This delightful drink is citrusy, decadent, and sinfully sweet. The blood orange does such a good job of hiding the liquor that I wouldn’t recommend drinking this cocktail too fast. Enjoy this Hennessy Blood Orange cocktail!

Close up of Hennessy Blood Orange Drink — The Blood Orange Cocktail!

I first made the Hennessy Blood Orange cocktail on my Halloween baking show with the amazing Lucille Liqueur! It was so delicious, that I decided to make it again for my YouTube channel food series.

Originally found on the Hennessy brand website, their recipe featured 4 parts of Hennessy VSOP, along with blood orange juice. My friend Lucille then mentioned that she had some blood orange vodka on hand, so I decided to experiment. Why not make a drink with two different liquors?

The end result was a winning combination that I had to share with you all.

Video Tutorial

Check out the video tutorial here!

Ingredients & Best Practices

You’ll only need a few special ingredients, and a cocktail kit helps but isn’t necessary for the end product.

Hennessy Blood orange drink with the ingredients

It might be a little hard to find, but the blood orange vodka is an absolute must to make this drink. I found mine at a local Safeway. Skyy blood orange vodka may be the most accessible brand to find, but any brand works, really,

Blood oranges are in season between October and May with the prime season being February to early March. But if you’d like to enjoy this deliciously refreshing drink in the summer, you can easily sub with a navel orange twist instead, or just leave it out.

You can find Hennessy VSOP and Angostura bitters at any alcohol section at a supermarket near you.

Finally, make sure to squeeze lemon juice from fresh lemons for the drink. It’s a little extra effort, but you’ll definitely taste the freshness and the difference.

Hennessy Blood Orange cocktail

Here's a delicious summer and fall drink featuring my namesake – Hennessy VSOP (or XO if you're fancy,) with vodka blood orange.

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Prep Time 5

Course brunch

Servings 1

Equipment

cocktail shaker
Peeler

Ingredients

2 oz Hennessy VSOP
2 oz blood orange vodka
1.5 oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz agave nectar
a dash of Angostorua bitters
1 blood orange peel
handful of ice

Instructions

First, pour two parts Hennessy into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, followed by two parts blood orange vodka, and 1.5 parts fresh lemon juice. Add 1 part agave nectar, and a dash of bitters.
Cover and shake the cocktail shaker until frosted, and then strain into a highball or Old-Fashioned glass. Arrange the blood orange twist in the middle of the drink. Enjoy!

Notes

You can find blood orange vodka online, or at local retailers. The easiest one for me to find was Skyy Blood Orange Vodka, which I bought at Safeway.

Keyword alcohol, blood orange, cocktail, Hennessy

Hennessy holding the Hennessy blood orange drink and smiling

Enjoy! I hope this delicious Hennessy Blood Orange cocktail brings you joy. Feel free to share on Pinterest if you’d like.

Hennessy Blood Orange Cocktail Pinterest

For other delicious fruity cocktails that I recommend, you can also check out my recipes for the fun Woo Woo and strong Whiskey Sangaree.

Whiskey Sangaree in an old-fashioned cup — Woo Woo!

Until next time, drink responsibly and stay hydrated!

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