Orange Liqueur Cocktails
96 drinks · Updated October 2026
Orange liqueur is a broad category of sweetened spirits flavored with orange peel. It includes curaçao, originally made with the bitter laraha oranges of Curaçao, and triple sec, with differences in base spirit, sugar and strength. In cocktails it contributes both citrus flavor and sugar, often balancing fresh lemon or lime juice. The Margarita combines it with tequila and lime. The Sidecar pairs it with cognac and lemon, while the Mai Tai uses orange curaçao with rum, lime and orgeat.
B-52
Peter Fich, Banff Springs Hotel, Alberta (1977)
0.5 oz Coffee liqueur 0.5 oz Irish cream liqueur 0.5 oz Orange liqueur
Barney Barnato
Classic (printed in Harry Craddock's Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930)
1.5 oz Cognac 0.75 oz Blanc quinquina 0.75 oz Lillet Blanc 0.5 tsp Dry curaçao 1 dash Angostura bitters
Between the Sheets
Classic (1920s)
1 oz White rum 1 oz Cognac 1 oz Orange liqueur 0.75 oz Lemon juice
Blue Hawaii
Harry K. Yee, Hawaiian Village Hotel, Waikiki (1957)
0.75 oz White rum 0.75 oz Vodka 0.5 oz Blue curaçao 3 oz Pineapple juice 2 tsp Lime juice 2 tsp Lemon juice 2 tsp Rich simple syrup
Blue Lady
Victor (printed in William J. Tarling's Café Royal Cocktail Book, 1937)
1.5 oz Blue curaçao 1 oz Gin 0.75 oz Lemon juice 2 tsp Egg white
Brandy Crusta
Joseph Santini, New Orleans (1850s)
1.75 oz Brandy 0.25 oz Maraschino liqueur 1 bsp Orange curaçao 0.5 oz Lemon juice 1 bsp Simple syrup 2 dashes Angostura bitters
Champagne Cocktail
Classic (printed in Jerry Thomas's bar guide, 1862)
1 Sugar cube 2 dashes Angostura bitters 0.25 oz Cognac 3 oz Champagne Few drops Orange liqueur (optional)
Charleston Cocktail
Classic (1920s)
0.5 oz Gin 0.5 oz Kirsch 0.5 oz Dry vermouth 0.5 oz Sweet vermouth 0.5 oz Orange curaçao 0.5 oz Maraschino liqueur
Cock 'n' Bull
Cock 'n Bull pub, Sunset Strip, Hollywood (printed in Ted Saucier's Bottoms Up, 1951)
1 swath Orange peel 0.75 oz Bourbon 0.75 oz Bénédictine 0.5 oz Cognac 0.25 oz Orange liqueur 1 dash Orange bitters
Coronado Luau Special
Luau Room, Hotel del Coronado (1950s), as made by Martin Cate, False Idol, San Diego
1 oz Jamaican rum (aged pot still) 1 oz White rum (aged column still) 0.5 oz Armagnac 3 oz Orange juice 2 oz Lemon juice 0.5 oz Orange liqueur 0.25 oz Orgeat 1 oz Simple syrup 4 oz Crushed ice
Corpse Reviver No. 2
Harry Craddock, The Savoy Cocktail Book (1930)
0.75 oz Gin 0.75 oz Lillet Blanc 0.75 oz Orange liqueur 0.75 oz Lemon juice Rinse Absinthe
Cosmopolitan
Toby Cecchini, The Odeon, New York (1988); popularized by Dale DeGroff. Origin disputed.
