Wood Sap & Sand cocktail

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 fresh Mint leaves
1 1⁄2 oz Blended Scotch whisky
3⁄4 oz Kleos Mastiha liqueur
3⁄4 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
3⁄4 oz Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare mint leaf for garnish.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with mint leaf.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

Fresh and refreshing Greek mastiha replaces cherry liqueur in this riff on the classic Blood & Sand.

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History:

Created in August 2015 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

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Niccolò Murtas’ Avatar Niccolò Murtas
13th February 2024 at 23:17
Gentlemen and gentleladies, I need to shout it: use punt e mes in this instead of standard red vermouths
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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
30th October 2022 at 05:58
Mastiha's unique flavour combines well with mint and the orange scotch vermouth complex provides dimension and depth. Excellent!
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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
30th October 2022 at 03:33
Trying to find the words to describe how good this tastes...
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Majnun Tasli’s Avatar Majnun Tasli
18th October 2020 at 09:32
What is the reason for stirring? Wouldn't shaking be better to combine orange juice with other ingredients?
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
20th October 2020 at 19:46
Agreed! A mistake. I've amended accordingly. Thanks for bringing to my attention.
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