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Orangeade

Name: Orangeade
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 5 cl Lemon Juice; 15 cl Orange Juice; 2-3 cl Sugar Syrup; Soda Water

Orangeade combines Lemon Juice, Orange Juice, Sugar Syrup, Soda Water in a cocktail served in a highball glass. It is a strong fit for brunch, summer patio, date night and feels right at home in a well-stocked cocktail rotation.

Taste profile

Gentle, sweet, balanced, and smooth.

Best for

Best for brunch, summer patio, date night.

Quick fact

The term orange drink refers to a sweet, sugary, sometimes carbonated, orange-flavored beverage. When carbonated the drink may be known as orangeade.

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Ingredients

Everything in the glass.

4 total

Lemon Juicemixer - Non-alcoholic

5 cl

Orange Juicemixer - Non-alcoholic

15 cl

Sugar Syrupmodifier - Alcoholic

2-3 cl

Soda Watermixer - Non-alcoholic

To taste

How to make it

Build it step by step.

2 steps

1Place some ice cubes in a large tumbler or highball glass, add lemon juice, orange juice, sugar syrup, and stir well.
2Top up with cold soda water, serve with a drinking straw.

Method

Stirred

Finish

Usually finished with Lemon Juice and Orange Juice.

Brunch Summer Patio Date Night

Taste map

Strength

Gentle

Sweetness

Sweet

Sourness

Balanced

Bitterness

Smooth

Read: Orangeade is a medium non alcoholic cocktail for brunch with Lemon Juice, Orange Juice, Sugar Syrup.

Texture and serve cues

✓Has citrus

✓Has bubbles

-Creamy texture

-Frozen style

Best for

Best for brunch, summer patio, date night.

Glassware

Highball glass

More to know before you make it

A fuller read on the drink.

Flavor read

Expect round sweetness with support from Lemon Juice, Orange Juice, Sugar Syrup.

Best pairing

Works well with brunch dishes, salty snacks, and lighter daytime food.

Serving style

Serve in a highball glass and aim for a medium prep that still feels polished in the glass.

Where it fits

Orangeade is the kind of recipe that works well as part of a broad home-cocktail collection.

Background

Why this cocktail keeps showing up.

The term orange drink refers to a sweet, sugary, sometimes carbonated, orange-flavored beverage. When carbonated the drink may be known as orangeade.

Source: Orange drink

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