1.5 oz Citrus vodka 0.75 oz Orange liqueur 0.75 oz Cranberry juice 0.5 oz Lime juice
Cotillion
Classic (Stork Club Bar Book), as made by Scott Kennedy, Café Cancale, Chicago
1 oz Bourbon 0.75 oz Aged rum 0.5 oz Dry curaçao 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.5 oz Orange juice
Daiquiri No. 2
Constantino Ribalaigua Vert, El Floridita, Havana (c. 1915)
2 oz White rum 1 tsp Dry curaçao 1 tsp Orange juice 0.5 oz Lime juice 2 tsp Rich simple syrup
East India
Harry Johnson, New and Improved Bartender's Manual (1888)
2 oz Cognac 0.25 oz Orange curaçao 1 tsp Pineapple syrup 0.5 tsp Maraschino liqueur 1 tsp Water 8 drops Aromatic bitters
El Presidente
Constantino Ribalaigua Vert, Havana (1910s)
1.75 oz Gold rum 0.5 oz Dry vermouth 0.5 oz Bianco vermouth 2 tsp Orange curaçao 0.5 tsp Grenadine Pinch Salt
Fair & Warmer No. 2
Classic (printed in Harry Craddock's Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930)
1.5 oz White rum 0.75 oz Sweet vermouth 1 tsp Dry curaçao 0.25 oz Water
Fluffy Duck
Cauldron Bubbles, Darlinghurst, Sydney (1971)
1 oz Gin 1 oz Advocaat 0.75 oz Orange liqueur 0.75 oz Orange juice 1 oz Soda water
Gin Cocktail
Jerry Thomas, Bartender's Guide (1862)
2 oz Genever 2 tsp Orange curaçao 1 tsp Rich simple syrup 2 dashes Aromatic bitters
Gun Club Punch No. 1
Victor Bergeron (printed in Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide, 1972)
0.75 oz White rum 0.75 oz Jamaican rum 2 tsp Dry curaçao 1 tsp Grenadine 1 tsp Rich simple syrup 1.5 oz Pineapple juice 0.75 oz Lime juice
Honeymoon
Classic (printed in Hugo R. Ensslin's Recipes for Mixed Drinks, 1916; popularized at the Brown Derby, Los Angeles)
1 oz Calvados 1 oz Bénédictine 0.5 oz Lemon juice 1 tsp Dry curaçao
Honi Honi
Trader Vic Bergeron, Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide (1972)
1.75 oz Bourbon 2 tsp Orange liqueur 0.5 oz Lime juice 2 tsp Orgeat 1 tsp Rich simple syrup
Knickerbocker
Classic (printed in Jerry Thomas's Bartender's Guide, 1862)
2.5 oz Gold rum 1 tsp Orange curaçao 0.5 oz Raspberry syrup 0.5 oz Lime juice
Lemon Drop
Norman Jay Hobday, Henry Africa's, San Francisco (1970s)
1 oz Vodka 0.75 oz Orange liqueur 0.5 oz Lemon juice
Long Island Iced Tea
Classic (1970s)
0.5 oz Vodka 0.5 oz Blanco tequila 0.5 oz White rum 0.5 oz Gin 0.5 oz Orange liqueur 0.75 oz Lemon juice 1 oz Simple syrup Top Cola
Lucien Gaudin
Classic (1920s)
1.5 oz Gin 0.5 oz Dry vermouth 0.5 oz Campari 0.5 oz Orange liqueur
Mai Tai
Trader Vic Bergeron, Oakland (1944)
1 Lime wedge 1 oz Aged Demerara rum 1 oz Jamaican rum 0.25 oz Rhum agricole blanc 0.5 oz Orange curaçao 1 oz Lime juice 0.75 oz Orgeat 1 dash Angostura bitters
Margarita
Classic (Mexico, 1930s–40s)
2 oz Blanco tequila 0.75 oz Orange liqueur 1 oz Lime juice 0.25 oz Agave syrup
Pegu Club
Pegu Club, Rangoon, Burma (1920s)
1.5 oz Gin 2 tsp Orange curaçao 1 tsp Lime juice 1 tsp Lime cordial 1 tsp Rich simple syrup 0.25 oz Water 1 dash Angostura bitters 1 dash Orange bitters
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, Bermuda (printed 1941)
2 oz Gold rum 0.5 oz Falernum 0.25 oz Orange curaçao 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.5 tsp Rich simple syrup
Sangaree
Classic (19th-century America)
0.5 oz Brandy 0.5 oz Orange curaçao 3 oz Red wine 1 oz Orange juice 2 tsp Lemon juice 1 tsp Rich simple syrup 0.5 tsp Cinnamon syrup 0.75 oz Soda water
