Name: Orange Crush
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Orange vodka; 30 ml Triple sec; 60 ml Orange juice; 2 dash Orange bitters; 45 ml Lemon-lime soda

Orange Crush
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Ingredients:
1 oz	Ketel One Oranje Vodka
1 oz	Cointreau triple sec liqueur
2 oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Lemon-lime soda (Sprite/7-Up)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
Prepare garnish of orange slice wheel.
POUR all ingredients into glass.
Briefly STIR.
Fill glass with crushed ice.
Garnish with orange slice wheel.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A Screwdriver for a hot summer's afternoon.

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Variant:

Grapefruit Crush – with grapefruit flavoured vodka, triple sec, pink grapefruit juice, and pink grapefruit soda.
Half-n-Half Crush – with grapefruit & orange-flavoured vodkas, triple sec, pink grapefruit juice, orange juice, and lemon-lime soda.
John Daly Crush – with vodka, lemon juice, sweet tea and lemonade.

History:

Popular in the neighbouring American states of Maryland and Delaware, the Orange Crush was created in 1995 at the Harborside Bar & Grill in West Ocean City, Maryland. The Harborside proudly proclaims to be the "Home of the Original Fresh Squeezed Orange Crush", but its ownership of the cocktail is challenged by The Starboard in Dewey Beach, Delaware, where owner Steve "Monty" Montgomery claims to have "perfected" the recipe.

In support of this custody battle, Delaware's state governor, John Carney, signed House Bill 444 on August 9th, 2024, declaring the Orange Crush the state's official cocktail. Although somewhat late, Maryland's governor, Wes Moore, sought to rescue the cocktail originally created in his state by declaring the Orange Crush Maryland's state cocktail, passed by lawmakers on June 1st, 2025.

Nutrition:

One serving of Orange Crush contains 165 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
11.49% alc./vol. (11.49° proof)
19 grams of pure alcohol

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