Upgraded Blood Orange Screwdriver Recipe

Elevate your Screwdriver with a vibrant, zesty homemade blood orange syrup, bright citrus-infused vodka, Aperol, and hand-squeezed blood orange juice.

📝 Ingredients

• ½ cup blood orange juice
• ½ cup cane sugar
• ½ tablespoon blood orange zest
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 4 ounces citrus-infused vodka
• 1 ounce Aperol
• 2 ounces blood orange syrup
• 3 ounces fresh-pressed blood orange juice
• Large ice cubes
• Blood orange twist, for garnish

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1To prepare the blood orange syrup, combine the juice with the sugar, zest, and salt in a small saucepan over medium heat.
2. 2Cook the syrup until it coats the back of your spoon.
3. 3Cool, strain, and bottle the syrup.
4. 4Combine the vodka, Aperol, syrup, and juice in a shaker or mixing glass.
5. 5Stir with ice for 15 seconds until properly diluted and chilled.
6. 6Strain the drink over large ice cubes in an old-fashioned glass.
7. 7Express the oils from the orange twist over the surface of the drink, garnish with the twist, and serve.