarnish
1 dashChartreuse modifier
0.25 portionItalian vermouth — Italian Vermouthmodifier
ice — broken iceother
  1. Shake the orange juice, Chartreuse, dry gin, Italian vermouth, and broken ice.
  2. Strain into an orange peel and serve.

Garnish: Orange peel shell

Ice: Broken ice

Cocktails by Pedro Chicote (1928, p.194) — Cointreau and Grand Marnier split

0.5 orangeorange juice — Jugo de media naranjabase
0.5 copitaGrand Marnier modifier
0.5 copitaCointreau other
  1. Shake with ice and serve in a cocktail glass.

Ice: Ice pieces

This matters because it preserves a citrus-liqueur cocktail branch that sits between after-dinner cordial service and the broader orange aperitif field.

See also: Cointreau Cocktail, Orange Blossom