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Gringo's Blood & Sand
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Gringo's Blood & Sand
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 1 1⁄2 oz | Patrón Añejo tequila |
| 3⁄4 oz | Heering Cherry Liqueur |
| 3⁄4 oz | Strucchi Rosso Vermouth |
| 3⁄4 oz | Orange juice (freshly squeezed) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- Express orange zest twist over cocktail and discard. Garnish with maraschino cherry.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
A Blood & Sand made with tequila. A classic Scotch whisky-based Blood & Sand is made with equal parts of all four ingredients, but the cherry brandy, vermouth and orange seem to overwhelm tequila when used in place of Scotch, hence the much higher proportion of spirit in this riff.
Variant:
Blood and Sand (Difford's recipe)
Blood and Sand (classic recipe)
Velasco and Sand
Iron and Sand
Peat, Blood, Sweat & Sand/a>
Bloody Blood & Sand
Perfectly Straight Blood & Sand.
Dutch Blood and Sand
Wood Sap & Sand
History:
Created in February 2017 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room in London, England.
Nutrition:
One serving of Gringo's Blood & Sand contains 223 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 17.65% alc./vol. (17.65° proof)
- 19.9 grams of pure alcohol
Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.
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