Name: Blood from a Stone
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 20 ml Cherry brandy; 20 ml Gin; 20 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Vermouth alla vaniglia; 10 ml Claret wine; 5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1)

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Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2/3 fl oz	Heering Cherry Liqueur
2/3 fl oz	Gin
2/3 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/3 fl oz	Vermouth rosso alla vaniglia (e.g. Antica Formula)
1/3 fl oz	Claret wine (Bordeaux red)
1/6 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
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How to make:

Shake all ingredients and fine strain into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Vermouth rosso alla vaniglia (e.g. Antica Formula) – Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Claret wine (Bordeaux red) – Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

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History:

Created by Laura Walker from Hawthorn Lounge, Wellington, New Zealand for the 2016 Cherry Heering Classic Challenge.

Nutrition:

One serving of Blood from a Stone contains 156 calories.

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
14.14% alc./vol. (28.28° proof)
12 grams of pure alcohol

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