Coffee Drink
Orange Espresso: A Simple Coffee and Orange Juice Recipe
Orange espresso combines espresso, orange juice and ice in one glass. It brings the juice's citrus sweetness together with concentrated coffee, without milk or tonic water. This home recipe uses 150 ml chilled orange juice, 36 g espresso and 100 g ice; no syrup is included.
Drink Snapshot
- Caffeine
- About 75 mg referenceGeneric USDA espresso, 36 gCalculated from a prepared-espresso reference, not a measurement of your shot. Juice and ice do not remove caffeine.
- Calories
- About 70 kcalNamed juice and espresso exampleUses Tropicana US Pure Premium Original and generic USDA espresso; excludes optional sweeteners.
Serving, sugar and sources
- Serving
- 150 ml orange juice, 36 g brewed espresso and 100 g ice; no syrup or milk
- Made with
- Orange juice, espresso and ice
- Sugar
- About 14 g total. Naturally present juice sugar in this example. No added syrup does not mean sugar-free.
- Preparation
- About 3 minutes with the espresso machine ready
Tropicana US nutrition and USDA prepared espresso support the calculation. Fresh juice, other cartons and different coffee extractions vary. See the full calculation or label comparison.
Key Takeaways
- 1Add 100 g ice and 150 ml chilled orange juice to a 350 ml heatproof glass, then gently pour in 36 g freshly brewed espresso.
- 2Start with this measured juice portion. Less juice makes the coffee more prominent; more juice adds sweetness and sugar without removing caffeine.
- 3The defined serving is about 70 kcal, 14 g total sugar and 75 mg reference caffeine. Juice and espresso choices change these estimates.
On This Page10 Sections
What Is Orange Espresso?
Orange espresso is espresso combined with orange juice, usually served over ice. This guide uses the plain juice-and-coffee version. An orange-flavored syrup coffee, orange mocha or coffee with a twist of orange peel is a different preparation.
The drink can appear under names such as iced orange coffee and Bumble Coffee. Melitta Professional's Bumble Coffee combines juice, espresso and ice; Berliner Kaffeerösterei's version uses a larger juice portion. These published recipes establish the combination without making one juice ratio mandatory.
Espresso Sunrise is a related menu name, not a guarantee of the same ingredients. For example, Nespresso Sunrise adds cranberry syrup and mint to an orange-and-coffee drink. Ask what a café includes if you want the plain version below.
Orange Espresso Recipe
Makes: one drink · Time: about 3 minutes · Glass: 350 ml, heatproof. Start with chilled juice and an espresso machine that is ready to brew.
Ingredients and Equipment
- 150 ml chilled orange juice, preferably without large pieces of pulp
- 18 g coffee beans, ground for espresso; collect 36 g brewed espresso
- 100 g ice cubes
Use an espresso machine, grinder, scale, measuring jug, small heatproof pouring cup and spoon. The plain recipe contains no milk, tonic water, syrup or garnish.
Method
- Build the base. Put the measured ice in the heatproof glass and add the chilled juice.
- Brew and pour. Prepare the espresso into a separate small cup, following the espresso brewing guide. The home starting point here is 18 g dry coffee to 36 g collected espresso; use a dose appropriate for your basket. Pour gently over the juice and ice, close to the surface.
- Mix and serve. Stir gently for a more even coffee-and-juice balance, then drink promptly. You can look at the initial layers before stirring; they do not need to remain separate.
The 350 ml figure is glass capacity, with room for ice and stirring. It is not a claim that the recipe produces 350 ml of liquid. Espresso is weighed because crema changes its apparent volume; 36 g should not be silently rewritten as 36 ml.
Choose Your Orange Juice and Ratio
Start with juice you would enjoy drinking on its own. Freshly squeezed and packaged 100% juice can both work. Taste the juice before adding coffee: a very tart juice may need a different balance from a sweeter one. Large pieces of pulp make the drink less smooth, so strain them if desired. No-pulp juice is a convenient starting point, not a requirement for an authentic drink.
Use the recipe's 150 ml juice with 36 g espresso first. Then change the juice portion while keeping the same coffee. This separates a change in balance from adding another shot.
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| Orange juice | Practical change | Estimated calories | Estimated total sugar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 ml | Coffee forms a larger share of the drink | About 50 kcal | About 9 g |
| 150 ml: base recipe | The starting portion used throughout this guide | About 70 kcal | About 14 g |
| 200 ml | More juice flavor and sweetness; use a larger glass if needed | About 95 kcal | About 18 g |
These are calculations using the same named juice label and espresso reference as the facts below, not a tasting comparison. All three keep the same reference caffeine, because the coffee portion is unchanged. Extra juice changes concentration and serving size, not the amount of caffeine already present.
