Hairy Navel Cocktail

The Hairy Navel is a smooth, citrus-forward highball and the boozier descendant of the classic Fuzzy Navel. Crisp vodka is added to the original peach schnapps and orange juice pairing to raise the ABV while keeping the drink bright, easy-drinking, and approachable. It comes together in seconds, built directly over ice.

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3m Prep

3m Total

1 Servings

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Ingredients

45 ml vodka (1.5 oz)
30 ml peach schnapps (1 oz)
120 ml fresh orange juice (3-4 oz / 90-120 ml, freshly squeezed (about 2 navel oranges); use a no-sugar-added store-bought juice if preferred)
to fill ice (fills an 11 oz / 330 ml highball glass)

Steps

1

Squeeze a couple of good-sized navel oranges to get about 4 oz / 120 ml of fresh orange juice and set it aside. Store-bought orange juice works too — choose one with no added sugar, since you already get sweetness from the orange juice itself and the peach schnapps.

Tip: Avoid sugar-added juice so the cocktail doesn't turn out overly sweet, unless that's your preference.

~2 min
2

Fill an 11 oz / 330 ml highball glass with ice.

~1 min
3

Add 1.5 oz / 45 ml of vodka to the ice-filled glass.
4

Add 1 oz / 30 ml of peach schnapps. The schnapps is kept lower than the vodka because this is not a half-and-half cocktail — the goal is a higher ABV than the original Fuzzy Navel.
5

Top up the glass with the fresh orange juice, up to a maximum of about 4 oz / 120 ml (roughly 3.5 oz in an 11 oz glass). Use less for a stronger drink, depending on your glass size and personal preference.

Tip: A slightly taller glass that fits a full 4 oz of orange juice balances the cocktail a little better.
6

Take a straw or bar spoon and gently stir to fully incorporate everything. Serve immediately — it should be a beautiful light orange color, bright and refreshing.

Nutrition (per serving)

230

Calories

Protein

22g

Carbs

Cultural Context

The Hairy Navel is a direct descendant of the Fuzzy Navel, an iconic 1980s cocktail made from just two equal parts: fresh orange juice and peach schnapps. To 'amp up' the drink and make it stronger — or 'hairier,' in the slang of the era — bartenders added vodka and reduced the proportion of peach schnapps relative to vodka, raising the overall ABV while preserving the soft peach-and-orange profile. It remains a quintessential easy-drinking party highball, endlessly adjustable to personal taste by varying the amount of orange juice or swapping in a flavored vodka.