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a blood orange rosemary cocktail garnished with a sprig of rosemary and a wedge of blood orange next to another wedge of blood orange.
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5 from 2 votes

Blood Orange Cocktail with Vodka and Rosemary

A winter twist on a vodka tonic, with hints of rosemary and honey and an impressively vivid orange flavor and aroma. The blood orange syrup is absolutely delicious–if you find yourself with leftovers, drizzle on pancakes, Greek yogurt, toast, ice cream, and really any time you’d typically use honey.
Prep Time5 minutes
To Make the Syrup30 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American/Mediterranean
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 2 cocktails
Author: Elana Lepkowski

Ingredients

For the Blood Orange Syrup

  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup blood orange juice, from about 2-3 blood oranges
  • 1 rosemary sprig

For the Cocktails

  • 3 ounces vodka
  • 4 ounces blood orange rosemary syrup
  • 2-3 ounces tonic
  • Blood orange slices and rosemary sprigs, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  • Make a honey simple syrup. In a small saucepan over medium heat, stir the honey with 1/2 cup water until the honey combines with the water, 2-3 minutes.
  • Make the blood orange syrup. Add the rosemary to the honey simple syrup and adjust the heat to bring to a simmer, with small bubbles starting to appear along the sides of the pan. Turn off the heat and stir in the blood orange juice. Cover and set aside off the heat for 30 minutes.
  • Strain the syrup. Pass the syrup through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl to remove the rosemary and any pulp. Let the syrup fully cool to room temperature and then cover and refrigerate until you are ready to use.
  • Just before serving: shake the cocktail. Fill two rocks glasses with ice. Combine the vodka and blood orange rosemary syrup in a shaker and fill 2/3 of the way with ice. Shake to combine 20 seconds and then strain into the prepared rocks glass. Top with tonic water, gently stir, and garnish with blood orange slices and a sprig of rosemary if desired. Enjoy!

Notes

  • To make nonalcoholic: Fill a rocks glass with ice. Pour in about 3 ounces of the syrup (you can eyeball it, it doesn’t need to be perfect. Top with 2 to 3 ounces of tonic water. Garnish as you would the original cocktail with blood orange slices and rosemary.
  • Visit our shop to browse quality Mediterranean ingredients including olive oils, honey, jams, and spices.

Nutrition

Calories: 384.4kcal | Carbohydrates: 76.4g | Protein: 0.7g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 10.5mg | Potassium: 172.4mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 74.8g | Vitamin A: 138.6IU | Vitamin C: 31.5mg | Calcium: 14.9mg | Iron: 0.5mg

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