If you’re looking for an upgrade to a simple vodka and orange soda, look no further – bartender Naren Young from NYC’s Date has you covered with the Oranges, Etc., an in-your-face orange highball that uses pretty much every orange-flavored ingredient in our library.
Young calls for Aperol, which is easily the most drinkable type of bitter orange apéritif. If you’re already a fan of Campari, though, you’d certainly enjoy it here.
We’ve tried it with the original recipe’s orange curaçao, as well as a dryer triple sec, and it’s tasty both ways. It’s especially delicious with shrubb, a spiced orange liqueur from Martinique.
In a pinch, you can make it with a standard orange soda like Fanta or Orange Crush – but it’s even better as Young makes it, with an italian orange soda like Sanpellegrino Aranciata.
You can get away with bottled orange juice here, but we implore you to try it with fresh-squeezed juice. You needn’t limit yourself to standard oranges, either – blood oranges, mandarins or tangerines will really make it shine.
