Orangeade vintage cocktail recipe

Orangeade Recipe

The Orangeade is a vintage drink recipe from Harry Johnson's New and Improved Bartender's Manual, Harry Johnson, 1882. The original wording is preserved here beside a modernized version for easier mixing.

Recipe details

Original Recipe

Use large bar glass. 2 dashes of lemon juice, ½ tablespoonful of sugar, the juice of 1 orange, 1 wine glass of water, fill with ice, shake well, and serve.

Modern Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 dashes lemon juice
  • ½ tablespoon (7.5 ml) sugar
  • Juice of 1 orange
  • 2 oz (60 ml) water
  • Ice

Instructions

Fill a glass with lemon juice, sugar, orange juice, and water. Add ice, shake well, and serve.

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