Hot Blooded

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
1⁄2 oz Chili liqueur
1⁄2 oz Blood orange juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄3 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of hart-shaped blood orange twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Chilli pepper-led spirituous spice freshened with lime and blood orange citrus. May make you hot rather than merely warm-blooded.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Hot Blooded contains 187 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 20.99% alc./vol. (20.99° proof)
  • 21 grams of pure alcohol

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Michelle Beauregard’s Avatar Michelle Beauregard
26th March at 21:21
We found some raspberry oranges at the market and used that instead of the blood orange and it was delicious! Definitely recommend trying it if you come across raspberry oranges!
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