Orgeat Cocktails: 74 Recipes & Amounts

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BG Reynolds

BG Reynolds Orgeat

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Carrefour Original

Carrefour Original Sirop d’orgeat

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Frucci

Frucci Sirop d'orgeat

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At a glance

Start with Japanese

Japanese takes about 4 minutes and lists 15 ml of orgeat.

A balanced stirred cocktail combining brandy, orgeat, aromatic bitters.

The strongest signals in Kokto’s five-axis profile are strength (5/5) and sweetness (3/5).

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Recipes to explore74

Required in74

Optional in0

Methods represented5

Measurements and preparation

How much orgeat should you use?

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

15 ml

Japanese

For 1 serving · Stirred · 4 minutes

Full recipe and measures

10 ml

Mauresque

For 1 serving · Built · 4 minutes

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30 ml

Trinidad Sour

For 1 serving · Shaken · 4 minutes

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74 cocktails using Orgeat

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

Across the Pacific cocktail on a dark studio background

15 ml · Shaken

The Jungle Booby From The Polynesian

7 min · View recipe →

The Long Shot cocktail on a dark studio background

15 ml · Shaken

Whiskey Daisy No.3

5 min · View recipe →

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What to mix with orgeat

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

Lemon Juice

Used with orgeat in 33 of the linked recipes.

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Lime Juice

Used with orgeat in 31 of the linked recipes.

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Aromatic bitters

Used with orgeat in 17 of the linked recipes.

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Pineapple Juice

Used with orgeat in 10 of the linked recipes.

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Bourbon

Used with orgeat in 9 of the linked recipes.

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White Rum

Used with orgeat in 8 of the linked recipes.

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Quick answers

Orgeat cocktail questions

Which cocktails use orgeat?

Japanese, Mauresque, and Trinidad Sour use orgeat. Japanese lists 15 ml for 1 serving. Compare the 74 recipes below for the remaining ingredients and preparation steps.

How much orgeat do I need for a cocktail?

Japanese lists 15 ml for 1 serving; Mauresque lists 10 ml for 1 serving; Trinidad Sour lists 30 ml 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 Japanese?

Alongside orgeat, the required ingredients for Japanese are 60 ml brandy and 2 dash aromatic bitters. Its stirred preparation takes about 4 minutes. Open the recipe for optional garnishes and the complete method.

Is orgeat required or optional?

Orgeat is required in 74 of the 74 linked recipes. Every recipe in this collection lists it as a required ingredient.

Evidence

Sources & editorial note

Recipe amounts, preparation notes and ingredient combinations come from Kokto’s dated 3006-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.

Japanese: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B063
Mauresque: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B050
Trinidad Sour: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B003
Kokto governed 3006-recipe catalogIngredient identity, required/optional status, amount and method

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BG Reynolds Orgeat

Carrefour Original Sirop d’orgeat

Frucci Sirop d'orgeat

Start with Japanese

How much orgeat should you use?

Japanese

Mauresque

Trinidad Sour

74 cocktails using Orgeat

Across the Pacific

Almond Brother

Almond Pina Colada

Army & Navy

Artichoke Hold

Bermuda Hundred

Bitter Mai Tai

Bog Cutter

Brandy Lift

Camarón

Cameron's Kick

Cane & Table’s Royal Hawaiian

Champagne Marguerite

Clifton Reviver

College Radio

Cosmopolitan Delight

Crown Chelsea

Crowned King

Cure's Vitamin C Cobbler

Daiquiri De Luxe

Damn Fine Coffee Martini

Dead Man's Mule

Dr. Feelgood

Eastern Sour

Elements

Elixir Tropical

Espresso Sour

Fairy Sugar Mama

Fog Cutter

Gin Fizz Tropical

Ginger Spice

Golden Revolver

Good As New

Haymaker

Honi Honi

Hotel Georgia Cocktail

Humuhumunukunukuapua'a

Improved Japanese Cocktail

Jakartian Peardition

Japanese

Japanese Cocktail

Je Suis Le Tigre

La Frangipane

London Sour

Lone Wolf & Cub

Maggie Smith

Mai Tai

Manzanita

Mary Celeste

Mauresque

Nautical Mile

Party Monster

Petty Crime

Pink Elephant

Poison Dart

Port of Spain

Prince Charles Don't Surf

Rhythm Section

Rye Tai

Satellite of Love

Saturn

Scorpion

Sherry Valance

Sweater Weather

Tequila for Christmas

The Doctor's Orders

The Jungle Booby From The Polynesian

The Long Shot

Thunder In Paradise

Tia Mia