5.0 from 3 votes
Blood Orange Whiskey Cocktail
This drink is the perfect blend of tart and sweet with a whiskey kick, and is the most amazing cocktail for fall!
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 218 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 oz blood orange juice (about 1/2 cup) freshly squeezed is best
- 3 oz whiskey (about 1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp)
- 2 oz lemon juice (about 1/4 cup) freshly squeezed is best
- 2 oz simple syrup (about 1/4 cup)
- 1 oz lime juice (about 2 Tbsp) freshly squeezed
- blood orange slices for garnish
- rosemary sprigs for garnish
Instructions
Make drinks
- To a cocktail shaker, add some ice, then the blood orange juice, whiskey, simple syrup, lemon juice, and lime juice.
- Cover and shake well, for about 15 - 20 seconds.
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Serve
- Add additional ice to two glasses, then strain the cocktails from the cocktail shaker, dividing the contents evenly between the two glasses.
- Garnish as desired and serve cold.
Notes
- Larger Batch:
- This recipe makes 2 (6 oz each) cocktails, but is easily scaled up to make a larger amount.
- Instead of shaking the cocktail, you can stir it with ice and a long cocktail spoon before pouring it into the glasses.
- This recipe is very easy to scale up; just figure out how many drinks you’ll want, divide it by 2 (the number of servings this makes), and multiply the ingredient amounts by that number.
- So for example, let's say you wanted 8 drinks. 8 divided by 2 is 4, so you'd need to multiply all ingredient amounts by 4 - 16 oz blood orange juice, 12 oz whiskey, 8 oz simple syrup, 8 oz lemon juice, and 4 oz lime juice.
- For a party, you may not want to use the cocktail shaker for each drink (since that takes some time). So you can add the the drink ingredients to a large pitcher. Stir well, cover, and refrigerate for several hours (until well chilled). Then stir, pour into glasses, add garnishes and serve.
- Or if you’d still like to use the cocktail shaker (it does make a great presentation!), still combine everything in the pitcher and chill it, but pour some from the pitcher into an ice-filled cocktail shaker and shake up the individual drinks (just make sure you give the contents of the pitcher a good stir before pouring it into the cocktail shaker).
Nutrition Information
Calories
218kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
30g
(10%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
0.2g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.03g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.04g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.02g
Sodium
18mg
(1%)
Potassium
177mg
(5%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
27g
(54%)
Vitamin A
122IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
44mg
(49%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 218
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 218kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 0.2g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.03g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.04g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.02g | 0% |
| Sodium | 18mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 177mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 27g | 54% |
| Vitamin A | 122IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 44mg | 49% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.