A new bill would make the Orange Crush the official cocktail of Delaware. (photo by Another Cocktail Blog)

State may get official cocktail: The Orange Crush

Jarek RutzCulture, Headlines

Delaware residents soon will be able to say “cheers” or “bottoms up” with the First State’s official cocktail. House Bill 444, sponsored by Rep. Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Beach, designates the Orange Crush as the state cocktail, passed the state House Thursday night. The point of declaring a state cocktail is to increase tourism, Schwartzkopf said before asking for a vote. …