Whiskey Crush: a fizzy orange cocktail

The whiskey crush is a perfectly refreshing cocktail for summer time. It has a sweet citrus flavor with a little soda fizz.

What is a Whiskey Crush?

A whiskey crush is a combination of whiskey, Sprite, triple sec and orange juice. On the front end of this drink you taste the sweet citrus fizz from the Sprite and then the orange juice flavors start to come through and on the tail end there’s a bite of caramel from the whiskey.

Whiskey is a dark colored liquor that is made from distilling fermented grains such as rye or wheat. There are several varieties of whiskey such as Irish whiskey, Tennessee whiskey and bourbon. Each have a slightly different flavor profile, all tend to have a caramel, vanilla and slightly oaky sweet flavor.

Mixed drinks with Sprite are common because it is such a great mixer. Sprite is a type of soda. Like all other sodas it is carbonated which makes it fizzy and bubbly. It is a lemon lime flavor.

Triple sec is a clear liqueur.triple sec is a clear liqueur. It has a strong orange flavor as it is made by soaking orange peels in a base spirit.

The best orange juice to use in this cocktail is one that is pulp free and as fresh as possible. If you use orange juice with pulp it can lead to a slightly grainy less smooth texture.

When to mix this drink

But it’s bright tropical color and sweet refreshing flavor this drink is well suited for several occasions such as:

• Brunch
• afternoon cocktails
• spring and summer get togethers
• poolside or beach party

Variations of this drink

Though this drink is awesomely delicious as is, there are a few ways to change it up including:

• Switch out the triple sec. Triple sec is not the only orange liqueur around. Try out a different orange liqueur such as Cointreau or Grand Marnier.
• Make it a diet. Instead of using regular Sprite, try something like Sprite zero.
• Substitute the Sprite. In fact, you don’t have to use Sprite for this cocktail. Any lemon lime soda will do such as 7 up.
• Make a Jameson Orange crush. If you use Jameson’s Irish whiskey instead of just any old whiskey, you will make a Jameson Orange crush.

Some similar whiskey drinks are: whiskey and sprite, whiskey and orange juice, and the screw up drink.

How to make this drink:

With four simple and easy to find ingredients you can easily have this drink prepared in 5 minutes or less. It’s just a matter of tossing everything together and getting it mixed up.

Equipment:

• highball glass
• jigger
• cocktail shaker
• Hawthorne strainer
• bar spoon

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz whiskey
• .5 oz triple sec
• 3 oz orange juice
• 2 oz sprite
• Ice

Instructions:

Step one

To begin making your drink make sure you have everything needed including a highball glass, a jigger, orange juice, whiskey, Sprite, triple sec, ice and a bar spoon or cocktail shaker.

Step two

Take your highball glass and fill it almost to the tippy top with ice.

Step three

Grab up your orange juice and your jigger. Measure out 3 oz of orange juice and toss it into your highball glass.

Step four

Grab up your whiskey and your jigger. Measure out one and a half ounces of whiskey and toss it into your highball glass with the orange juice.

Step Five

Grab up your triple sec and jigger. Measure out half an ounce of triple sec and toss it into your highball glass with the whiskey and orange juice.

Step Six

Grab up your Sprite and your jigger. Measure out 2 oz of Sprite and toss it into your highball glass with a triple sec, whiskey and orange juice.

If you would like to skip measuring the Sprite you can do so. Simply take the Sprite and top your drink off with it.

Step seven

Finally, make sure your drink is well mixed. To do this, insert your bar spoon into your glass. Then give it a couple gentle swirls.

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