Sunflower Highball recipe

Vodka, orange juice and vanilla liqueur, built over ice in a highball glass.

  • 2 mins total
  • 3 ingredients
  • Highball glass

What Ingredients do you need to make a Sunflower Highball?

Vodka

We compared 12 different brands of Vodka and determined that Smirnoff was the overall best option. Given the current climate with Russia, that may seem like a questionable choice, but Smirnoff isn’t made in Russia, it’s made all over the world.

It actually has a history of Russian persecution and the creators were forced to flee Russia.

Orange Juice

Orange Juice is an essential ingredient for most bars and fridges all around the world. Why? It mixes well with virtually any form of alcohol.

Cocktails with Orange Juice and Vodka? Absolutely.

Cocktails with Orange Juice and Tequila? Naturally.

Cocktails with Orange Juice and Rum? Sure, why not?

And the list doesn’t end there.

For Orange Juice, we recommend:

What Equipment do you need to make a Sunflower Highball?

Highball Glass

Highball Glasses are the most common glasses in the cocktail world. You can put most cocktails in there from the Long Island Iced Tea to a Bay Breeze.

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Recipe card

Sunflower Highball

Prep
1 min
Making
1 min
Total
2 mins
Serves
1
Glass
Highball glass

Ingredients

Drinks

Makes 1 drink.

Method

  1. Add ice to a highball glass.
  2. Pour in vodka and orange juice.
  3. Mix well.
  4. Pour in vanilla liqueur to rest on top.

Sunflower Highball FAQs

What Ingredients do you need to make a Sunflower Highball?

To make a Sunflower Highball, you need 23ml / 0.75oz vodka, 150ml / 5.1oz orange juice and 23ml / 0.8oz vanilla liqueur. There’s more about vodka and orange juice above.

What Equipment do you need to make a Sunflower Highball?

You’ll need a highball glass.

What alcohol is in a Sunflower Highball?

A Sunflower Highball contains 23ml / 0.75oz vodka and 23ml / 0.8oz vanilla liqueur.

Is a Sunflower Highball shaken or stirred?

Neither. A Sunflower Highball is built straight in a highball glass: pour the ingredients over ice and serve. No shaker needed.

What glass is a Sunflower Highball served in?

Serve a Sunflower Highball in a highball glass.

How do I make a Sunflower Highball for a group?

The recipe makes one drink. Multiply every measure by the number of drinks you want: for 4, you’d need 92ml vodka, 600ml orange juice and 92ml vanilla liqueur. Build each drink in its own glass.

Kris Barton, founder of ThatCocktail, enjoying a cocktail

About the author

Kris Barton

Kris has been making, and sometimes inventing, cocktails for more than 20 years, and founded ThatCocktail in 2019 to share quick and easy recipes you can make at home.

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