Screwdriver (cocktail)
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This drink is designated as an IBA Official Cocktail |
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Screwdriver | |
Type: | Cocktail |
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Primary alcohol by volume: | |
Served: | "On the rocks"; poured over ice |
Standard garnish: | orange slice |
Standard drinkware: | Highball glass |
IBA specified ingredients†: |
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Preparation: | Mix in a highball glass with ice. Garnish and serve. |
†Screwdriver recipe at International Bartenders Association |
A Screwdriver is a popular cocktail made with orange juice and vodka. Sometimes it is referred to as "Vodka and Orange".
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[edit] History
The earliest written reference to the Screwdriver is from the October 24, 1949 issue of Time:
"In the dimly lighted bar of the sleek Park Hotel, Turkish intelligence agents mingle with American engineers and Balkan refugees, drinking the latest Yankee concoction of vodka and orange juice, called a 'screwdriver.'"
[edit] Naming
The Screwdriver was invented in the early 1950s, when orange juice was available nationally for the first time as a frozen concentrate. Sometimes a dash of Angostura bitters was added to early versions. The name of the drink, Screwdriver, is a wordplay. In bar lingo, the two main ingredients are called screw (orange juice) and driver (vodka).
[edit] Variations
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Replacing the flat orange juice with a carbonated orange drink produces a cocktail known as a Hi-Fi. A Screwdriver in which Tang is substituted for the orange juice is known as a "fuzzy cosmonaut".
To make the beverage more palatable a sweet liquor is often added such as Amaretto. This is often referred to as a Samerreto.
Another variation occurs when the ratio of the components is switched. When mixed as 1 part orange juice and two parts vodka, it is referred to as a Drivescrewer.
The well known Harvey Wallbanger cocktail is a Screwdriver with a splash of Galliano floated on top.
In some cases, sloe gin is added as part of the drink. It is referred to as a "sloe screw," or if in a tall glass, a "long sloe screw", used as a pun on sexual intercourse. Adding Southern Comfort to this creates a "sloe comfortable screw", and Galiano (as in the Wallbanger) a "sloe screw against the wall".
A screwdriver in which the orange juice is replaced with blue Gatorade is a "sonic screwdriver", after the blue-lit device from Doctor Who. Another popular term for any Vodka/Gatorade cocktail is "Vaderade".
A screwdriver made with brown expired orange juice is called a "Rusty Screwdriver", first served at the Naval War College when a cache of spoiled orange juice from the late 20th Century was discovered during the renovation of Luce Hall in 2008.[citation needed]