Satan's Whiskers
Harry Craddock, The Savoy Cocktail Book (1930)
0.75 oz Gin 0.75 oz Dry vermouth 0.75 oz Sweet vermouth 2 tsp Orange liqueur 0.75 oz Orange juice 1 dash Orange bitters
Sidecar
Classic (c. 1920)
2 oz Cognac 0.5 oz Orange liqueur 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.25 oz Cane sugar syrup
Singapore Sling
Ngiam Tong Boon, Raffles Hotel, Singapore (c. 1915); many versions exist
1.5 oz Gin 0.5 oz Cherry Heering 0.25 oz Orange liqueur 0.25 oz Bénédictine 2 oz Pineapple juice 0.5 oz Lime juice 0.25 oz Grenadine 1 dash Angostura bitters
Sir Charles Punch
Classic (printed in Esquire's Handbook for Hosts, 1949)
1 oz Tawny port 0.5 oz Cognac 0.5 oz Dry curaçao 1 tsp Rich simple syrup
Test Pilot
Donn Beach, Don the Beachcomber (c. 1941)
1.5 oz Jamaican rum 0.75 oz White rum 0.25 oz Orange liqueur 0.25 oz Velvet Falernum 0.25 oz Lemon juice
White Lady
Classic (1920s)
1.25 oz Gin 0.75 oz Orange liqueur 0.75 oz Lemon juice
White Witch
Victor Bergeron (printed in Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide, 1972)
1 oz Overproof white rum 0.5 oz Dry curaçao 0.5 oz White crème de cacao 0.5 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Soda water
Mai Tai Spritz
Martin Cate, Smuggler's Cove, San Francisco (2017)
1 oz Aged rum 0.5 oz Orange curaçao 0.5 oz Orgeat 0.5 oz Lime juice 4 oz Champagne
Lost Lake's Mai Tai
Paul McGee, Lost Lake, Chicago (2018)
1 oz Rhum agricole 0.5 oz Overproof Jamaican rum 0.5 oz Jamaican rum 1 oz Lime juice 0.75 oz Orgeat 0.5 oz Orange curaçao 0.25 oz Demerara syrup
Martin Cate's Mai Tai
Martin Cate, Smuggler's Cove, San Francisco
2 oz Aged rum 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Orange curaçao 0.5 oz Rich orgeat 0.25 oz Vanilla demerara syrup
Cayo Coco's Mai Tai
Josh Schaff, Cayo Coco, Birmingham (2025)
1.5 oz Jamaican rum 0.5 oz Black rum 1 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Orange curaçao 0.5 oz Almond milk orgeat 0.25 oz Demerara syrup
Garret Richard's Mai Tai
Garret Richard, New York (2019)
1.5 oz Aged rum 0.75 oz Black rum 1 oz Lime juice 0.75 oz Orgeat 0.5 oz Orange curaçao 0.25 oz Orange liqueur 5 drops Saline solution
Cape Cod Margarita
Dave Arnold, New York (2014)
2 oz Unsweetened cranberry juice, frozen into two cubes 1.5 oz Orange liqueur 1 oz Orange juice 0.75 oz Mezcal 7 drops Saline solution 2 Hard ice cubes
The Brave
Bobby Heugel, Anvil Bar & Refuge, Houston (2009)
1 oz Mezcal 1 oz Blanco tequila 0.5 oz Averna 0.25 oz Orange liqueur
Christine Wiseman's Margarita
Christine Wiseman, Miami (2024)
2 oz Blanco tequila 1 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Orange liqueur 0.5 oz Agave syrup
Gram-Arita
Copper Room, Yucca Valley (2023)
2 oz Reposado tequila 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.25 oz Agave syrup 0.5 oz Orange liqueur, to float
Mayahuel's Mezcal Margarita
Mayahuel, New York
2 oz Mezcal 1 oz Orange liqueur 0.75 oz Lime juice
Lefty's Fizz
Ryan Fitzgerald, ABV, San Francisco (2015)
1.5 oz Mezcal 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.75 oz Grapefruit shrub 0.5 oz Dry curaçao 1 Egg white 2 oz Soda water
Employees Only's Mezcal Margarita
Steve Schneider, Employees Only, New York (2015)
2 oz Mezcal 1 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Agave nectar 0.5 oz Orange liqueur
