Name: King of Orange
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 40 ml Vodka; 20 ml Grand Marnier; 7.5 ml Red bitter liqueur; 10 ml Lemon juice; 25 ml Prosecco

Ingredients

1 1/3 fl oz

Ketel One Vodka

2/3 fl oz

Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur

1/4 fl oz

Italian red bitter liqueur

1/3 fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

5/6 fl oz

Fiol Extra Dry Prosecco

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a FLUTE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist, shaped to resemble a crown.

Method

SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

TOP with prosecco.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of King of Orange contains 175 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
20.53% alc./vol. (41.07° proof)
22.6 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Prosecco sparkling wine — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Comments & Discussion

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Josh Harpoon 18w

King’s Day today in Holland, so made this for me and my lady.
Used a local made choc/orange liqueur for a better orange colour and a little bit more orange taste. Delicious!
Garnish is easy to cut and looks great on the rim of the flute.

James Brooke Premium Member 1y

I’d love to know the original, “unbalanced”, version of this cocktail!

Peter Barth 2y

sadly, this cocktail looks amazing, but the tastes doesn't live up to the presentation : (

Susie Bright Premium Member 2y

What’s the clever efficient way to cut that crown so it fits the glass?

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 2y

Patience and perseverance. It has been many years since we photographed this cocktail, but I remember the garnish being a faff.

Susie Bright Premium Member 2y

(American going to look up “faff” in Cambridge English dictionary). It’s a beauty! And the drink is delicious.

Chris Dimal 2y

I used a South African sparkling wine, since that was what I had to hand. Actually worked very well, though I added a splash more of that wine, since the wash line was lacking. Still tasted good. Nice Cognac-orange liqueur to balance the bitter finish of the Campari in it.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 2y

Cape sparkling wine is incredibly good value. I use it a lot.

Chris Dimal 2y

Very interesting! Do you use it as a replacement for Prosecco or Champagne?

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Beverly Stanton 2y

Found this to be very liquor forward. I guess I was expecting it to be a bit more light. Very tasty but expect a punch.Flavors are nice.

vincent castanet 3y

Why in a coupe when the picture is a flute
I think the color looks more impression a flute

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

Agreed! Better in a flute - I've corrected style of glass stipulated above.

Peter Halpern Premium Member 4y

Wonderful accompaniment to Salmon with a Mango Chutney and Tropical Fruit Reduction.

We use Grand Garonne instead of Grand Marnier as we prefer the flavor profile.

You had me at Elyx, one of my favorite vodkas of all time.