Name: Sandstorm
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 30 ml Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur; 15 ml Vanilla liqueur; 45 ml Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed); 45 ml Pineapple juice; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix); 7.5 ml Lime juice (freshly squeezed); 7.5 ml Lime cordial (sweetened lime juice)

Serve in a

Collins glass

Garnish:

Pineapple wedge

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.

1 1/2 fl oz	Gin
1 fl oz	Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
1/2 fl oz	Giffard Vanille de Madagascar
1 1/2 fl oz	Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
1 1/2 fl oz	Pineapple juice
1/4 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
1/4 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/4 fl oz	Lime cordial (sweetened lime juice)
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Review:

A long, fruity drink featuring well balanced sweet and sourness.

History:

Created in 2003 by James Cunningham at Zinc, Glasgow, Scotland, and is named for its cloudy yellow colour.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Sandstorm contains 282 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
12.47% alc./vol. (24.94° proof)
25.3 grams of pure alcohol

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