This blood orange gin cocktail is citrus-y, bubbly, strong, and delicious! Use in-season blood oranges for the perfect accompaniment to the gin!
One of the only redeeming qualities of winter time is the citrus. Especially, the blood oranges! They're so juicy and perfect this time of year, and they jazz up any drink or dessert.
This blood orange gin cocktail is not only strikingly beautiful, it's so delicious and refreshing!
Table of Contents:
🍸 Why you'll love this Blood Orange Gin Cocktail
- Easy & Tasty
- Serve this drink if you want to look fancy!
- Perfect for blood orange season.
🥘 What you need for this recipe
Ingredients and Substitutions:
- Blood Oranges - Use fresh oranges for this! It's hard to find blood orange juice anyways, so just go the fresh route.
- Gin - I love gin, but you could use vodka or tequila if you prefer.
- Simple Syrup - Use regular simple syrup or my Homemade Vanilla Syrup.
- Lemon Juice - Fresh squeezed is best and recommended.
- Sparkling Water - Plain, flavored, or even use champagne!
Tools and Equipment:
- Citrus Juicer
- Cocktail Shaker
- Coupe Glass
📋 How to make a Blood Orange Gin Cocktail
Step 1: Prepare Ingredients
Begin by juicing the blood oranges and the lemons. Measure the appropriate amount of liquids for all ingredients.
Step 2: Make the Cocktail
To a shaker, add a handful of ice. Then add the gin, simple syrup, lemon juice, and grapefruit juice. Close the lid and shake for at least 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Pour contents into a chilled coupe glass and top with sparkling water or champagne. Garnish with a dried citrus slice and enjoy!
💭 Expert Tips & Tricks
- Chill the glasses ahead of time by adding ice cubes to the glass along with cold water. Dump out when ready to add cocktail.
- I encourage juicing the blood oranges and lemons by hand, as fresh juice will always taste the best!
- Easily make simple syrup by simmering 1 cup of sugar with 1 cup of water until dissolved. You could also make a Vanilla Bean Simple Syrup.
Recipe FAQs
Whatever your favorite gin is will go great with this recipe! Some of my favorites are bluecoat gin, roku gin, and tanqueray rangpur lime.
Blood orange goes well with most things that oranges go well with! So, limes, lemons, fresh herbs, etc.
Blood oranges are a bit more tart and bitter than a traditional orange, sort of in the way that a cranberry is.
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📖 Recipe
Blood Orange Gin Cocktail
Equipment
- Coupe Glass
Ingredients
- 2 oz Gin
- 1.5 oz Blood orange juice
- .5 oz Simple syrup
- 1 oz Lemon juice
- Sparkling water
Instructions
- Begin by juicing the blood oranges and the lemons. Measure the appropriate amount of liquids for all ingredients.
- To a shaker, add a handful of ice. Then add the gin, simple syrup, lemon juice, and grapefruit juice. Close the lid and shake for at least 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- Pour contents into a chilled coupe glass and top with sparkling water or champagne. Garnish with a dried citrus slice and enjoy!
Notes
- Chill the glasses ahead of time by adding ice cubes to the glass along with cold water. Dump out when ready to add cocktail.
- I encourage juicing the blood oranges and lemons by hand, as fresh juice will always taste the best!
- Easily make simple syrup by simmering 1 cup of sugar with 1 cup of water until dissolved. You could also make a Vanilla Bean Simple Syrup.
Courtney Paige
omggggg, this recipe is perfection! Tangy and sweet in the best way.