The Mickey Rourke Recipe

By
Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a longtime food and drink expert whose recipes and cocktail-making tips can be found on her newsletters What to Drink and The Dinner Plan. She is the author of  The One-Bottle Cocktail and Batch Cocktails, both published by Ten Speed Press.
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Updated March 31, 2025
A Mickey Rourke cocktail, served in a fluted glass.

Serious Eats / Robyn Lee

The original version of this cocktail appeared in Gourmet in 2009. It's tart, fresh, and super-easy to make—if you want to get fancy, consider salting the rim.

January 2012

Recipe Details

The Mickey Rourke Recipe

Prep 5 mins
Active 3 mins
Total 5 mins
Serves 1 serving
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Ingredients

  • 2 ounces silver tequila

  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters

  • 2 1/2 ounces fresh blood orange juice

  • 1/4 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice

  • Ice

Directions

  1. Add all ingredients to a mixing glass and stir well. Strain into ice-filled highball glass.

Special Equipment

Mixing glass and cocktail strainer

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
169 Calories
0g Fat
9g Carbs
1g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories 169
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 9g 3%
Dietary Fiber 0g 1%
Total Sugars 7g
Protein 1g
Vitamin C 41mg 205%
Calcium 10mg 1%
Iron 0mg 1%
Potassium 165mg 4%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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