# Orange flavor vodka **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** liquor-alcohol\ **Created:** [August 22, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-flavor-vodka/949329 "2021-08-22T21:25:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-flavor-vodka/949329/1 "2021-08-22T21:25:54Z")
There’s a massive display of Deep Eddy Orange vodka in front of me at this bar. Trying to think what you’d mix with it for a good cocktail. Vodka/Soda jumps to mind. I could also see it being mixed with cranberry and you’d get a cocktail similar to the Madras. Any other ideas? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-flavor-vodka/949329/2 "2021-08-22T21:35:06Z")
You know, I used to mix Vodka and OJ. It was a great drink. Never got hangovers if I only drank screwdrivers. Can’t drink them any more, the acid in the OJ is too much for me. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-flavor-vodka/949329/3 "2021-08-22T21:40:56Z")
Vodka/OJ was my go to in college for a while. I switched to drinking cranberry juice (with and without alcohol) around my senior year ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-flavor-vodka/949329/4 "2021-08-22T22:05:22Z")
I’m mainly a wine drinker but when it comes to hard liquor, vodka is my main go-to. I’ll generally have it as a vodka martini, a Caesar, or with a “vodka ice” spritzer that is basically a lightly citrus flavoured carbonated vodka mix. The vodka ice thing is good in hot weather, where it competes with gin & tonic as the ideal beverage. For those reasons, frankly I see little use for orange flavoured vodka. The only thing I can imagine doing with it is having it straight over ice. I mean, if you like screwdrivers, then vodka and fresh orange juice with an orange slice is a fine drink, but I’d use good quality plain vodka to make it, like Absolut. On occasion Absolut has included little samplers of flavoured vodkas with their full-size bottles, so I have samplers of lime, grapefruit, and apple vodkas (never saw the orange, though). I wouldn’t actually buy any of them, but as long as they’re free, I’ll occasionally pour one over ice, which is the same as I’d do with the orange vodka. > [@What\_Exit](#): > > Can’t drink them any more, the acid in the OJ is too much for me. I’ve recently been getting the same way about Caesars. I used to really love them and especially enjoyed them on the spicy side, but in recent years the spice and acid has been getting a bit much. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-flavor-vodka/949329/5 "2021-08-23T00:10:15Z")
Velvet Fog ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-flavor-vodka/949329/6 "2021-08-23T01:51:24Z")
Tonic, at least that’s what I’d use. Vodka Tonics are great and a bit of orange will work just fine. I used to love drinking Pearl Persephone Pomegranate vodka with tonic. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-flavor-vodka/949329/7 "2021-08-23T11:56:58Z")
I’d put the bottle in the freezer and enjoy sipping it over ice. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-flavor-vodka/949329/8 "2021-08-23T16:10:14Z")
That’s a weird one though… most drinks with orange either use orange juice, triple sec or orange curacao. I imagine you could use it in a margarita in place of the triple sec, and add a bit more sugar/simple syrup to taste, but that’s just substituting it for triple sec. I’d think anything you’d use lemon/citron vodka for could be done with orange vodka- like a lemon drop, just with orange vodka and orange juice. Maybe in sangria as a bit of a booster as well? ---
**Author:** ![anny\_m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-flavor-vodka/949329/9 "2021-08-23T16:49:13Z")
It’s a shame they color it orange. It would be a lot more versatile if it were clear. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-flavor-vodka/949329/10 "2021-08-23T22:03:39Z")
I wonder if just soaking orange slices or supremes in it would be any good. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-flavor-vodka/949329/11 "2021-08-23T22:13:23Z")
I infused some kumquats for a couple of weeks in neutral spirits; worked fine. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-flavor-vodka/949329/12 "2021-08-23T22:25:55Z")
