Garnish:
Blood orange zest twist
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
1 fl oz | Rutte Dry Gin |
1/2 fl oz | Orange Curaçao liqueur |
1 fl oz | Rosso/rouge (sweet) vermouth |
1 1/2 fl oz | Blood orange juice |
1 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura |
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Review:
Basically, a gin and juice but the orange juice is of the "bloody" variety and amplified by orange curaçao and orange bitters with vermouth adding rich herbal complexity.
Variant:
History:
A bloody good pun on Harry Craddock's Damn-the-Weather in his 1930 The Savoy Cocktail. This cocktail comes to Difford's Guide thanks to a comment left by decerning drinker, Matthew French.
Nutrition:
One serving of Damn The Bloody Weather contains 178 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 15.74% alc./vol. (31.48° proof)
- 18.9 grams of pure alcohol
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