Quick-sand
Black Sambuca drowned in a fast pour of pulpy orange juice. Licorice shadows swirling through bright citrus.
3.5% ABVLightCocktails
Easy
Difficulty
2 min
Time
160 Cal
Calories
Flavor profile
Other
Strength
Sweet
Sour
Bitter
Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.
Ingredients
- Sambuca¾ oz
- Orange Juice8 ¼ oz
Ingredient substitutions
No exact bottle on the shelf? These swaps keep Quick-sand close to the original.
Instead of Sambuca
- Anisette— sweeter, softer
- Ouzo— drier, Greek-style anise
Instead of Orange Juice
- Pineapple Juice— more tropical
Instructions
Simply add the orange juice, quite a quick pour in order to mix the sambucca with the orange juice.
The juice MUST have fruit pulp!
Pairs well with
Black sambuca sinking through orange juice pairs licorice with citrus — snack dark and sweet:
- Licorice allsorts
- Orange chocolate squares
- Anise cookies
- Candied orange peel
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