Orange Crush Recipe

Orange Crush recipe — The life of the beach party who knows all the volleyball players by name. Made with vodka. Originally from United States.

I'm that friend who peaked in college but somehow made it work in adult life. Still crushing it at tailgates and pool parties, but now I own a boat and my orange is top-shelf. I'm basically summer in liquid form with a finance degree.

The Orange Crush became the unofficial drink of Ocean City, Maryland in the 1990s, where bars started serving it by the pitcher to thirsty beach crowds. The drink became so synonymous with the town that Ocean City now has an annual Orange Crush Festival every summer.

Born in the beach bars of Ocean City, Maryland in the 1990s, bartenders created this vodka-based orange crusher to satisfy crowds of sun-soaked tourists. What started as a local beach drink quickly spread up and down the East Coast wherever people needed serious orange refreshment.

Ingredients

• 2 oz vodka
• 4 oz fresh orange juice
• 0.5 oz simple syrup
• 2 oz soda water
• 1 cup crushed ice

Instructions

1. Fill mason jar with crushed ice.
2. Add vodka, orange juice, and simple syrup.
3. Top with soda water and stir gently.
4. Garnish with orange slice and cherry.

Category: cocktail | Difficulty: easy | Base spirit: vodka | ABV: 12.0-16.0%

Origin: United States