How to Pour and Adjust the Drink
Gentle pouring is useful for presentation; stirring is useful for an even sip. Build the cold juice-and-ice base first, then add coffee from a short height. Pouring over the back of a spoon is an optional way to soften the stream, as in the Berliner Kaffeerösterei recipe. There is no need to rescue a drink just because the colors mix.
Choose an espresso you already enjoy. Roast labels do not guarantee how coffee will taste with a particular juice, and a darker color does not establish more caffeine. If the coffee tastes unpleasant on its own, check its extraction before trying to hide it with sweeter juice.
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| What you notice | What to check | Next adjustment |
|---|---|---|
| Too sharp or tart | Taste the juice and coffee separately | Try a sweeter juice or a better-balanced espresso before adding syrup |
| Coffee dominates | Juice portion and espresso yield | Try the 150 ml baseline before changing both ingredients |
| Too sweet or too much juice flavor | Juice portion; any added syrup | Use 100 ml juice with the same coffee and omit extra sweetener |
| Watery after sitting | Starting juice temperature and time over ice | Use chilled juice, the measured ice portion and prompt serving |
| Colors blend immediately | Pour height, speed and ice arrangement | Pour close to the surface; natural mixing is acceptable |
Syrup is optional, not part of the base recipe. If you add it, count its calories and sugar separately. A syrup-rich café recipe should not inherit the plain recipe's nutrition figures.
Orange Espresso Calories, Caffeine and Sugar
The defined serving is about 70 kcal, 14 g total sugar and 75 mg reference caffeine. Most of its calories and sugar come from the juice. The recipe has no added syrup, but orange juice naturally contains sugar.
Serving assumptions and calculation
The US label for Tropicana Pure Premium Original (No Pulp) lists 110 kcal and 22 g total sugar per 240 ml. The 150 ml juice portion therefore contributes 68.75 kcal and 13.75 g sugar.
The USDA generic restaurant-prepared espresso record, NDB 14210, supplies 9 kcal and 212 mg caffeine per 100 g, with zero total sugar. A 36 g reference portion contributes 3.24 kcal and 76.32 mg caffeine. The total is 71.99 kcal, 13.75 g sugar and 76.32 mg reference caffeine, rounded in the headline and recipe fields. Ice adds no energy or sugar.
This is public-record ingredient arithmetic, not a caffeine assay or a tested nutrition label for the finished drink. Fresh juice, other brands, coffee beans and extraction settings can differ. A capsule espresso needs its own product-specific caffeine basis.
Orange Espresso vs. Other Iced Coffees
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| Drink | What accompanies the coffee | Main distinction |
|---|---|---|
| This orange espresso | Orange juice and ice | Citrus juice supplies sweetness; no milk or carbonation |
| Espresso tonic | Tonic water and ice | Carbonated and quinine-bitter; nutrition depends on the tonic |
| Iced Americano | Water and ice | No juice is required; plain water adds no sugar |
| Mazagran | A lemon-and-coffee preparation in our guide | A separate citrus-coffee recipe, with its own sweetener and serving assumptions |
Orange espresso is not automatically higher or lower in caffeine than these drinks. Compare the actual coffee portions rather than sweetness, glass size or the presence of fruit.
Can You Make It Without an Espresso Machine?
A capsule espresso is a straightforward alternative: brew its specified espresso serving and use the same cold-juice assembly. The capsule's output and caffeine may differ from this recipe's 36 g generic reference.
Concentrated moka-pot coffee can make a similar orange-and-coffee drink. Start with a modest prepared portion and adjust the juice to taste; moka coffee is not espresso, and the caffeine estimate above does not automatically transfer to it.
Ready-to-drink cold brew is another variation, but a larger coffee volume changes the balance. If using concentrate, dilute it according to its own instructions first rather than borrowing an espresso ratio.
Common Questions
Can you mix espresso with orange juice?
Is orange espresso the same as Bumble Coffee?
Does Espresso Sunrise contain alcohol?
Should you stir orange espresso?
Is orange espresso sugar-free?
Can you make a decaf version?
Can you make it ahead?
Editor's Take
Sources and Further Reading
5 references
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Drink and preparation
- Melitta ProfessionalBumble Coffee recipePublished orange juice, espresso and ice preparation; its amounts differ from this home recipe(opens in a new tab)
- Berliner KaffeeröstereiIced Orange / Bumble CoffeeRoaster recipe using 150 ml juice and a gentle spoon pour; no universal shot weight inferred(opens in a new tab)
Naming and variations
Serving references
- Tropicana USOriginal No Pulp orange juiceNamed label example: 110 kcal and 22 g total sugar per 240 ml, with no added sugar(opens in a new tab)
- USDA Agricultural Research ServicePrepared espresso, NDB 14210Generic 9 kcal and 212 mg caffeine per 100 g; not a measurement of the home extraction(opens in a new tab)