Amar-Garita
Lucas Garcia, Miami (2022)
1.25 oz Gentian amaro 0.75 oz Dry vermouth 1 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Triple sec 0.5 oz Agave nectar
Star Daisy
Joaquín Simó, New York (after an early twentieth-century recipe)
0.75 oz High-proof London dry gin 0.75 oz Apple brandy 0.75 oz Dry curaçao 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.33 oz Simple syrup
Margarita al Pastor
Licorería Limantour, Mexico City (2023)
1.75 oz Blanco tequila, scant 1.5 oz Taco mix, heavy 0.75 oz Orange liqueur, scant 0.75 oz Lime juice, heavy
Disgruntled Mai Tai
Sam Ross, Attaboy, New York (2023)
1 oz Overproof Jamaican rum 1 oz Aperol 1 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Orgeat 0.5 oz Orange curaçao 1 bottle Underberg, to float
Ultra Cosmopolitan
John deBary, New York (2023)
1.5 oz Citron vodka 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.75 oz Ultragrenadine 0.75 oz Orange liqueur
Brian Evans' Pornstar Martini
Brian Evans, New York (2023)
1.75 oz Vodka 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Orange liqueur 0.5 oz Unsweetened passion fruit purée 0.5 oz Vanilla syrup 0.5 Fresh passion fruit, pulp scooped 3 oz Champagne, served alongside
Laura Maddox's Tequila Daisy
Laura Maddox, Small Victory, Austin (2023)
1.5 oz Blanco tequila 0.75 oz Orange liqueur 0.5 oz Lemon juice 0.25 oz Simple syrup
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Drew Record, Austin (2024)
1.5 oz Fluffy pineapple juice 1 oz Coconut water 0.75 oz Melon liqueur 0.75 oz Orange liqueur 0.25 to 0.5 oz Lemon juice 1 barspoon Banana liqueur
Deijī
Shaun Williams, New Orleans (2024)
1 oz Gin 1 oz Junmai sake 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.5 oz Yuzu curaçao 0.5 oz Simple syrup 2 to 3 dashes Shio koji solution
Bar Raval's Dunhill
Bar Raval, Toronto (2024)
1.5 oz London dry gin 0.75 oz Cream sherry 0.75 oz Dry vermouth 0.25 oz Dry curaçao 4 dashes Absinthe 3 dashes Angostura bitters
Bitter Margarita
Daniel Kopystanski, Leon's, New York (2025)
1.5 oz Blanco tequila 0.5 oz Mezcal 1 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Campari 0.5 oz Orange liqueur 0.25 oz Agave nectar
Mai Tai Soda
Ben Hopkins-Prager, Pitt's, Brooklyn (2025)
3.75 oz Mai Tai milk punch 1.25 oz Highly carbonated soda water 0.5 cup aged Jamaican rum 0.5 cup orgeat 0.5 cup lime juice 0.33 cup dry curaçao 0.25 cup cachaça 0.25 cup clairin 0.33 cup coconut milk 0.33 cup half-and-half plus 1 tsp
Cana's Caju Amigo
Radovan Jankovic and Marko Bogdanovic, Cana, Washington, DC (2025)
1 oz Cachaça 1 oz Amburana cachaça 1 oz Cashew orgeat 1 oz Pineapple juice 0.5 oz Lime juice 0.25 oz Feni 1 barspoon Dry curaçao
Frozen Mexican Martini
Erin Ashford, Holiday, Austin (2014)
2 oz Blanco tequila 0.75 oz Triple sec 0.5 oz Lime cordial 0.5 oz Rich simple syrup 0.25 oz Lime juice 1 oz Castelvetrano olive brine (to float)
Vicious Virgin
Don the Beachcomber, from Phoebe Beach's Hawai'i Tropical Rum Drinks & Cuisine
0.75 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Orange liqueur 0.25 oz Falernum 0.5 oz Dark Puerto Rican rum 1 oz Light Virgin Islands rum Cracked ice
East Indian Swizzle
Giuseppe González, New York
1.5 oz Cognac 1.5 oz Pineapple juice 0.5 oz Triple sec 2 dashes Angostura bitters
