Call a Cab Cocktail Recipe

If you’re looking for a sweet, alcohol packed cocktail try out the call a cab drink. This cocktail is jam-packed full of nine different ingredients, but it’s still super easy to make.

What is a Call a Cab Cocktail?

A call a cab cocktail is a combination of cranberry juice, orange juice, sprite, vodka, peach schnapps, Midori, Southern comfort, creme de banana or banana liqueur and coconut rum. This cocktail is a creamy yellow color. It is very sweet with banana and peach flavors and subtle hints of citrus and coconut.

When you’re choosing the cranberry juice and orange juice to use in this cocktail, make sure to get them fresh and not 100% pure so that other juices aren’t mixed in. Additionally, use a pulp free orange juice to ensure a smooth textured drink.

Peach schnapps is a clear drink. It is a base neutral spirit which is schnapps combined with a very sweet peach flavor. It is usually around 15% alcohol by volume or 30 proof.

Midori is a neon green colored liqueur that originated in Japan. It is a very sweet melon flavored drink which is made from Yubari and honeydew melons.

Banana liqueur comes in a few different variations depending on the brand you get Some are creamy and some are not. All of them have a neutral base spirit that is infused with a very sweet very strong banana flavor. We prefer to use a creamy banana liqueur for this drink.

Coconut rum is a clear rum liqueur. It is made by mixing rum with coconut or coconut extract, sweetener and other additives. The resulting liqueur is a sweet coconut flavor.

Southern comfort is a type of whiskey liqueur. It is made by combining whiskey with fruits and spices. It has a smooth and sweet flavor with hints of cherry, peach, vanilla and cinnamon.

When to Make This Drink:

This jam-packed, nine ingredient highball is perfect for shaking up at a variety of events including:

• bachelor and bachelorette party
• summer celebrations
• college parties
• Tailgating parties

Variations:

With nine ingredients, there are a few ways you can change this cocktail up including:

• Use a different lemon lime soda. The Sprite is a favorite for us in this cocktail, there are other lemon lime sodas such as 7-Up or even mountain dew that you could use in this cocktail.
• Use a flavored vodka. Instead of using regular vodka you can use a flavored vodka such as orange vodka or Mandarin vodka.
• Add in pineapple juice. You can add in pineapple juice and replace either the cranberry or the orange juice.

How to make this drink:

With nine ingredients you do need to set aside about 10 minutes to get this drink made since you have to do a lot of measuring. However, it’s not difficult to do simply toss all your ingredients together and shake them well.

Equipment:

• highball glass or Hurricane Glass
• jigger
• cocktail shaker
• Hawthorne strainer
• bar spoon

Ingredients:

• 1 oz Cranberry Juice
• 1 oz Orange Juice
• 1 oz Sprite
• .5 oz Vodka (or orange vodka)
• .5 oz Peach schnapps
• .5 oz Midori
• .5 oz Sothern Comfort
• .5 oz Creme de banana
• .5 oz Malibu Rum
• Ice

Instructions:

Step one

Start out by gathering everything you need to make this drink including highball or hurricane glass, jigger, shaker, Hawthorne strainer, Sprite, orange juice, cranberry juice, Midori, coconut rum, vodka, peach schnapps, Southern comfort and banana liqueur.

Step two

Fill your glass with ice. The glass should be almost completely filled to the top. Also, do the same with your cocktail shaker.

note: with this drink, we’re going to build it directly in the shaker. However, you can build it in the glass.

If you want to build it in the glass, measure all of your ingredients directly to the glass. Then use a bar spoon to stir it up.

Step three

Using your jigger measure 1 oz of cranberry juice and toss that in the shaker.

Step four

Using your jigger measure 1 oz of orange juice and toss that in the shaker.

Step Five

Using your jigger measure 1 oz of Sprite and toss that in the shaker.

Step six

Using your jigger measure 0.5 oz of Midori and toss that in the shaker.

Step seven

Using your jigger measure 0.5 oz of Southern comfort and toss that in the shaker.

Step eight

Using your jigger measure 0.5 oz of peach schnapps and toss that in the shaker.

Step nine

Using your jigger measure 0.5 oz of vodka and toss that in the shaker.

Step ten

Using your jigger measure 0.5 oz of coconut rum and toss that in the shaker.

Step eleven

Using your jigger measure 0.5 oz of banana liqueur and toss that in the shaker.

Step twelve

Place a shake your lid over top of the shaker. Then, shake well for around 15 or 20 seconds. The shaker should become icy and cold to the touch. Do be cautious that you don’t shake too

Step thirteen

Remove the lid from the top of the shaker and replace it with the Hawthorne strainer. Then, strain your drink from your shaker into the glass.

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