The Ultimate Sundowners Drink Recipe

This sundowners drink is a full body citrusy sipper. If you like Courvoisier and citrus flavors that you are sure to enjoy this one.

What is a Sundowners Drink?

This sundowners drink tastes strongly like Courvoisier which has a spicy, sweet stone fruit (like an apricot or a peach) flavor. It also has a strong zing of citrus from the Grand Marnier and orange juice on the back end. It is a combination of courvoisier, orange juice, Grand Marnier and lemon juice.

There is not a standard for a sundowner’s drink, in fact there are many different versions of this cocktail. It was originally coined as a term for the cocktail that people in South Africa would drink around sundown. Over time and in a different countries it has come to become different mixes of different liquors.

Some Similar Orange Juice cocktails are: Uppercut shot, Amaretto and Orange Juice

How to make this drink:

This drink is relatively easy to make. You just need your four ingredients and a couple of shakes.

Equipment:

• jigger
• Rocks/Scotch/Bourbon glass or Martini glasses
• Hawthorne strainer
• cocktail shaker

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Courvoisier
• .5 oz Grand Marnier
• .5 oz Orange Juice
• .5 oz Lemon Juice
• Lemon or Orange Twist
• Ice

Instructions:

Step one

First make sure that you have your shaker, Hawthorne strainer, glass, and jigger together. Also make sure you have all your ingredients including your courvoisier, grand marnier, Orange juice, lemon juice and garnish.

Step two

To get started, chill your martini glass if you’re choosing to use one or fill your rocks glass with ice.

Also make sure that your cocktail shaker is filled with ice as well.

Step three

Use your jigger to measure 2 oz of Courvoisier and pour it into a cocktail shaker over the ice.

Step four

Next, use your jigger to measure half an ounce of Grand Marnier and pour that into your Shaker with the ice and courvoisier.

Step Five

Now, use your jigger again. This time use it to measure half an ounce of orange juice and add that to your shaker.

Step Six

Use your jigger once more. This time measure half an ounce of lemon juice and add that in your Shaker with your other ingredients.

Step Seven

Place the top of your cocktail shaker on it. And then shake it well. This should take around 15 to 20 seconds or until the outside is cold to touch.

Step Eight

Remove your cocktail shaker top. Place your Hawthorne strainer on top of your cocktail shaker. Then, strain the liquid from your shaker into your glass.

Step nine

To make your garnish, start with a lemon or an orange whichever you prefer. Use a knife and cut slices off of both ends.

Then, using your knife separate the peel from the pulp with the bulk section that you have left of the fruit. Remove all of the pulp so you’re just left with the peel.

Use a cocktail pick and coil the peel around it. Then keeping it coiled, use your knife to cut it into three or four sections. Take one section and twist it around your cocktail pic so that it does not overlap. Hold it there for a second or two and then slide it off of your pick and you will have a twist.

Step Ten

Place your orange or lemon twist on the side or the rim of your martini glass.

Now take a sip of your drinks and start to enjoy.