Cocktails

Blood Orange Gin Fizz

Cocktails

Blood orange stars in this unique and vibrant take on the classic Gin Fizz.

Blood Orange Gin Fizz

Total time

20 min

Servings

2 servings

Difficulty

Simple

Ingredients

  • Honey Clove Simple Syrup -
  • ½ cup (120ml) honey
  • ½ cup (120ml) water
  • 1 teaspoon whole cloves, toasted
  • Blood Orange Cocktail -
  • 1 (155g) blood orange, halved, sliced into 1/2" pieces
  • 3 .oz (90ml) gin
  • 2 cups (260g) ice cubes
  • 2 .oz (60ml) prosecco or other sparkling wine

Method

For the Simple Syrup: Place the honey, water, and toasted cloves into a small sauce pan and simmer for 5 minutes. Chill completely. Save 45ml of syrup for the cocktail and store the rest in a sealed container in the refrigerator.

For the Cocktail: Place blood orange slices, gin, simple syrup, and ice into the Aer® Disc Container and secure the lid.

Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 30-40 seconds. Strain into two chilled 200ml cocktail glasses. Garnish with fresh blood orange.

Vitamix Tips

  • For the honey clove simple syrup: keep the cloves in the syrup as it's stored to keep infusing, or strain to remove cloves before storing, if syrup is flavourful enough.