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Orange: cocktail uses and amounts

Find a drink to make with orange, see how much you need and check the other ingredients before you start.

Short answer

M & M, Milano-Torino, and Madeira Negroni use orange. M & M lists 1 piece for 1 serving. Compare the 264 recipes below for the remaining ingredients and preparation steps.

By Kokto EditorialCatalog reviewed 24 September 2026Kokto recipe catalogHow we review recipes

Page updated 30 September 2026. Recipe quantities retain the catalog review date above.

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At a glance

Start with M & M

M & M takes about 4 minutes and lists 1 piece of orange.

The bartender-handshake Monte y Mezcal, an equal-parts combination of bittersweet amaro and smoky mezcal.

The strongest signals in Kokto’s five-axis profile are strength (5/5) and bitterness (4/5).

Make M & M

Recipes to explore264

Required in241

Optional in23

Methods represented5

Measurements and preparation

How much orange should you use?

Start with your chosen recipe’s amount. These examples show how the quantity and preparation change between drinks.

1 piece

M & M

For 1 serving · Stirred · 4 minutes

Full recipe and measures

1 slice

Milano-Torino

For 1 serving · Stirred · 4 minutes

Full recipe and measures

3 piece

Pollyanna Cocktail

For 1 serving · Muddled · 5 minutes

Full recipe and measures

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264 cocktails using Orange

Choose a drink by amount, method and preparation time. Open a card for all ingredients, measurements, steps and its tasting profile.

1 piece · Stirred

1794

5 min · View recipe →

1920 Cocktail cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · optional · Stirred

21st Century (Difford's recipe)

5 min · View recipe →

49th Parallel cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · Shaken

Aegean Sunrise

6 min · View recipe →

After Midnight cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · optional · Stirred

Amaretto Stone Sour

6 min · View recipe →

Americano Perfecto cocktail on a dark studio background

1 slice · optional · Stirred

Amsterdamage

5 min · View recipe →

1 piece · optional · Stirred

Añejo Old Fashioned

5 min · View recipe →

Ann Sheridan cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · optional · Shaken

Aperol Rosé Sangria

10 min · View recipe →

aperol spritz cocktail in a serving glass

1 slice · optional · Built

Apothecary

5 min · View recipe →

1 piece · optional · Stirred

Arbitrary Nature of Time

5 min · View recipe →

Archbishop cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · optional · Stirred

Archdeacon

5 min · View recipe →

Artlantic cocktail on a dark studio background

1 wedge · optional · Shaken

Autumn in New York

6 min · View recipe →

1 piece · optional · Stirred

Autumn Negroni

6 min · View recipe →

1 piece · optional · Stirred

Autumn Sweater

6 min · View recipe →

1 piece · optional · Shaken

Balalaika

5 min · View recipe →

Baltasar & Blimunda cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · optional · Stirred

Bamboo (Difford's classic recipe)

5 min · View recipe →

Bayonet cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · Stirred

Beginning of the End

6 min · View recipe →

1 slice · optional · Shaken

Bicycle Thief

5 min · View recipe →

Bikini Martini cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · optional · Shaken

Boulevard

5 min · View recipe →

1 piece · optional · Stirred

Bronx Golden Cocktail

5 min · View recipe →

Buck's Fizz cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · optional · Built

Calvados Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.13)

8 min · View recipe →

Campden cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · Stirred

Hearn Cocktail

5 min · View recipe →

Hell or High Water cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · optional · Shaken

Le Sang Jaune (The Yellow Blood)

6 min · View recipe →

Limantour's Jamaica Cocktail cocktail on a dark studio background

1 wedge · Shaken

Martinez (London Spec. With Genever)

5 min · View recipe →

Martini Special cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · Shaken

Moonlight Cocktail (Gaz Regan's)

5 min · View recipe →

Mountain Sipper cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · Shaken

Mr. New Yorker

5 min · View recipe →

1 piece · optional · Stirred

Oceans 21

6 min · View recipe →

old fashioned cocktail in a serving glass

1 piece · optional · Stirred

Queen's Knees

5 min · View recipe →

Ramos Gin Fizz cocktail on a dark studio background

1 slice · optional · Shaken

Rock 'n' Rye

5 min · View recipe →

Roman Punch cocktail on a dark studio background

1 slice · optional · Shaken

Rye Whiskey Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.5)

