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 (2:1); 2 dash Orange flower water

Red Opal Cocktail
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
²⁄₃ oz	Solerno Liqueur
1 oz	Blood orange juice
¹⁄₆ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (US)
2 dash	Orange blossom water / Orange flower water

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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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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History:

Adapted from the 1920s classic Opal recipe.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Red Opal Cocktail contains 195 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
17.57% alc./vol. (17.57° proof)
17.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Angela Knox

6th January 2024 at 01:17

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

Anonymous

10th April 2021 at 02:27

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?