14 Tangy Orange Juice Cocktails

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Discover 14 cocktails that feature orange juice as a key ingredient. Easy to craft and fun to drink, these tangy orange juice cocktails provide sunshine regardless of the weather.

Orange Juice at Five Points Market and Restaurant in Tucson
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Orange juice isn’t just a liquid extracted from oranges and tangerines that’s filled with vitamin C. It’s also a popular cocktail ingredient.

Some orange juice cocktails are brunchtime favorites. Some hail from European countries like France, Italy and Spain. They all taste better with freshly squeezed juice.

14 Awesome Orange Juice Cocktails

1. Screwdriver

The Screwdriver is proof that a cocktail doesn't have to be complicated to taste great. Learn how to craft one at home with just two ingredients plus ice.
Screwdriver Recipe

2. Mimosa

While there's nothing wrong with sipping a traditional Mimosa during brunch, adding a splash of Cointreau makes the classic cocktail even better. Whether you're dining solo or hosting a Sunday gathering, it's the smart way to go.
Mimosa Recipe

3. Orange Creamsicle

This orange creamsicle cocktail is as easy to craft as it is to drink. But make no mistake, the decadent creamsicle drink is a boozy, grown-up version of the summertime ice cream treat.
Orange Creamsicle Recipe

4. Fuzzy Navel

The Fuzzy Navel is a two-ingredient cocktail made with orange juice and peach schnapps. Ice cubes complete the drink while garnishes add pizzazz. It's also a peachy delight.
Fuzzy Navel Recipe

5. Garibaldi

Crafting Italy's Garibaldi cocktail requires two primary ingredients: Campari and fresh orange juice. These two ingredients, one bitter and one sweet, come together to create a flavor sensation that's ideal for any pre-dinner aperitivo session involving meat, cheese or olives.
Garibaldi Recipe

6. Tequila Sunrise

This Tequila Sunrise recipe is so easy to craft that you'll be sipping your tasty tequila tipple in just a few minutes. In other words, it's not just another Tequila Sunrise recipe. It's a keeper.
Tequila Sunrise Recipe

7. Hurricane

Drinking a Hurricane cocktail at Pat O'Brien's is a rite of passage for first-time visitors to New Orleans. However, you can craft a better version of the fruity cocktail at home no matter where you live.
Hurricane Recipe

8. Maple Bourbon Smash

Sweet and boozy, the Maple Bourbon Smash is ideal to pair with brunch or sip at night by the fire. Follow this easy Maple Bourbon Smash recipe and craft the delightful cocktail at home in just five minutes.
Maple Bourbon Smash Recipe

9. Malibu Sunset

The Malibu Sunset is a gorgeous drink that will transport you to the Caribbean without a plane ride. And the best part: the layered coconut rum cocktail is super easy to craft at home without any exotic ingredients or special bar tools.
Malibu Sunset Recipe

10. Bronx

Move over Manhattan! See you later Brooklyn! The Bronx isn't just one of New York City's most culturally diverse boroughs. It's also a drink that blends gin with orange juice and two different vermouths. The result is a classic gin cocktail that's as easy to sip as it is to craft.
Bronx Recipe

11. Blood and Sand

The classic Blood and Sand cocktail is neither bloody nor sandy. Instead, the sophisticated scotch cocktail is smooth and sweet. It's also super easy to craft at home.
Blood and Sand Recipe

12. Agua de Valencia

Agua de Valencia is a sparkling cocktail with just four ingredients: freshly squeezed orange juice, cava, vodka and gin. Ironically, despite its name, water is not one of the ingredients.
Agua de Valencia Recipe

13. Bahama Mama

The Bahama Mama isn't classic or sophisticated ,but despite those limitations, the sweet rum cocktail tastes like a glass of tropical bliss. It's easy to craft and fun to sip wherever you happen to be in the world.
Bahama Mama Recipe

14. Ward 8

The Ward 8 cocktail isn't as famous as its cousin, the Whiskey Sour, but it should be. Simultaneously sweet and spicy, this pre-Prohibition potent potable is as easy to sip as it is to craft.
Ward 8 Cocktail

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Saveur Magazine’s BEST TRAVEL BLOG award winners Daryl and Mindi Hirsch share their culinary travel experiences and recipes on their website 2foodtrippers. Since launching the site in 2012, they’ve traveled to over 40 countries in their quest to bring readers a unique taste of the world.