Orange Whip
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| Orange Whip | |
| Type: | Cocktail |
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| Standard garnish: | None |
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| Preparation: | Blend briefly with hand blender. Pour ingredients over ice and stir. |
An Orange Whip is a sweet cocktail, made with rum and vodka, containing the base alcohols mixed with cream and orange juice. It is typically blended to a froth like a milkshake, and poured over ice in a Collins glass.
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[edit] Other drinks
"Orange Whip" has also been used as brand name for non-alcoholic drinks. In the 1950s, the Tropical Fruit Company marketed an "Orange Whip" concentrate to be served as a fountain beverage. Jeanne Carmen, an actress and pinup model from that period, was once dubbed "Miss Orange Whip".[1] The US Patent and Trademark Office lists various applications for the "Orange Whip" trademark to be applied to drinks and a chain of juice stores.
[edit] Cultural references
[edit] The Blues Brothers
The drink had a resurgence in the early 1980s after the release of The Blues Brothers. In that movie, John Candy's police detective attends the film's pivotal fundraising concert in order to arrest the performing band, but decides he wants to see them perform first and orders drinks for himself and the uniformed state troopers he is with, saying: "Who wants an orange whip? Orange whip? Orange whip? Three orange whips!"[2]
The drink was not in the original script. A set designer on the film was the son of an employee at Orange Whip Corporation, and he asked if 'Orange Whip' could be mentioned in the film. John Landis, the director, mentioned this to John Candy, who improvised the exchange.[3]
[edit] Pop culture
- The Veronica Mars episode "Of Vice and Men" alluded to The Blues Brothers line when the character Veronica, a private investigator, says: "Egg sandwich? Egg sandwich? Orange Whip?"[4]
- Rock band Seven Mary Three calls orange whips "a good time that never ends" in their song "Strangely at Home Here" from their 2008 album day&nightdriving.[5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Jeanne Carmen at the Internet Movie Database (see "Publicity" section)
- ^ John Candy. (1980). The Blues Brothers (FLV). Retrieved on 2006-06-13.
- ^ Dave Newbart (2005-06-24). John Candy was man behind 'Orange Whip?'. Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved on 2006-06-13.
- ^ Of Vice and Men. TV.com. Accessed 2007-06-19.
- ^ Strangely at Home Here
