Making the Perfect Screwdriver Cocktail

Let's learn to make a classic Screwdriver cocktail, step by step!

Screwdriver cocktail ingredients:

• 60 ml Vodka
• 120 ml orange juice, freshly squeezed
• Orange slice, for garnish (optional)
• Ice cubes

Step 1: Get Your Screwdriver Cocktail Ingredients

Let's begin with acquiring everything you'll require. Vodka, orange juice, ice, and a garnish of an orange slice are what you'll require.

Highball glass

Mixing glass

Step 2: Fill Your Glass with Ice

Take a highball glass and fill it with ice cubes. The ice will ensure that your cocktail is cold and fresh.

Bar Mixing Spoon

Ice Scoop

Step 3: Pour the vodka (60 ml).

Pour 60 ml of your preferred vodka over the ice in the glass.

Cocktail shaker

Muddler

Step 4: Top with orange juice (120 ml).

Now, pour 120 ml of freshly squeezed orange juice into the glass, combining it with the vodka.

Citrus juicer or reamer

Step 5: Stir Gently

Use any long spoon or a bar spoon to gently stir the mixture. This blends the vodka and orange juice well.

Jigger

Step 6: Garnish (Optional)

Place an orange slice on the rim of your glass for a classic garnish, if you like.

Cocktail strainer

Enjoy Your Screwdriver!

Your simple and light Screwdriver cocktail is ready to be enjoyed!

Zester Grater

Answers to Your Questions:

How to make a screwdriver?

To make a Screwdriver, put ice in a glass, pour 60 ml of vodka, and fill with 120 ml of orange juice. Stir gently and garnish with an orange slice, if desired.

Why is vodka and orange known as a screwdriver?

Its real beginnings are debated, but the most popular myth says that American oil rig 'workers in the Persian Gulf in the 1940s or 50s used to secretly combine vodka with their orange juice and mix it with whatever they had at hand, typically a screwdriver.

Is the screwdriver drink strong?

The strength of a Screwdriver depends on the vodka-to-orange juice proportion. Using the typical recipe of 60 ml of vodka and 120 ml of orange juice yields a relatively strong drink. More vodka can be used if you prefer.

How to prepare a screw-up?

A "Screw Up" is a variation of the Screwdriver with lemon-lime soda, such as Sprite or 7-Up, used in place of the orange juice. To make one, chill a glass with ice, add 60 ml of vodka, and top off with lemon-lime soda. Stir slowly and garnish with a lemon or lime wedge.

Screwdriver Drink Variations:

• Harvey Wallbanger: Adds Galliano liqueur to the end for a sweet herbal taste.
• Sloe Driver: Rather than vodka, it uses sloe gin.
• Tequila Sunrise: Similar to a Screwdriver but with tequila and the addition of grenadine, which winds up at the bottom to create a sunrise effect.
• Vodka and Cranberry (Cape Codder): Replaces cranberry juice with orange juice.
• Vodka and Grapefruit (Greyhound): Replaces grapefruit juice with orange juice.

Enjoy trying all these variations!