Blood and Sand

cocktail style:
Citrusy, Herbaceous

Blood and Sand

Created in 1922 and named after a bullfighting movie staring Rudolph Valentino, this classic reamains one of the better known Scotch cocktails, with a notoriously finnicky balance. We find the original a bit flat, due to the lack of acidity in commercially available oranges, so we add a bit of lemon juice. Counterintuitively, adding more ingredients allows for a more harmonious balance of assertive flavors. Trinity Bitters does what it does best and ties together woodsy, aromatic and citrusy flavors.

Make the cocktail

Mix
1/2 oz
Fresh orange juice
1/2 oz
Fresh lemon juice
1/4 oz
Demerara syrup
1 1/2 oz
The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve Single Malt Scotch Whisky
1/2 oz
Cocchi di Torino Sweet Vermouth
1/4 oz
Cherry Heering
1 dropper/dash
Bittercube Trinity Bitters
Glass
Coupe or Martini
Garnish
Filthy Black Cherry
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