Blood Orange Gin co*cktail Recipe — A Full Living (2024)

This delicious Blood Orange co*cktail with Gin is the perfect beverage for when blood orange season is in full swing! This co*cktail has a beautiful color and bright citrus flavor. It features Empress 1908 gin and is refreshing and simple to make. Ready in 5 minutes or less!

Note: This recipe was originally published in April 2021, but has been improved and re-photographed. We hope you enjoy the new look!

The bright pink color of this co*cktail is stunning. It's a new favorite co*cktail for us because it's perfectly citrusy and balanced, refreshing, and easy to make!

Looking for more gin co*cktail inspiration? Try our blueberry gin co*cktail, this love potion co*cktail, this pomegranate gin co*cktail, this elderflower collins, or this lavender gin co*cktail!

❤️Why we love this recipe

• Bursting with orange flavor - Sweet blood orange is the star of this drink, bringing a bright citrus flavor.
• Quick and easy recipe - You only need a few ingredients and a mixing glass. No need to make any simple syrups, this drink comes together in under 5 minutes.
• Simple ingredients - You don't need much to make this delightful co*cktail, and anything you don't have on hand can be found at nearly any grocery store or liquor store.
• Stunning presentation - This drink feels incredibly fancy, with the gorgeous color created by the combo of fresh blood orange juice and Empress 1908 gin.
• Perfect use for winter citrus - Winter may not be our favorite time of the year in many aspects, but it is the time of year for blood oranges. Mixing up this festive co*cktail is a great way to make the days brighter!

🍊Ingredients

Here are the ingredients we used for this recipe. You can find more information for substitutions below.

• Gin - Use your favorite gin. We are partial to Empress 1908 gin, a botanical gin made in small batches with an incredible indigo hue. The color comes from butterfly pea flowers, which adds a subtle earthy flavor and changes color when citrus juice or tonic water is added. You may also be interested in finding Empress gin near you!
• Fresh blood oranges - We need orange slices or rounds, and fresh juice.
• Lime juice
• Orange liqueur - We recommend something complex and bright in flavor, like Cointreau.
• Ice - For a mixing glass. You can use a co*cktail shaker if you'd like, but we prefer to mix it in a tall glass with a bar spoon.
• Garnish with a blood orange slice or round, and a thyme sprig.

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✨Substitutions & variations

Here are a few suggestions on additional flavors to try, or simple variations to this drink.

• Swap lime juice for lemon juice - Feel free to use lemon juice for a little bit of a sweeter drink. Meyer lemon juice is even sweeter.
• Make it a blood orange gin sour - Use lemon juice, simple syrup to taste, and gin.
• Add an egg white - Separate a raw egg from the yolk, and add the white to a co*cktail shaker without ice. Add all the remaining ingredients and dry shake the co*cktail for 30 seconds, then add in ice and shake again until chilled. Double strain into a chilled co*cktail glass. You may like this lavender gin fizz co*cktail made with Empress which uses the same method.
• Add orange bitters - For an added depth of bitter flavor, add in a few dashes of bitters.
• Use different citrus - If blood oranges are out of season, reach for your favorite type of orange, like cara caras, or navel oranges.
• Swap the herb - Add a rosemary sprig, some mint, or basil instead of thyme if you like. Any would make a great garnish.
• Sparkling - This drink is a bit on the strong side, so feel free to dilute it with a little sparkling water, club soda, or even ginger ale or ginger beer for a bit of sweetness and fizz. You may want to try this pomegranate gin co*cktail made with ginger beer, or this strawberry rhubarb gin co*cktail or this elderflower collins with club soda.

🔪Prep work

• Squeeze blood orange juice and lime juice.
• Wash and cut oranges into rounds for garnish.
• Wash thyme for garnish.
• Place co*cktail glasses in the freezer to chill.
• Measure out all remaining ingredients.

📋Instructions

Add gin to a mixing glass with ice. (Image 1) Pour in lime juice. (Image 2)

Add in the orange liqueur, (Image 3) followed by the blood orange juice. (Image 4)

Stir with a bar spoon to chill, (Image 5) then strain into a chilled coupe glass or other co*cktail glass. (Image 6)

Garnish with blood orange rounds and fresh thyme. Enjoy!

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