Drink of the Day: Orang A Tang

A happy Saturday Morning to you all! Hope you are getting finished with all those shopping adventures leading up to the big day next week. How about something cool, fruity and refreshing to help you forget about it all for a moment?

Another fruity vodka beverage you can impress your friends with if you happen to be hosting any holiday parties this year. The color of this mixed drink and the presentation fits in well with the season’s festivities. A colorful and fruity beverage everyone will enjoy.

Let’s keep this blog short and sweet and get into the recipe. Have a great weekend, everyone! Cheers!

 

Orang A Tang Cocktail

1 1/2 oz. Vodka

1/2 oz. Triple Sec

1/2 oz. Simple Syrup

Splash of Grenadine

Juice from 1/2 Lemon

3 oz. Orange Juice

 

Method: Pour all ingredients, to measure, in a mixing glass filled with ice. Cap with a tin and shake to blend in flavors. Strain into a brandy snifter with ice. Garnish with an orange/maraschino cherry/lime flag.

 

This Day in History:

1790 - Samuel Slater built the United States’ first cotton mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

1803 - The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for fifteen million dollars.

1860 - South Carolina became the first state to succeed from the Union, building up momentum that would become the Civil War.

1996 - Astronomer Carl Sagan died at the age of 62.

 

Notable Birthday:

The baseball executive that would break the color barrier in the Major Leagues, Branch Rickey was born on this date in 1881.

Notable Quote:

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” - William Shakespeare

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