Screwdriver (Difford's recipe)

Screwdriver (Difford's recipe) image
Serve in
a Collins glass...
2½ shot Ketel One Vodka BUY
3 Top up with Freshly squeezed orange juice
¼ shot Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
3 dash Angostura Orange Bitters BUY
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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.

Garnish:

Orange slice

Comment:

The temperature at which this drink is served and the freshness of the orange juice are crucial to its success but perhaps better made into a Harvey Wallbanger.

Variant:

Harvey Wallbanger

Origin:

This cocktail first appeared in 1950s in the Middle East. Parched US engineers working in the desert supposedly added orange juice to their vodka and stirred it with the nearest thing to hand, usually a screwdriver.

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