Screwdriver
The Quirky Foodster Team
Highball
Glass
Orange slice
Garnish
Ingredients
- Vodka — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh orange juice, to top — 120 ml (4 oz)
Method
- Fill a highball glass with ice.
- Add the vodka.
- Top with orange juice and stir gently.
- Garnish with an orange slice.
Description: The simplest vodka highball there is — just vodka and orange juice, built directly in the glass.
Cultural Background: Popularised in the mid-1900s, with a folk legend claiming American oil workers in the Middle East stirred it with a literal screwdriver.
Tips: Fresh orange juice makes an enormous difference versus bottled or from concentrate.
Variations: A float of Galliano liqueur turns this into a Harvey Wallbanger.
Serving Suggestion: Serve tall, over ice, as an easy, everyday brunch drink.
Nutrition: Approx. 150 kcal per serving
FAQs:
Q: Is the screwdriver story true?
A: Unverified but widely repeated — plausible, but not documented.
- Vodka — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh orange juice, to top — 120 ml (4 oz)
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