Fresh Orange Juice
Freshly squeezed orange — the sun-colored half of a Mimosa or Tequila Sunrise.
Juices
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Fresh-squeezed orange juice is wildly different from the pasteurized cartoned stuff — brighter, less sugary, less candied. A Mimosa made with fresh orange juice is a genuinely different drink. Use Valencia or Navel oranges for general purposes; blood oranges in season make spectacular cocktails. Strain out the pulp if you want a cleaner finish in stirred drinks.
Common uses
Mimosa, Tequila Sunrise, Hurricane, Sangria.
Cocktails that use Fresh Orange Juice
- Hurricane — Dark and light rum with passion fruit and citrus — New Orleans' Pat O'Brien's classic
- Painkiller — Navy rum, pineapple, orange, and coconut cream — created in the British Virgin Islands
- Tequila Sunrise — Tequila and orange juice with a grenadine sunrise — iconic and photogenic
- Sangria — Spanish red wine with brandy, fresh fruit, and orange juice — summer in a pitcher
- Mimosa — Equal parts fresh orange juice and Champagne — the definitive brunch drink
- Shirley Temple — Ginger ale, grenadine, and orange juice — the original mocktail, beloved since the 1930s