Damn The Bloody Weather

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Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Coupe Glass

Ingredients:
1 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 oz Orange Curaçao liqueur
1 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1 1⁄2 oz Blood orange juice
1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of blood orange slice wheel.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with blood orange slice.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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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.

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Variant:

Damn the Weather

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 182 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 14.21% alc./vol. (14.21° proof)
  • 17.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
17th March at 15:42
Wonderful balanced cocktail, Dolin vermouth worked excellent.
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Miguel Perales’ Avatar Miguel Perales
23rd April 2023 at 16:15
This was the cocktail that introduced me to blood orange juice a few years ago and it has become one of my favorites.
Wonderfully balanced and it is on my top 10 cocktail list.
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David Hoyle’s Avatar David Hoyle
1st April 2023 at 20:15
This is deliciously fruity. I reduced the red Vermouth by 25% and felt this gave good support to the orange flavours. In the absence of fresh juice/fruits where I live, Marks and Spencer's do a fine "Pure Squeezed Spanish Blood Orange Juice" which worked extremely well, nay, 'bloody orange well', if I'm allowed to say so.
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William Smith’s Avatar William Smith
5th March 2023 at 04:13
A tasty combo. Next time, I think I'd dial back on the vermouth and maybe up the gin just a little.
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Chris Dimal’s Avatar Chris Dimal
19th February 2023 at 18:02
Made a mistake by adding an extra 15ml of sweet vermouth. Was still good, but it was indeed too vermouth forward. Shame, as that was my last blood orange.
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Alan Cattermoul’s Avatar Alan Cattermoul
19th March 2022 at 21:58
Made with Blue Curaçao rather than orange and it made a great St Patrick's day cocktail!
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Steve Erwood-Heijselaar’s Avatar Steve Erwood-Heijselaar
19th February 2022 at 15:29
Having spent the morning dealing with some of the after effects of Storm Eunice, this has been a perfectly named choice for this evening's cocktail - well needed and much appreciated! Agree with all of John Hinojos comments re. flavours and balance. Blood oranges won't be around too much longer this year, I guess, so for a drink with freshly-made juice, grab the opportunity while you can!
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
27th November 2021 at 00:37
This is a must when blood oranges are in season. Perfectly balanced. Flavours all work together. Not too sweet. Wonderful cocktail.
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