Screwdriver
The Screwdriver is a bar standard outside the IBA list: 4 ingredients, stirred in a mixing glass and served in a highball. That makes 143 ml in the glass: a middling measure.
MethodStirred in a mixing glass
GlassHighball
In the glass143 ml
Strength14.4%
Ingredients
- 50 mlvodka
- 60 mlfresh orange juice
- 5 mlrich sugar syrup
- 2 mlOrange Bitters
Method
- Briefly stir all ingredients with ice.
- Strain into an ice-filled highball glass.
Garnish: Garnish with an orange slice.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- It sits between bitter and sweet: 0.2 out of 10 of bitterness, 75th of 186 for sweetness.
- round → sour
- Acidity leaves it halfway: 116th of 186, and the acid comes from fresh orange juice.
- light → strong
- 14.4% after dilution: the middle band, 88th of 186.
Its closest neighbour is the Tom Collins: 97 out of 100 for similarity.
Five that come close
- Tom CollinsBuilt on gin and with Old Tom Gin in place of fresh orange juice.
- Harvey WallbangerAnd it has Galliano in it.
- Mary PickfordBuilt on rum and with white rum in place of fresh orange juice.
- Three Dots and a DashRounder and built on rum.
- Don’s Special DaiquiriSweeter and built on rum.
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Recipe source: Difford's Guide · checked on 3 November 2026