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| Type | Cocktail |
| Base spirit | |
| Served | On the rocks: poured over ice |
| Standard garnish | orange slice |
| Standard drinkware | .svg) |
| IBA specified ingredients† |
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| Preparation | Mix in a highball glass with ice. Garnish and serve. |
| † Screwdriver recipe at International Bartenders Association | |
A screwdriver is a popular alcoholic highball drink made with orange juice and vodka. While the basic drink is simply the two ingredients, there are many variations; the most common one is made with one part vodka, one part of any kind of orange soda, and one part of orange juice. Many of the variations have different names in different parts of the world. The International Bartender Association has designated this cocktail as an IBA Official Cocktail.
History
Expert Master Mixologist claims the Screwdriver was created by smirnoff in 1938; ""The famous Smirnoff Screwdriver", Just pour a jigger of smirnoff vodka over ice cubes, fill glass with orange juice and serve" He goes on to claim their advertising campaign ran until 1944. "A Screwdriver —a half-orange-juice and half-vodka drink popularized by interned American aviators—costs a dollar including the customary barman's tip."
The earliest written reference to the screwdriver is from the October 24, 1949 issue of Time:
In the dimly lighted bar of the sleek Park Hotel, Turkish intelligence agents mingle with American engineers and Balkan refugees, drinking the latest Yankee concoction of vodka and orange juice, called a 'screwdriver'.
Variations
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A screwdriver with equal parts vanilla vodka and Blue Curaçao topped with lemon-lime soda is a "Sonic Screwdriver".
A screwdriver with equal parts vodka and Mountain Dew is a "Dew Driver".
A screwdriver with one part of Tequila and two parts of orange juice is a "Mexican Screw".
A screwdriver with one part of Sloe Gin and two parts of orange juice is a "Sloe Screw".
A screwdriver with one part of Southern Comfort and two parts of orange juice is a "Comfortable Screw".
A screwdriver with two parts of Sloe Gin, one part of Southern Comfort and filled with orange juice is a "Slow Comfortable Screw".
A screwdriver with three parts vodka, six parts orange juice and one part Galliano is a "Harvey Wallbanger".
A screwdriver with one part of Sloe Gin, one part of Southern Comfort and one part Galliano and filled with orange juice is a "Slow Comfortable Screw Up Against The Wall".
A screwdriver with one part of Bourbon and two parts of orange juice is a "American Screw".
A screwdriver with one part of Cognac and two parts of orange juice is a "French Screw".
A screwdriver with one part of Galliano and two parts of orange juice is a "Italian Screw".
A screwdriver with one part of Gin and two parts of orange juice is a "Left Handed Screwdriver".
A screwdriver with one part of Rum and two parts of orange juice is a "Cuban Screw" or "Scurvy Medic".
A screwdriver with one part of Schnapps and two parts of orange juice is a "German Screw".
A screwdriver with one part of Chambord and two parts of orange juice is a "Royal Screw".
A screwdriver with one part of Brandy and two parts orange juice is a "Rusty Screw".
A screwdriver with one part of Cointreau and two parts orange juice is a "Double Screw".
A screwdriver with one part of Absinthe and two parts orange juice is a "Screwed Shirley Harrison".
References
- Journalism quarterly: Volume 44 in 1938
- Newsweek: Volume 23 in 1944
- "TURKEY: Wild West of the Middle East". Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- "Sonic Screwdriver recipe". Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- Ray Foley, X-Rated Drinks: More Than 250 of the Hottest Drinks Ever Made, Bartender Magazine, p. 153.
- Ray Foley, X-Rated Drinks: More Than 250 of the Hottest Drinks Ever Made, Bartender Magazine, p. 155.
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