Name: Bloody Blood and Sand
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Scotch whisky; 22.5 ml Cherry brandy; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 5 ml Peated malt whisky; 30 ml Blood orange juice

Ingredients

³⁄₄ fl oz

Blended Scotch whisky

³⁄₄ fl oz

Cherry (brandy) liqueur

³⁄₄ fl oz

Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

¹⁄₆ fl oz

Peated single malt whisky

1 fl oz

Blood orange juice

How to make

Glassware

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 Bloody Blood & Sand contains 189 calories

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
14.45% alc./vol. (28.9° proof)
15.9 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Comments & Discussion

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Michael Click 43w

A little on the sweet side, but rich with a pleasant smoky pop to it. I was lucky that my blood oranges provided both a nice color and enough acidity to keep it from getting too sweet.

John CARR Premium Member 1y

Definitely bump up the scotch to 30ml, as per the standard Difford recipe. As Chris says, the blood Orange stands up much better than standard (navel) oranges. Maybe historical oranges were more flavoursome? I can also see the appeal in Ian’s use of Cynar. I had tail end of bottles and added a little punt e mes into the vermouth mix, which was very nice. Current fave is still the “Perfect “ version tho, with its blend of vermouths and cherry brandies.

John CARR Premium Member 1y

Couldn’t resist garnishing with a blood Orange wheel. Not sure this is my favourite Blood & Sand, but this serving was very pretty!

Chris Brislawn 1y

Blood orange juice contrasts with and stands up to the scotch better than ordinary orange juice, and it gives the drink more of a Sangre De Toro color.

Ian Fenton 3y

Today’s I made this with Cynar which I have determined I prefer over vermouth in the Blood & Sand (probably because I am a bitters & amari fiend).

Added two dashes of Peychaud’s. Maybe next time I’ll add a dash of absinthe and end up at a… Bloody Bobby Burns & Sand?

Ian Fenton 3y

I did also mean to note that this version, as well as the Difford’s Blood & Sand, are much superior to the original for Scotch lovers, in my opinion. The original excels as a gateway to Scotch for people who don’t like Scotch, though.

Frederic D. Premium Member 3y

Skipped the Islay and used my homemade cherry liqueur (2:1 cognac:vodka, cherries, sugar, vanilla), along with Monkey Shoulder and Cocchi Storico. Very nice and layered, with the sweet/tart cherry liqueur and spiced Cocchi really coming together.

Miguel Perales Premium Member 4y

Though a small amount, the Islay Scotch was surprisingly very forward. A fairly balanced cocktail, not too sweet, with the Blood orange coming through at the end.