Crimson Bird

Name: Crimson Bird
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Blanco tequila; 15 ml Pink grapefruit syrup; 5 ml Red bitter liqueur; 22.5 ml Cranberry juice; 15 ml Lime juice; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Blanco tequila
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Pink grapefruit (pamplemousse rose) syrup
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Italian red bitter liqueur
³⁄₄ fl oz	Cranberry juice (sweetened)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
2 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or pinch of salt

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of grapefruit zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Crimson Bird contains 169 calories

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
13.8% alc./vol. (27.6° proof)
15.2 grams of pure alcohol

History

Created in May 2024 by yours truly to showcase Monin Pink Grapefruit syrup.

Review

A tequila-laced sour named Crimson due to its colour, why Bird? This was inspired by the illustration for crimson on Wikipedia.

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