Big-Batch Screwdriver Highballs

Name: Big-Batch Screwdriver Highballs
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 12 ounces vodka (1 1/2 cups); 6 cups fresh orange juice, chilled; Garnish: orange slices

There are several stories about how this drink got its name, but one of the most common, from the 1950s, is that American oil rig workers would add vodka to canned orange juice, which they opened and stirred with their screwdrivers.

September 23, 2004

Recipe information

Yield
Serves 8

Ingredients

12 ounces vodka (1 1/2 cups)

6 cups fresh orange juice, chilled

Garnish: orange slices

Preparation

Stir together vodka and juice in a large pitcher, then serve over ice.

TagsCocktail Alcohol Beverages Vodka American Orange Citrus Fruit Easy 5 Ingredients or Fewer Quick Gourmet

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