I was in a bar a couple of years ago and I saw a bottle of bubble-gum flavored vodka behind the bar. I am not joking, sadly. WTF? Is this place straight-up saying they serve underage drinkers? ---
**Author:** ![scarbrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@scarbrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scarbrow)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-flavor-vodka/949329/13 "2021-08-25T06:44:13Z")
I can’t speak for that brand. But I can say that Hangar 1 orange vodka made the best vodka and tonic I’ve ever had. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-flavor-vodka/949329/14 "2021-08-25T11:52:26Z")
Kind of an aside, but I recently found out that Angostura makes an orange bitters that goes well in a lot of beverages. It really perks up a martini, and I use it in scotch as well. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-flavor-vodka/949329/15 "2021-08-25T15:12:07Z")
That’s not the half of it. [Vodka Infused with Natural Flavors | Fruity Vodkas | Smirnoff](https://www.smirnoff.com/en-us/vodkas-and-flavors/flavors/?ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=30000341_Products_SMIR_SMIVOD_SA3_GADW_USA_NU_BMC_AO_SEAH_PSEAC_TEAD_NU_ALBOS_NAT_NU_CPC_NU_KEW_A21%2B_CXD_EN_EX_BRAD&ds_k=Smirnoff+flavored+vodka&gclid=CjwKCAjw1JeJBhB9EiwAV612y-2xzyNOj5MV71WtReCPkxyBFHozbxwMs31tLciIWHTdL_OM7QaUPxoCxxAQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds) I shudder to think of what “root beer float” vodka might taste like. I have never understood the whole point of flavored vodkas. Is it for taking shots? Most other mixological uses are almost certainly better done using the real thing or a liqueur made from that- why use lime vodka if you can just use lime juice and regular vodka? Or use triple sec/curacao instead of orange vodka? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-flavor-vodka/949329/16 "2021-08-25T15:27:10Z")
> [@bump](#): > > I have never understood the whole point of flavored vodkas. Is it for taking shots? I keep vodka (flavored or plain) in the freezer. I pour some in a glass over ice and sip it. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-flavor-vodka/949329/17 "2021-08-25T15:30:26Z")
> [@bump](#): > > I have never understood the whole point of flavored vodkas. Is it for taking shots? It is a Ukrainian (for instance) thing: > [@](#): > > Ukrainian tradition has also produced various derivatives of horilka. Some of these are available as commercial products, but most are typically home-made. This includes various kinds of fruit infusion, _nalyvka_ and spiced _spotykach_: _malynivka_ made with raspberries, _tertukha_ (strawberries), _agrusivka_ (gooseberries), _ternivka_ (blackthorn berries), _kalynivka_ (snowball tree), _shypshynnyk_ (rose hips), _horobynivka_ (ashberries), _zubrivka_ (bison grass), _vyshnyak_ or _vyshnivka_ from cherries, _slyv”yanka_ (plums), _morelivka_ (apricots), _tsytrynivka_ (lemons), _mokrukha_ (oranges and cloves), _mochena_ (citrus rind), _kontabas_ (blackcurrant buds). _Horikhivka_ is flavoured with nuts. Horilka is also made with honey (called _Medova_), mint, or even milk. In some cases whole fruits of red peppers (capsicum) are put into the bottle, turning horilka into a sort of bitters; it is then named _horilka z pertsem_, or _pertsivka_ . (One should be mindful of the usage: _horilka z pertsem_ refers to _horilka_ bottled with hot chilli peppers, whereas _pertsivka_ typically refers to _horilka_ spiced with the essence of pepper. _Horilka z pertsem_ always refers to a Ukrainian spirit, whereas _Pertsivka_ or **Pertsovka** may refer to Russian vodka.) _Medova z pertsem_ is the combination of _horilka_ with chili peppers and honey. Then again, for real drinking, Taras Bulba said, > [@](#): > > And bring us a lot of horilka, but not of that fancy kind with raisins, or with any other such things — bring us horilka of the purest kind, give us that demon drink that makes us merry, playful and wild! ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-flavor-vodka/949329/18 "2021-08-25T15:48:35Z")
[TGI Friday’s Orange Dream](https://www.abc.virginia.gov/products/cocktails/tgi-fridays-orange-dream), is a good substitute for milk when paired with orange-vanilla ice cream in a 'milk’shake. [Burton Mercer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oOv3cuP8M4) likes 'em