7 min · View recipe →

S 'n' Emm cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · Stirred

Slow Comfortable Screw Against the Wall

5 min · View recipe →

Southern Gin Cocktail cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · Stirred

The Frank

5 min · View recipe →

The Quill cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · optional · Stirred

Tomodachi

5 min · View recipe →

Too Soon? cocktail on a dark studio background

0.25 piece · Shaken

Turf Club (1895, George Kappeler)

5 min · View recipe →

Twelve Miles Out Cocktail cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · Stirred

You've Got Mail

6 min · View recipe →

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What to mix with orange

These ingredients appear together in the recipes above. Follow the full recipe for quantities and balance.

Lemon Juice

Used with orange in 53 of the linked recipes.

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Sweet Vermouth

Used with orange in 53 of the linked recipes.

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Aromatic bitters

Used with orange in 47 of the linked recipes.

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Orange Bitters

Used with orange in 43 of the linked recipes.

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Triple Sec

Used with orange in 37 of the linked recipes.

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Rich Simple Syrup

Used with orange in 35 of the linked recipes.

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Quick answers

Orange cocktail questions

Which cocktails use orange?

M & M, Milano-Torino, and Madeira Negroni use orange. M & M lists 1 piece for 1 serving. Compare the 264 recipes below for the remaining ingredients and preparation steps.

How much orange do I need for a cocktail?

M & M lists 1 piece for 1 serving; Milano-Torino lists 1 slice for 1 serving; Pollyanna Cocktail lists 3 piece for 1 serving. Use the amount in your chosen recipe: these examples are different drink specifications, not interchangeable ratios.

What else do I need to make M & M?

Alongside orange, the required ingredients for M & M are 40 ml amaro and 40 ml mezcal. Its stirred preparation takes about 4 minutes. Open the recipe for optional garnishes and the complete method.

Is orange required or optional?

Orange is required in 241 of the 264 linked recipes and optional in 23. Optional entries are labeled on the recipe cards; check the preparation note to see their role in that drink.

Evidence

Sources & editorial note

Recipe amounts, preparation notes and ingredient combinations come from Kokto’s dated 2638-recipe catalog. Counts cover this published set. Recipes are listed alphabetically; the quick starting point uses preparation time, then required-ingredient count. Taste scores are Kokto’s recipe profiles, not customer ratings. Ingredient combinations describe the linked recipes rather than substitution advice.

M & M: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B205
Milano-Torino: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B108
Pollyanna Cocktail: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B056
Kokto governed 2638-recipe catalogIngredient identity, required/optional status, amount and method

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Start with M & M

How much orange should you use?

M & M

Milano-Torino

Pollyanna Cocktail

264 cocktails using Orange

1794

1920 Cocktail

20th Century Cocktail

21st Century (Difford's recipe)

49th Parallel

Aegean Sunrise

After Midnight

Agricole Rhum Punch

Amaretto Stone Sour

Americano Perfecto

Amsterdam Cocktail

Amsterdamage

Añejo Old Fashioned

Ann Sheridan

Ante

Aperol Rosé Sangria

Aperol Spritz

Apothecary

Arbitrary Nature of Time

Archbishop

Archdeacon

Artlantic

Atlantic Breeze

Autumn in New York

Autumn Negroni

Autumn Sweater

Balalaika

Baltasar & Blimunda

Bamboo (Difford's classic recipe)

Bayonet

Beadlestone

Beatnik

Beginning of the End

Bicycle Thief

Bikini Martini

Black Apple Old-Fashioned

Black River

Blonde Redhead

Bombay No. 2

Bonsai

Boulevard

Boulevardier

Breakfast in Manhattan

Breakfast Martini

Bronx Golden Cocktail

Buck's Fizz

Bull's Blood

Busy Earning

Byrrh Cocktail

Call me Ish

Calvados Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.13)

Campden

Canadian Cherry

Canadian Cocktail

Caneflower Cocktail

Captain Collins

Caribbean Sazerac

Casualty

Chancellor

China Martini

Chocolate Puff

Christmas Special No. 2

Clairvoyant

Clandestino

Clifton Reviver

Clockwork Orange No.2

Cocoa Tea

Coconut Sands Negroni

College Radio

Como Spritz

Cool Carlos

D'artagnan

Daisy Dueller

Darlington