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Red Opal Cocktail

Name: Red Opal Cocktail
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 20 ml Blood orange liqueur; 30 ml Blood orange juice; 5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 2 dash Orange flower water

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
²⁄₃ fl oz	Blood orange liqueur
1 fl oz	Blood orange juice
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
2 dash	Fee Brothers Orange Flower Water

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

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

Method

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

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Red Opal Cocktail contains 195 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
17.57% alc./vol. (35.14° proof)
19 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from the 1920s classic Opal recipe.

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Review

The combination of gin, blood orange liqueur, and blood orange juice results in clementine-like flavours with subtle flavours of orange flower water.

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Comments & Discussion

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Angela Knox 2y

Lovely balance of flavours between sweet and tangy. Packed with orange flavours and a real treat.

MizM 5y

Ingredient list ought to be updated, as it’s currently identical to standard Opal even though commentary seems to indicate that it’s made with blood orange juice v standard orange, but who knows what else changed?

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 5y

Many thanks for pointing this out. I've corrected to blood orange juice.

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