During the holidays I get so excited about blood oranges being in season. I love when I cut open the oranges they are the most gorgeous ruby red color. I love to make one of my favorite cocktails – French 75’s – with blood orange juice. The juice makes the drink so pretty!
Blood Orange French 75
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
30 minutes mins
Total Time 45 minutes mins
Course Drinks
Servings 1 cocktail
Equipment
- 1 cocktail shaker
Ingredients
- 1.5 ounces gin
- 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 ounce simple syrup
- 1/2 ounce fresh blood orange juice
- chilled champagne
- 1/2 blood orange slice for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a champagne flute in the freezer for 30 minutes.
- In a cocktail shaker half filled with ice, place gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and blood orange juice.
- Cover shaker and shake vigorously.
- Strain into the chilled champagne flute.
- Top with chilled champagne.
- Garnish with 1/2 blood orange slice.