Top 14 Orange Bitters Cocktails You Need to Try

The Adonis Cocktail is perfect for anyone due to its before dinner vibes and low alcohol. It’s the perfect combination of bitter, sweet, and a little spicy that you can easily sip. With only three ingredients, you’ll finish this drink in one minute. Plus, you can adjust the recipe to make larger servings for guests. You only need Lustau Amontillado sherry, sweet vermouth, and a dash or two of orange bitters. After you stir, you pour it into a cocktail glass, and you can enjoy it.

A whiskey sour is one of the most famous and popular whiskey cocktails. Its iconic taste comes from the varying ingredients, and it’s shaken, not stirred. You choose Bourbon with citrus juices, orange bitters, simple syrup, and grenadine. Some people stop there and shake into a glass with ice. Enhance the orange flavor with an orange slice garnish and drops of orange bitters. However, the ultimate whiskey sour includes a white egg foam.

An Old Fashioned is one of the easiest and simplest whiskey cocktails. First, you’ll need Bourbon Whiskey because it’s sweet and has vanilla, oak, and caramel notes. Aside from the Bourbon, you’ll also need orange juice, simple syrup, vanilla extract, and orange bitters to create a vanilla Old Fashioned. Express that rich orange flavor with vanilla by adding an orange spiral garnish.

While everyone thinks orange bitters cocktails are for fall and winter, you can refresh your palate with this Citrus-Ginger Spritzer. It’s perfect for one serving or made in bulk for a summer party. The ginger spritzer comes from a large amount of ginger beer you need. Aside from that, you’ll need orange juice, pineapple juice, and lime juice. Add orange bitters to enhance the flavor, and garnish with an orange slice.

Cocktail lovers are going nuts for a Spiced Cranberry Whiskey Sour this holiday season. However, this cocktail’s prep time is much longer than others. It’s because you need to make the spiced cranberry simple syrup. Once that’s done, you only need Bourbon Whiskey, lemon juice, orange bitters, and angostura bitters. Also, a white egg foam finishes the cocktail. Enhance the orange flavor with a dried orange slice garnish.

We’re back to another Old Fashioned! This autumn delights has caramel flavors from the whiskey and bright citrus from the orange. You’ll taste whiskey, bitters, maple syrup, blood orange juice, and maraschino cherries in this cocktail. Fresh squeezed blood orange juice combined with orange bitters gives you a stronger flavor and makes the Old Fashioned more bitter.

A Whiskey and cola is the simplest cocktail to make because it includes only two ingredients. However, a twist of lime and a few dashes of orange bitters creates an entirely new cocktail. It’s a simple cocktail to make, and it only takes a few minutes until your taste buds are refreshed. A Whiskey and cola with orange bitters work best any time of year. 

Surprise! We have another Old Fashioned cocktail for you. While many use traditional Bourbon, the best option for an orange Old Fashioned is Rye Whiskey. Alongside the whiskey, you’ll need a few dashes of orange bitters, sugar, club soda, and an orange zest peel. The vanilla and warm spice combine perfectly with the orange, and it’s sure to keep you warm this holiday season.

Unlike many cocktails on this list, the blood orange vodka sparkler doesn’t include any whiskey. Instead, after the vodka, it’s paired with blood orange juice, orange bitters, rosemary simple syrup, and carbonated water. Everything about the tasting notes is full of orange. You can garnish it with sliced blood oranges to enhance the taste.

The blood orange margarita with bitters gives you the bright red color you want while keeping the authenticity of a margarita. Rub the rim with a blood orange wedge, coat it in salt, and add tequila. Already you’re changing a traditional margarita. The delicious blood orange juice and simple syrup, and orange bitters complete this delicate cocktail.

The orange crush cocktail combines all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, including Aperol, orange liqueur, orange juice, lime juice, and orange bitters. The bright orange makes this cocktail the most stunning you’ll ever see. Also, you can taste all the varying orange flavors with every sip.

From the name, you’ll get a bitter taste of the Campari. However, it’s a delicious cocktail that’s strong as well. The burnt bitter orange combines tequila, Campari, orange liquor, lime juice, orange juice, and orange bitters. Truly, there’s no shortage of orange tastes in this cocktail. All you need to do is shake the ingredients in a cocktail shaker and pour them into a rocks glass.

The orange gin martini is a bold spin on a traditional shaken martini. The hints of orange flavor don’t detract from the gin, but the two are perfectly paired. The James Bond lover in you needs to elegantly sip on an orange gin martini while lounging in the summer. It’s the perfect blend of citrus and alcohol to make you taste the summer.