Sometimes I make impulse buys (always edible, never wearable), and then I visit my problems upon you all, fair readers, as I puzzle over what to do with my new acquisitions. I mean, I'm looking up the stuff anyway, so why not share?
You may never have occasion to purchase orange blossom water, but I was curious. And now I'm up to my eyeballs in cocktails! For the record, they are all delicious.
These recipes are not mine; they come from all over the internet and even from old-fashioned books! All drinks should be shaken generously with ice unless otherwise noted.
California Orange Blossom
1 orange (juiced)
2 vodka (shots)
1 dash orange flower water
ice for shaking
Cooper's Union Cocktail
1 oz pink grapefruit juice
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
1 oz St. Germain Elderflower liquer
3 drops orange flower water
1 oz vodka
ice for shaking
Shake, then add chilled champagne or sparkling wine to top
1 oz Campari (this one's for you, honey!)
.75 oz Graham’s Six Grapes Port
5 drops Orange blossom water
3 dashes Regans’ Orange Bitters
1.5 ounces dry vermouth
4 dashes orange flower water
Shake, then add chilled champagne or sparkling wine to top
Malena
1 oz rye whiskey1 oz Campari (this one's for you, honey!)
.75 oz Graham’s Six Grapes Port
5 drops Orange blossom water
3 dashes Regans’ Orange Bitters
orange wheel for garnish
2 oz tequila
1 oz triple sec
1-2 teaspoons orange blossom water
ice for shaking
Stir all ingredients thoroughly in the glass.
Orange Blossom Margarita
2 oz freshly squeezed orange juice2 oz tequila
1 oz triple sec
1-2 teaspoons orange blossom water
ice for shaking
Ramos Gin Fizz
2 oz. gin (the kind that tastes like a Christmas tree, not that Tanqueray Ten shit)
1 oz. heavy cream
1 oz. simple syrup
1/2 oz. fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/2 oz. fresh squeezed lime juice
1 egg white
3 dashes orange blossom water
1 drop vanilla extract
1 oz. heavy cream
1 oz. simple syrup
1/2 oz. fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/2 oz. fresh squeezed lime juice
1 egg white
3 dashes orange blossom water
1 drop vanilla extract
Dry shake this (without ice) about 10 seconds before adding the ice. Then, add a few cubes and shake it until you can't hear the ice anymore. Pour in a collins glass and top with a little soda to form a head.
Stars Fell on Alabama
1.5 ounces whiskey
1 dash absinthe (skip if you don't have it)
1 dash angostura bitters
1 dash orange flower water
1 dash bitters
1 dash simple syrup
ice for shaking
1.5 ounces ginStars Fell on Alabama
1.5 ounces whiskey
1 dash absinthe (skip if you don't have it)
1 dash angostura bitters
1 dash orange flower water
1 dash bitters
1 dash simple syrup
ice for shaking
Wallick
1.5 ounces dry vermouth
4 dashes orange flower water
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