Blood Orange Flip Recipe

By
Kelly Carámbula
Kelly Carámbula is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
Kelly Carámbula

Kelly Carámbula is an artist and sculptor based in San Francisco. Kelly was the designer and publisher behind Remedy Quarterly (2009–2018), a magazine about food memories and the recipes that inspire them, as well as an award-winning food blogger at The Best Remedy.

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Updated November 29, 2018
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Blood oranges, with their lightly blushed rinds and deep crimson insides, are the superstar of citrus season in my household. As long as they're in season, I try to have a few sitting around. Their sweet, juicy flesh makes for a great snack—and an even better cocktail ingredient.

Lately one of my favorite ways to use blood orange juice is with whiskey. Both ingredients have a certain amount of sweetness, but the citrusy sourness of the blood orange helps liven up the richness of whiskey. Looking to add a little depth to the cocktail, I added a hint of honey syrup. Eggwhite adds a frothy texture to the bright pink cocktail. The result is a cocktail that is so easy to drink, it'll be gone before you know it.

Recipe Details

Blood Orange Flip Recipe

Active 5 mins
Total 5 mins
Serves 1 serving

Ingredients

To Make Honey Syrup:

  • 1/4 cup water

  • 1/4 cup honey

To Make the Cocktail:

  • 1 ounce freshly squeezed blood orange juice

  • 1/2 ounce honey syrup

  • 1 1/2 ounces whiskey

  • 1 large egg white

  • Orange bitters

  • Garnish: blood orange slice

Directions

  1. To make honey syrup: Combine water and honey in a small saucepan over medium low heat. Bring to a low simmer, stirring occasionally for five minutes. The goal is to thin out the honey.

  2. To make the cocktail: In a small bowl whisk eggwhite until it begins to get foamy, about 10 seconds.

  3. In a cocktail shaker, combine blood orange juice, honey syrup, whiskey and bitters. Add half the whisked egg white (you can use the remaining half for another cocktail). Shake vigorously for 10 seconds, then fill cocktail shaker with ice and shake further. Strain cocktail including the foam into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with blood orange slice.

Special Equipment

Cocktail shaker and strainer

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
224Calories
5gFat
14gCarbs
7gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories224
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g6%
Saturated Fat 2g8%
Cholesterol 186mg62%
Sodium 73mg3%
Total Carbohydrate 14g5%
Dietary Fiber 0g2%
Total Sugars 13g
Protein 7g
Vitamin C 26mg128%
Calcium 40mg3%
Iron 1mg6%
Potassium 166mg4%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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