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Big-Batch Screwdriver Highballs

There are several stories about how this drink got its name, but one of the most common, from the 1950s, is that American oil rig workers would add vodka to canned orange juice, which they opened and stirred with their screwdrivers.

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 8

Ingredients

12 ounces vodka (1 1/2 cups)
6 cups fresh orange juice, chilled
Garnish: orange slices

Preparation

  1. Stir together vodka and juice in a large pitcher, then serve over ice.

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