This drink is wildly popular at Waterman's, one of our favorite restaurants on the boardwalk in Virginia Beach. Waterman's makes it with fresh oranges instead of orange juice. I always order this luscious drink when we eat at Waterman's but hadn't thought of making it myself. That was until this weekend when we were hanging out on our friend's Keith's boat and Keith made one for me. On the way home I made my hubby stop so we could buy the ingredients, which means I may or may not have consumed more than one Orange Crush this weekend. Warning: these are so gooooood you won't want to stop drinking them and could wake up the next morning with a slight headache.
Orange Crush
Printable Version
Ingredients
Vodka (the more expensive the better)
Triple Sec
Orange juice
Sprite
Fresh Oranges
Directions
For each drink pour 1 shot of vodka and 1 shot of triple sec into a glass. Squeeze the juice of 1/2 an orange into the drink (or go crazy and juice an entire orange). Top off the glass with Sprite and orange juice. Stir and enjoy!
Watermelon is such a classic summer fruit. I bought the watermelon for these martinis from a farmer's roadside stand- fresh fruit directly from the farms are really the best way to go in my opinion. I wish I would have bought a Sugar Baby Watermelon because they were at the stand and BunnyCooks recommends using the sweetest watermelon you can find. These drinks are refreshing and fun, perfect for Labor Day weekend!
Watermelon Martini
From BunnyCooks
(serves 2 -3)
Printable Version
Ingredients
1 cup of strained sweet, fresh, watermelon juice
1/2 cup Vodka
Squeeze of fresh lime juice
Sugar to rim the glasses
Watermelon slices for garnish
Directions
Dip the rims of the martini glasses in a little water and then immediately dip into sugar. Set aside. Quickly mix ice with the watermelon juice, vodka, and fresh lime juice in a cocktail shaker. Only shake two or three times or else it will become very watery. Pour into the sugar rimmed glasses. Garnish with watermelon slices.
