Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Screwdriver






The drink shown in these pics, Screwdriver, is a popular cocktail made with orange juice and vodka. Sometimes it is referred to as "Vodka and Orange". While the basic drink has just the two plain ingredients, there are many variations, many of these with multiple names, that can be found all over the world. The name of the drink, Screwdriver, is a wordplay. In bar lingo, the two main ingredients are called screw (orange juice) and driver (vodka).
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.
All in all, Screwdriver is a really wonderful drink. In fact, its even more enjoyable when you make it at home by yourself, as we did in the above pics.
Cheers! :)

6 comments:

Solitary.sailor said...

grt grt...
new mocktail invented by our own mr sahil bihari......

Sahil Bihari said...

Hahahaha! Buddy its not an invention. It is a POPULAR drink. That's the name of the cocktail.

Reena said...
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Matiaoo said...

Bhaai awesome gyaan...your blog posts seem to be imparting a lot of info...I didnt know about all these variations of screw driver!

Matiaoo said...

The other comment was also from me...galti se Reena ke id se post kar diyaa thha :P

Sahil Bihari said...

Thank u! Waise is blog ki wajeh se main bhi kaafi kuchh new stuff seekh hi leta hu.