Madras Drink – How to Make a Madras Cocktail

The Madras drink is a simple cocktail with vodka, cranberry juice, orange juice and lime garnish.

Madras Drink

A Madras Cocktail is a spin off of the classic Cape Codder, with the addition of a little orange juice. The drink is served over ice in a highball glass.

Madras Cocktail Origin and Siblings

As I mentioned above, the Madras is a spruced up version of the  earlier Caper Codder. While still a somewhat popular drink, it is not ordered nearly as much as we did back in the 80’s when it was pretty much a “go-to” drink, especially among the ladies. It is rumored toe be named after Madras Plaid, and that was also the hey day of the preppy and they sure loved wearing plaid. As it is named after the fabric, the drink is also pronounced “Mad-ris”.

Other popular early spin-offs of the Cape Codder include the Sea Breeze and the Bay Breeze Drink. Once peach schnapps hit the scene, it was added to the vodka cranberry line-up in the Woo Woo drink.

How to Make a Madras Drink

Making this cocktail is super easy. No fancy tricks here.  Just vodka, two juices, some ice and lime.  Printable recipe card below to stash in your home bar.

Here’s the ingredients to make the drink; vodka, cranberry and orange juices, and fresh cut lime.

Start with a highball glass with fresh ice.

Add one and a half ounces of vodka.

Then one ounce of orange juice.

… and top with four ounces of cranberry juice and stir.

Squeeze the juice from a wedge of fresh lime in and/or garnish with a wheel of lime.

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Madras Cocktail Recipe

Prep Time

2 mins

Total Time

2 mins

 

This easy vodka drink combines orange and cranberry juices with the liquor and finishes it off with a squeeze of lime.

Course: cocktail, Drinks

Cuisine: American

Keyword: madras drink

Servings: 1

Calories: 163 kcal

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz vodka
• 1 oz orange juice
• 4 oz cranberry juice
• wedge of lime

Instructions

1. Put fresh ice in a highball glass.

2. Top with the vodka and juices. Stir. Shaking really isn't necessary for this drink.

3. Squeeze a wedge of lime over glass. Garnish with lime if you like.

Nutrition Facts

Madras Cocktail Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 163

% Daily Value*

Fat 0g0%

Saturated Fat 0g0%

Cholesterol 0mg0%

Sodium 2mg0%

Potassium 144mg4%

Carbohydrates 16g5%

Sugar 16g18%

Protein 0g0%

Vitamin A 105IU2%

Vitamin C 24.8mg30%

Iron 0.3mg2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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