The Mickey Rourke Recipe

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Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a longtime food and drink expert whose recipes and cocktail-making tips can be found on her newsletters What to Drink and The Dinner Plan. She is the author of  The One-Bottle Cocktail and Batch Cocktails, both published by Ten Speed Press.
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Updated August 30, 2018
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Robyn Lee

This original version of this cocktail appeared in Gourmet in 2009. It's tart, fresh, and super-easy to make—if you want to get fancy, consider salting the rim.

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Recipe Details

The Mickey Rourke Recipe

Active 3 mins
Total 3 mins
Serves 1 serving

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces silver tequila
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 2 1/2 ounces fresh blood orange juice
  • 1/4 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
  • Ice

Directions

  1. Add all ingredients to a mixing glass and stir well. Strain into ice-filled highball glass.

Special equipment

mixing glass and cocktail strainer

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