Ingredients
- 60 ml Vodka
- 120 ml Orange juice
- Garnish Orange slice
Preparation
- Build in a highball glass over ice and stir.
- Garnish with orange slice.
Origin Story
The Screwdriver cocktail has its origins in the 1940s, with claims that American oil workers in the Persian Gulf invented it by mixing vodka with orange juice using a screwdriver as a stirring tool. Its simplicity contributed to its widespread popularity.
Similar cocktails
Seen in
- Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961
Holly Golightly's party scenes feature Screwdrivers among the flowing cocktails.
- Schindler's List 1993
Oskar Schindler drinks Screwdrivers while entertaining Nazi officers.