Woo Woo Cocktail: Fruity and Fun
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The Woo Woo cocktail is a tasty vodka drink with a quirky name. It’s also super easy to craft at home.
When we talk about the Woo Woo cocktail, it’s difficult for us to keep straight faces.
For starters, there’s the drink’s silly name that’s practically impossible to say out loud without giggling. Then there’s its vibrant red color and ridiculously easy recipe.
But the real reason that the Woo Woo makes us smile is the way it tastes. This fruity drink tastes like summer in a glass.
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What Is a Woo Woo Cocktail?
The Woo Woo is a sweet cocktail crafted with vodka, peach schnapps and cranberry juice. Mixed in a 2:1:4 ratio, these ingredients come together in a way that makes us us want to say… wait for it… woo hoo!
The drink is red. It’s fruity. It’s also super easy to sip either with or without a straw.
History of the Woo Woo Cocktail
The Woo Woo’s history dates back to the 1980s, the decade when the Cold War ended, hairstyles were as high as Mount Everest and MTV killed the radio star. It’s also the decade when 20-somethings wore acid-wash jeans as they nonchalantly ordered drinhe ks like Woo Woo cocktails at bars in cities like New York and at the Jersey Shore. We may or may not have been two of those tragically hip 20 somethings.
Cocktail historians are as fuzzy as a navel when it comes to knowing where the Woo Woo cocktail was invented. Some trace its origins to a now-closed Queens (New York) bar called First Edition where bartenders would shout “Woo Woo” when crafting Woo Woo cocktails.
Ingredients
You just need the following ingredients to craft a Woo Woo cocktail at home:
Ingredient quantities are detailed in the printable recipe card below.
How to Craft a Woo Woo Cocktail
The first step in this recipe is to fill a highball glass halfway with ice cubes.
Next, pour the three liquid ingredients into the same glass. We use a Japanese jigger for this step. It’s a handy bar tool that ensures accurate measurements while reducing spillage.
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Gently stir with a bar spoon.
Garnish with a lime wheel.
Feel free to shout “Woo Woo” before you take your first sip. However, this exclamation is purely optional.
Variations
Consider the following variations if the Woo Woo doesn’t make you say “Woo Hoo”:
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Woo Woo Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ounce vodka
- ½ ounce peach schnapps
- 2 ounces cranberry juice
- ice cubes
- 1 lime wheel (garnish)
Equipment
Instructions
- Fill a highball glass halfway with ice.
- Pour vodka, peach schnapps and cranberry juice into the highball glass.
- Gently stir.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
Nutrition
💡 Frequently Asked Questions
The Woo Woo cocktail is a vodka cocktail crafted with cranberry juice and peach schnapps.
The Woo Woo cocktail tastes sweet and fruity thanks to a short ingredient list that includes cranberry juice and peach schnapps.
The Woo Woo cocktail was invented in the United States. Its exact history is a mystery.
Vodka, Peach Schnapps, Cranberry Juice, Lime wheel (for garnish) and Ice Cubes
The Woo Woo can be either stirred or shaken.
The Woo Woo isn’t a particularly potent potable. However, the Woo Woo is so easy to sip that it would be easy to drink several in one sitting. In other words, drink Woo Woo cocktails in moderation.
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