Satin in a Coffin
Holly Smith, Redlight, Bellingham, Washington
1.5 oz Espadín mezcal 1.5 oz Lime juice 0.75 oz Orgeat 0.5 oz Dry curaçao 0.25 oz Vanilla syrup 3 dashes Grapefruit bitters
Baby Zombie
Luis Serrano, The Penrose, New York
1.5 oz Applejack 1 oz Passion fruit purée 0.75 oz Pineapple rum 0.75 oz Jamaican rum 0.5 oz Orange liqueur 0.5 oz Falernum 0.5 oz Grenadine 0.5 oz Lime juice 2 dashes Angostura bitters
Midnight Marauder No. 2
Kaley Brodeur, The Starling, Wilmington, North Carolina (2023)
1 oz Rye whiskey 0.5 oz Sweet vermouth 0.5 oz Coffee liqueur 0.25 oz Mezcal 1 barspoon Orange curaçao
Churchill Manhattan
Joe Gilmore, The Savoy, London
1.5 oz Blended Scotch 0.5 oz Sweet vermouth 0.5 oz Orange liqueur 0.5 oz Lime juice
Spanish Coffee
Huber's Café, Portland, Oregon
0.75 oz Overproof rum (151 proof) 0.25 oz Orange liqueur 1.5 oz Coffee liqueur 3 oz Hot brewed coffee Lemon wedge and superfine sugar (rim)
Forefather
Evan Flynn, Death & Co, Denver (2023)
1 oz Apple brandy (bonded) 1 oz Calvados 0.5 oz Orange liqueur (cognac-based) 0.5 oz Bénédictine 2 dashes Mole bitters
Autumn in New York
Tyson Buhler, Death & Co (2025)
1 oz Gin 0.5 oz Apple brandy 0.5 oz Cranberry liqueur 0.5 oz Orange liqueur 0.75 oz Lemon juice 1 dash Angostura bitters
Joy Division
Phil Ward, Death & Co, New York (2008)
2 oz Gin 1 oz Dry vermouth 0.5 oz Orange liqueur 3 dashes Absinthe
Maggie Smith
Joaquín Simó, Death & Co, New York (2009)
1 oz Pisco 1 oz White rum 0.5 oz Orange liqueur 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.25 oz Orgeat 1 tsp Honey syrup (2:1)
Weeski
David Wondrich, Brooklyn (2004)
1.75 oz Irish whiskey 1 oz Lillet Blanc 0.25 oz Orange liqueur 1 dash Orange bitters
Seelbach
Adam Seger, Seelbach Hilton, Louisville (1995)
1 oz Bourbon 0.5 oz Orange liqueur 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters 2 dashes Angostura bitters Top Champagne
The Corpse's Whiskers
Mickey Britton, Public House, Islington, London (2015)
0.75 oz Cognac 2 tsp Dry vermouth 2 tsp Lillet Blanc 2 tsp Dry curaçao 1 tsp Absinthe 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.25 oz Demerara syrup
Premiere Mai Tai
Will Elliott, Maison Premiere, Brooklyn (2019)
1 oz Rhum agricole vieux 0.5 oz Aged rum 0.5 oz Dry curaçao 0.25 oz Blackstrap rum 0.25 oz Overproof Jamaican rum 0.75 oz Orgeat 1 oz Lime juice
Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster
Christos Chouseas, Bar 42, Athens (c. 2011)
10 Basil leaves 0.75 oz Vodka 0.75 oz Black raspberry liqueur 0.5 oz Orange liqueur 1.75 oz Cranberry juice 1.75 oz Strawberry purée
Hocus Pocus
Forty Four, New York (2010)
2 oz Gin 0.75 oz Sweet vermouth 0.75 oz Dry curaçao 1 tsp Fernet-Branca
Fire & Brimstone
Kyle Damien, Palmer & Co., Sydney (2012)
2 slices Red chili, deseeded 1.5 oz Mezcal 0.5 oz Earl Grey-infused orange liqueur 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.25 oz Agave syrup 2 dashes Orange bitters
Corpse Reviver No. Blue
Jacob Briars, Queenstown, New Zealand (2007)
0.75 oz Gin 0.75 oz Lillet Blanc 0.75 oz Blue curaçao 0.75 oz Lemon juice 3 dashes Absinthe
Corpse Reviver No. 4
Måns Dahlman, Papillon Bar at the Bank Hotel, Stockholm (2019)
0.5 tsp Absinthe (rinse) 1 oz Reposado tequila 0.75 oz Lillet Blanc 2 tsp Orange liqueur 0.75 oz Lemon juice 1 tsp Rich simple syrup
Thyme For...
Tom Noori, Montpellier Wine Bar, Cheltenham
1 Demerara sugar cube 3 dashes Peychaud's bitters 3 dashes Angostura bitters 2 sprigs Thyme 1.75 oz Cognac 0.5 oz Orange liqueur 2 tsp Sweet vermouth
Peat's Dragon
The Up & Up, New York (2017)
1 oz Blended Scotch 0.5 oz Single malt Scotch 0.5 oz Orange liqueur 0.5 oz Lillet Blanc 0.5 oz Dry vermouth 4 pinches Black pepper
Pear & Cardamom Sidecar
Jason Scott, Oloroso, Edinburgh (2002)
2 Green cardamom pods 1 oz Cognac 0.75 oz Orange liqueur 0.75 oz Pear liqueur 0.75 oz Lemon juice 1 tsp Rich simple syrup
Ginger Snap
Gary "gaz" Regan, New York (2007)
1.5 oz Gin 0.5 oz Ginger liqueur 0.5 oz Orange liqueur 0.5 oz Lemon juice 1 dash Angostura bitters Top Soda water
Dr. Rieux
Vaucluse, New York
1 oz Calvados 1 oz White rum 0.75 oz Swedish punsch 0.5 oz Dry curaçao 0.25 oz Demerara syrup 0.75 oz Lemon juice
Brandy Club
Ryu Okada, Kampai Cocktails, Sussex (2015)
1.5 oz Cognac 0.75 oz Dry curaçao 0.5 oz Oloroso sherry 0.5 oz Water
Jasmine
Paul Harrington, Townhouse Bar & Grill, Emeryville, California (1990s)
1.5 oz Gin 0.25 oz Campari 0.25 oz Orange liqueur 0.75 oz Lemon juice 1 tsp Rich simple syrup (optional)
Breakfast Martini
Salvatore Calabrese, Library Bar, Lanesborough Hotel, London (1996)
1 bsp Orange marmalade 1.75 oz Gin 0.5 oz Orange liqueur 0.5 oz Lemon juice
Añejo Highball
Dale DeGroff, Rainbow Room, New York (late 1990s)
1.5 oz Aged rum 0.5 oz Orange curaçao 0.25 oz Lime juice 1 dash Angostura bitters 2 oz Ginger beer
Tia Mia
Ivy Mix, New York (c. 2010)
1 oz Mezcal 1 oz Aged rum 0.5 oz Orange curaçao 0.5 oz Orgeat 0.75 oz Lime juice
Bitter Mai Tai
Jeremy Oertel, Dram, Brooklyn (2010s)
1.5 oz Campari 0.75 oz Jamaican rum 0.5 oz Orange curaçao 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Orgeat
Cable Car
Tony Abou-Ganim, Starlight Room, San Francisco (1996)
1.5 oz Spiced rum 0.75 oz Orange curaçao 1 oz Lemon juice 0.5 oz Simple syrup